Basics

Start here if carbon accounting is new to you. Read the pages in this order, or go straight to the topic you need.

1. What is carbon accounting? explains what you measure and why.
2. The GHG Protocol and the 3 scopes explains the standard behind almost every company emissions report.
3. Climate reporting rules in Malaysia and worldwide explains who must report, and from when.
4. Carbon markets and offsets explains carbon credits and how they relate to your own emissions.
5. Good practice in carbon accounting lists the habits that make an inventory reliable.
6. Glossary defines the terms that these guides use.

When you know the basics, go to Build your GHG inventory for the step-by-step method.