WRI 2010 Organizational Greenhouse Gas Inventory

The WRI 2010 Organizational Greenhouse Gas Inventory reports total emissions of 4,309 mt CO2e, an increase from 2009 driven by expanded scope 3 accounting. The report sets 2010 as the base year for 2020 reduction targets, aiming for a 50% reduction in scope 2 electricity emissions and 20% reductions in various scope 3 categories.

• The World Resources Institute's (WRI) 2010 greenhouse gas inventory recorded 4,309 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (mt CO2e), which is 2.3 times the 1,326 mt CO2e recorded in 2009. This increase is primarily due to the expansion of scope 3 accounting to include all relevant categories, specifically purchased goods and services, waste generated in operations, fuel- and other energy-related activities, and end-of-life treatment of sold products, which together comprise 67 percent of the 2010 inventory.
• WRI established 2010 as the base year for new absolute greenhouse gas reduction targets to be achieved by 2020. These targets include a 50 percent reduction in scope 2 emissions from purchased electricity, a 20 percent reduction in scope 3 emissions from business travel, and a 20 percent reduction across all other scope 3 categories, including employee commuting, waste generated in operations, fuel- and other energy-related activities, purchased goods and services, and end-of-life treatment of sold products.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). WRI 2010 Organizational Greenhouse Gas Inventory. https://www.wri.org/wri-2010-organizational-greenhouse-gas-inventory

Chicago

World Resources Institute. WRI 2010 Organizational Greenhouse Gas Inventory. n.d. https://www.wri.org/wri-2010-organizational-greenhouse-gas-inventory.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendwri, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{WRI 2010 Organizational Greenhouse Gas Inventory}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/wri-2010-organizational-greenhouse-gas-inventory}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }