Corporate Commitments and Emissions Explorer Technical Documentation

The Corporate Commitments and Emissions Explorer Technical Documentation details the methodology for modeling corporate emission pathways. It uses 2022 as a start year and applies revenue growth rates and climate commitment multipliers to estimate future emissions. The tool features five preset outlooks and categorizes companies by ambition level, focusing on Scope 1 and 2 emissions while excluding Scope 3 due to data quality and double-counting risks.

• The Corporate Commitments and Emissions Explorer utilizes five preset outlooks to generate emission pathway scenarios: 'Current Outlook' (public commitments), 'Climate-Aligned Action' (2050 net-zero and 50% reduction by 2030), 'Herd Catches Leaders' (ramping intensity to minimum), 'Laggards Catch Herd' (net-zero by 2050 for companies without commitments), and 'No Further Action' (no action beyond current targets).
• The tool calculates emissions using a baseline formula based on 2022 start year emissions and revenue growth, which can be expanded for target scenarios by applying multipliers for end targets, interim targets, partial target achievement, and offsets.
• The tool exclusively includes Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions in MTCO2e. Scope 3 emissions are excluded due to low data quality and consistency, and a high risk of double counting emissions across the large dataset.
• Companies are categorized into three ambition levels based on their CDP disclosure status, emission intensity relative to the sector median, and the nature of their climate commitments. 'Ambitious' companies disclose to CDP, have below-median intensity, include Scope 3 in commitments, and pursue goals like zero emissions rather than net-zero.

APA

RMI (2023). Corporate Commitments and Emissions Explorer Technical Documentation. https://rmi.org/app/uploads/2023/07/documentation_for_corporate_commitments_and_emissions_explorer.pdf

Chicago

RMI. Corporate Commitments and Emissions Explorer Technical Documentation. 2023. https://rmi.org/app/uploads/2023/07/documentation_for_corporate_commitments_and_emissions_explorer.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rmi2023corporate, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{Corporate Commitments and Emissions Explorer Technical Documentation}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2023}, month = jul, url = {https://rmi.org/app/uploads/2023/07/documentation_for_corporate_commitments_and_emissions_explorer.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }