[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":38},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-how-to-report-tenant-related-emission":3},{"article":4,"tags":19},{"id":5,"title":6,"slug":7,"status":8,"publication_date":9,"picture":10,"content":11,"author":12,"seo_title":13,"seo_description":14,"seo_keywords":15,"category":16,"tags":17},40,"How to Report Tenant related emission","how-to-report-tenant-related-emission","published","2025-01-30T08:00:35Z","https:\u002F\u002Fapipy-site.carbontool.com\u002Fmedia\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F01\u002F30\u002F30.01.2025_-_tenant_emissions_1.jpg","\u003Ch1>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:20px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Navigating GHG Protocol, SBTi, and CRREM Requirements\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">As sustainability regulations tighten and stakeholders demand more accurate reporting, landlords are increasingly dealing with accounting for \u003Cstrong>tenant energy consumption\u003C\u002Fstrong> in greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories. A common question is whether tenant emissions should fall under \u003Cstrong>Scope 1, Scope 2, or Scope 3\u003C\u002Fstrong>, and how operational versus financial control influences reporting. This article clarifies the requirements and methodologies using guidance from the \u003Cstrong>GHG Protocol\u003C\u002Fstrong>, \u003Cstrong>SBTi\u003C\u002Fstrong>, and \u003Cstrong>CRREM\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:20px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Cstrong>What the GHG Protocol Says About Tenant Emissions\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">The \u003Cstrong>GHG Protocol\u003C\u002Fstrong> provides the foundation for emissions reporting in leased buildings. The treatment of tenant energy consumption depends on the \u003Cstrong>operational boundary\u003C\u002Fstrong> and the division of control between landlords and tenants.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:18px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Cstrong>Scope 1 and Scope 2\u003C\u002Fstrong>:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Landlords report \u003Cstrong>Scope 1 emissions\u003C\u002Fstrong> from on-site combustion (e.g., gas heating systems) and \u003Cstrong>Scope 2 emissions\u003C\u002Fstrong> from purchased electricity used in \u003Cstrong>common areas\u003C\u002Fstrong> under their operational control\u003Ca href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[1]\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Tenants report their own \u003Cstrong>Scope 2 emissions\u003C\u002Fstrong> for electricity and heating\u002Fcooling if they control their spaces\u003Ca href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[2]\u003C\u002Fa> .\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:18px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Cstrong>Scope 3 (Category 13: Downstream Leased Assets)\u003C\u002Fstrong>:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Landlords must report \u003Cstrong>tenant energy consumption emissions\u003C\u002Fstrong> under Scope 3, Category 13 if they do not have operational control over the leased spaces but are still responsible for the building's overall emissions impact\u003Ca href=\"#_ftn3\" name=\"_ftnref3\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[3]\u003C\u002Fa> .\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"margin-left:34px; text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Ch1 style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:20px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Cstrong>The Role of SBTi and CRREM\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh1>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Both \u003Cstrong>SBTi\u003C\u002Fstrong> and \u003Cstrong>CRREM\u003C\u002Fstrong> require comprehensive reporting and mitigation of emissions, including tenant activities, as part of a landlord's decarbonization strategy.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:18px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Cstrong>SBTi\u003C\u002Fstrong>:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">SBTi requires Scope 3 accounting for \u003Cstrong>tenant energy use\u003C\u002Fstrong>, as these emissions are part of the landlord's value chain\u003Ca href=\"#_ftn4\" name=\"_ftnref4\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[4]\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Reducing tenant energy use is essential for aligning with science-based decarbonization targets\u003Ca href=\"#_ftn5\" name=\"_ftnref5\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[5]\u003C\u002Fa> .\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:18px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Cstrong>CRREM\u003C\u002Fstrong>:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">CRREM focuses on carbon intensity thresholds (e.g., kgCO₂\u002Fm²\u002Fyear) for buildings. Tenant energy consumption directly affects whether a building aligns with these thresholds\u003Ca href=\"#_ftn6\" name=\"_ftnref6\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[6]\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Both the landlord and tenant emissions contribute to determining whether the asset risks becoming a "stranded asset" under tightening decarbonization pathways\u003Ca href=\"#_ftn7\" name=\"_ftnref7\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[7]\u003C\u002Fa> .\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"margin-left:34px; text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Ch1 style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:20px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Cstrong>Tenant Energy Consumption: Scenarios for Emissions Allocation\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh1>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">To understand how tenant energy consumption is allocated, consider the following scenarios based on control and metering:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:18px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Cstrong>Landlord Operates a Central Gas Heating Plant\u003C\u002Fstrong>:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Cstrong>Landlord\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Reports Scope 1 emissions for the entire gas consumption since the heating plant is under their operational control\u003Ca href=\"#_ftn8\" name=\"_ftnref8\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[8]\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Cstrong>Tenants\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Report Scope 2 emissions for their metered share of heating consumption\u003Ca href=\"#_ftn9\" name=\"_ftnref9\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[9]\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Cstrong>Landlord Scope 3\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Optionally, the landlord may include tenant heating emissions under Scope 3, Category 13, to align with CRREM or SBTi\u003Ca href=\"#_ftn10\" name=\"_ftnref10\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[10]\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:22px\">\u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Csup>Tenant Directly Purchases Electricity:\u003C\u002Fsup>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Cstrong>Tenant\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Reports on their electricity use as Scope 2 emissions\u003Ca href=\"#_ftn11\" name=\"_ftnref11\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[11]\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Cstrong>Landlord\u003C\u002Fstrong>: No Scope 3 reporting for tenant electricity unless indirectly billed via service fees.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:18px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Cstrong>Unmetered Tenant Spaces\u003C\u002Fstrong>:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">The landlord reports all energy use in the building and allocates tenant energy consumption to Scope 3, Category 13, based on floor area or another allocation method\u003Ca href=\"#_ftn12\" name=\"_ftnref12\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[12]\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"margin-left:34px; text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:22px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Challenges in Allocating Tenant Emissions\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">The \u003Cstrong>debate over allocation\u003C\u002Fstrong> often arises \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">from ambiguities in control and metering. The following factors must be considered:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:18px\">\u003Cem>\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Cstrong>Operational Control\u003C\u002Fstrong>:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">If the landlord controls the systems providing energy to tenants (e.g., centralized HVAC or heating), those emissions are reported as \u003Cstrong>Scope 1 or Scope 2\u003C\u002Fstrong> by the landlord\u003Ca href=\"#_ftn13\" name=\"_ftnref13\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[13]\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Tenants only report emissions if they directly control energy procurement and usage in their spaces\u003Ca href=\"#_ftn14\" name=\"_ftnref14\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[14]\u003C\u002Fa>).\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:18px\">\u003Cem>\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Cstrong>Financial Control\u003C\u002Fstrong>:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Financial control plays a smaller role in emission allocation but may influence whether a landlord reports tenant energy consumption under Scope 3\u003Ca href=\"#_ftn15\" name=\"_ftnref15\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[15]\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:18px\">\u003Cem>\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Cstrong>Data Gaps\u003C\u002Fstrong>:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Lack of metering can make it difficult to disaggregate tenant energy consumption. In such cases, landlords must use allocation methods (e.g., by floor area) to estimate tenant-related emissions\u003Ca href=\"#_ftn16\" name=\"_ftnref16\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[16]\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Ch1 style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:20px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Cstrong>Best Practices for Compliance\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fh1>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">To ensure accurate and compliant reporting of tenant energy consumption:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">• \u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Cstrong>Meter Tenant Spaces\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Install sub-meters for heating, cooling, and electricity to track tenant energy use accurately.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">• \u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Cstrong>Collaborate with Tenants\u003C\u002Fstrong>: Share energy data to help tenants report Scope 2 emissions while aligning Scope 3 reporting for landlords.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">• \u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Cstrong>Use Tools and Frameworks\u003C\u002Fstrong>: CRREM tools and SBTi guidance can streamline tenant emission calculations and ensure alignment with decarbonization goals.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">• \u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Cstrong>Document Allocation Methods\u003C\u002Fstrong>: If exact data is unavailable, transparently document estimation methods, such as allocating emissions by floor area or usage intensity.