The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) protocol provides standards and guidance for how carbon footprints should be constructed and calculated, to ensure that the results are comparable between businesses or projects. After many years of draft versions and public consultations, the GHG protocol has released a finalised ‘Land Sector and Removals Standard’ (LSRS)
Image credit: Version 1 – GHG protocol LSRS, World Resources Institute
This standard outlines how emissions from agricultural holdings should be reported and provides a framework for reporting carbon removals. It forms one of the many reporting standards that farm businesses are required to report to – Scope 2 standard, Scope 3 standard, relevant specific product footprint standards – and this may affect how carbon calculators (such as the Farm Carbon Calculator), will display your results on your reports. The LSRS aims to improve carbon footprint data transparency in supply chains, which is why there is a heavy focus on Scope 3.
The Farm Carbon Calculator has been working towards aligning with the draft versions of the LSRS (previously the LSRG) for the past few years – meaning we are in a great position to align with the new standard without significant change, should you need to produce LSRS-compliant reports. Below, we briefly discuss the key takeaways and explain how this may affect reporting.