Scope 2 in the Hot Seat: What Hourly Matching Will Mean for Renewable Energy Buyers

What could hourly Scope 2 accounting mean for renewable energy deployment in the future? How can smaller companies adapt to the GHGP’s new guidance?

This panel probes the coming overhaul to the GHG Protocol’s Scope 2 electricity accounting rules, currently under revision. The proposal would shift emissions claims from annual renewable matching to hourly, grid-localized attribution — placing new requirements on procurement, reporting systems, and finance structures for renewable energy buyers. We’ll explore implications for corporate buyers, renewable project developers, grid decarbonization, and equity across firm scales.