Renewable attributes
Renewable attributes thatcredibly reduce Scope 2.
Sourced and matched correctly, renewable attributes are often the fastest defensible reduction in a market-based Scope 2 position. We supply I-RECs and other energy attribute certificates that are verified, correctly matched to operations, and sound under the GHG Protocol.
01From generation to claim
Four steps, and each one can break the claim.
An attribute only reduces a market-based Scope 2 position if it is correctly sourced, correctly matched and correctly retired. Most weak claims fail at the matching step.
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Generation
One MWh of renewable generation, evidenced at the meter.
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Certificate
Issued on a recognised registry, with additionality verified.
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Matching
Matched to the right market and reporting boundary.
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Retirement
Retired against your consumption, and documented.
A certificate matched to the wrong market does not reduce your Scope 2 position, however genuine the generation behind it.
02What we deliver
Five things, done properly.
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I-REC sourcing across global markets
Access to the markets your operations actually sit in, not just the ones that are easy to buy from.
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Verification of additionality and retirement
Checked at source and evidenced on the registry.
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Matching to market and boundary
The right certificate, in the right market, against the right reporting boundary.
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Documentation that holds
Under BRSR, CSRD, IFRS S2 and CDP.
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PPA and REC advisory
Where longer-term procurement fits the operation better than annual certificates.
03Plainly stated
What an attribute is, and is not.
- It is
- Evidence that one megawatt-hour of renewable electricity was generated and that you, and no one else, have claimed it.
- It is not
- A carbon credit. Attributes address market-based Scope 2; credits address emissions outside your boundary. Conflating the two is how claims come apart.
04Questions
Answered plainly.
A certificate evidencing one MWh of renewable generation, used to substantiate clean-energy and market-based Scope 2 claims.
They reduce market-based Scope 2 when correctly sourced, matched and retired. We ensure the claim is defensible.
No. Attributes evidence renewable generation and address market-based Scope 2. Carbon credits address emissions outside your boundary. They are not interchangeable.
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