Guidelines for Quantifying GHG Reductions from Grid-Connected Electricity Projects

The World Resources Institute and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development provide guidelines for quantifying greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions for projects that generate or reduce electricity consumption on power grids, serving as a supplement to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol for Project Accounting.

• The guidelines provide a framework for quantifying GHG reductions for projects involving electricity transmitted over power grids, specifically serving as a supplement to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol for Project Accounting published in December 2005.
• The document is designed for two primary user groups: project developers seeking to quantify GHG reductions outside of specific regulatory systems or offset programs, and designers of initiatives and programs who need to derive marginal grid emission factors to determine avoided or displaced emissions.
• The guidelines are characterized as being program- and policy-neutral, offering flexibility in calculation methods and procedures while maintaining a rigorous, transparent, and credible accounting approach.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Guidelines for Quantifying GHG Reductions from Grid-Connected Electricity Projects. https://www.wri.org/research/guidelines-quantifying-ghg-reductions-grid-connected-electricity-projects

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Guidelines for Quantifying GHG Reductions from Grid-Connected Electricity Projects. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/guidelines-quantifying-ghg-reductions-grid-connected-electricity-projects.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendguidelines, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Guidelines for Quantifying GHG Reductions from Grid-Connected Electricity Projects}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/guidelines-quantifying-ghg-reductions-grid-connected-electricity-projects}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }