Ghg Protocol Report

A GHGProtocolReport property references a published greenhouse gas emissions report for an API provider or platform, structured according to the GHG Protocol — the global standard for measuring Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions. Cloud provider carbon APIs from AWS, Azure, and GCP all align their calculations to GHG Protocol categories. Linking a GHG Protocol report from an APIs.json index makes the provider's emissions posture discoverable by enterprise customers with Scope 3 supply chain reporting requirements.

Also known as: Greenhouse Gas Report, GHG Inventory, Carbon Disclosure Report

Example

- type: GHGProtocolReport
  url: https://developers.example.com/sustainability/ghg-report

Standards

GHG Protocol / WRI / WBCSD GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard
GHG Protocol / WRI / WBCSD GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard
GHG Protocol / WRI / WBCSD GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance
GHG Protocol / WRI / WBCSD GHG Protocol Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard
ISO ISO 14064-1 — Quantification and reporting of GHG emissions and removals at organization level
ISO ISO 14064-2 — Quantification, monitoring and reporting of GHG emission reductions or removal enhancements at project level
ISO ISO 14064-3 — Verification and validation of GHG statements
Disclosure framework CDP Climate Change Disclosure

Media Types

application/pdf — Most published GHG/sustainability reports are PDFs.
text/html — Web-rendered sustainability microsites.
application/json — Programmatic emissions APIs (AWS CCFT, Azure Sustainability, Google Cloud Carbon Footprint).

Risk & Compliance

Compliance:

EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and ESRS E1 climate disclosure
SEC climate disclosure rule (USA)
UK Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR)
California SB 253 — Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act

Security: Emissions claims that cannot be substantiated invite regulatory action and accusations of greenwashing; ensure boundaries, base year, and methodology are stated explicitly and that third-party assurance is referenced when available.

Tools

AWS Customer Carbon Footprint Tool — Cloud emissions reporting
Google Cloud Carbon Footprint — Cloud emissions reporting
Microsoft Sustainability Manager / Emissions Impact Dashboard — Cloud emissions reporting
Cloud Carbon Footprint — Open-source multi-cloud estimator (Apache-2.0)
Watershed — Enterprise carbon accounting
Persefoni — Enterprise carbon accounting

Suggested Metrics

scope_1_tco2e — Direct emissions from owned or controlled sources, in tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
scope_2_tco2e_location_based — Indirect emissions from purchased electricity using grid-average emission factors.
scope_2_tco2e_market_based — Indirect emissions reflecting contractual instruments (PPAs, RECs, guarantees of origin).
scope_3_tco2e — Value chain emissions across the 15 Scope 3 categories (purchased goods, use of sold products, etc.).
emissions_intensity_per_request — tCO2e normalized per API call, transaction, or user.

Example Implementations

AWS — Customer Carbon Footprint Tool reports Scope 1/2/3 aligned to GHG Protocol and ISO 14064.
Google — Google Cloud Carbon Footprint exposes per-project emissions following GHG Protocol categorization.
Microsoft Azure — Emissions Impact Dashboard / Sustainability Manager aligned to GHG Protocol.
Salesforce — Net Zero Cloud product and corporate sustainability report published against GHG Protocol.

Related Properties

Sci report
Software carbon intensity
Sustainability
Esg