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Ch1 style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:20px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Conclusion\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">Tenant energy consumption should be reported under \u003Cstrong>Scope 3, Category 13: Downstream Leased Assets\u003C\u002Fstrong> by landlords, particularly when aligning with frameworks like \u003Cstrong>SBTi\u003C\u002Fstrong> and \u003Cstrong>CRREM\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Accurate data collection, clear boundaries of control, and collaboration between landlords and tenants are essential to ensure robust and actionable GHG inventories.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">By addressing tenant energy use effectively, landlords can meet compliance requirements, drive decarbonization, and future-proof their assets.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">For more detailed guidance, refer to:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\"> \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">• \u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fghgprotocol.org\u002Fcorporate-standard\">GHG Protocol Corporate Standard\u003C\u002Fa> (specific references noted above).\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">• \u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fghgprotocol.org\u002Fscope-3-calculation-guidance-2\">GHG Protocol Scope 3 Calculation Guidance \u003C\u002Fa>(specific references noted above).\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">• \u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.crrem.org\u002F\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" target=\"_new\">CRREM Guidance and Tools\u003C\u002Fa> (specific references noted above).\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">• \u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsciencebasedtargets.org\u002F\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" target=\"_new\">SBTi Guidance for Real Estate\u003C\u002Fa> (specific references noted above).\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv> \r\n\u003Chr \u002F>\r\n\u003Cdiv id=\"ftn1\">\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Ca href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[1]\u003C\u002Fa> GHG Protocol Corporate Standard, Chapter 4, Page 25 and Appendix F to the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard – Revised Edition, page 4\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv id=\"ftn2\">\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Ca href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[2]\u003C\u002Fa> GHG Protocol Corporate Standard, Chapter 5, Page 30 and Appendix F to the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard – Revised Edition, page 3\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv id=\"ftn3\">\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Ca href=\"#_ftnref3\" name=\"_ftn3\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[3]\u003C\u002Fa> GHG Protocol Scope 3 Calculation Guidance, Category 13, Page 128\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv id=\"ftn4\">\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Ca href=\"#_ftnref4\" name=\"_ftn4\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[4]\u003C\u002Fa> SBTi Buildings Guidance, Page 17\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv id=\"ftn5\">\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Ca href=\"#_ftnref5\" name=\"_ftn5\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[5]\u003C\u002Fa> SBTi Foundations of Target Setting, Page 16\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv id=\"ftn6\">\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Ca href=\"#_ftnref6\" name=\"_ftn6\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[6]\u003C\u002Fa> CRREM Guidelines, Page 9\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv id=\"ftn7\">\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Ca href=\"#_ftnref7\" name=\"_ftn7\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[7]\u003C\u002Fa> CRREM Guidelines, Page 4\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv id=\"ftn8\">\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Ca href=\"#_ftnref8\" name=\"_ftn8\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[8]\u003C\u002Fa> GHG Protocol Corporate Standard, Chapter 4, Page 25 and Appendix F to the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard – Revised Edition, page 4\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv id=\"ftn9\">\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Ca href=\"#_ftnref9\" name=\"_ftn9\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[9]\u003C\u002Fa> GHG Protocol Corporate Standard, Chapter 5, Page 30 and Appendix F to the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard – Revised Edition, page 3\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv id=\"ftn10\">\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Ca href=\"#_ftnref10\" name=\"_ftn10\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[10]\u003C\u002Fa> GHG Protocol Scope 3 Calculation Guidance, Appendix D, Page 180\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv id=\"ftn11\">\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Ca href=\"#_ftnref11\" name=\"_ftn11\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[11]\u003C\u002Fa> GHG Protocol Corporate Standard, Chapter 5, Page 30 and Appendix F to the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard – Revised Edition, page 3\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv id=\"ftn12\">\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Ca href=\"#_ftnref12\" name=\"_ftn12\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[12]\u003C\u002Fa> GHG Protocol Scope 3 Calculation Guidance, Chapter 5, Page 50\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv id=\"ftn13\">\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Ca href=\"#_ftnref13\" name=\"_ftn13\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[13]\u003C\u002Fa> GHG Protocol Corporate Standard, Chapter 4, Page 25 and Appendix F to the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard – Revised Edition, page 4\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv id=\"ftn14\">\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Ca href=\"#_ftnref14\" name=\"_ftn14\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[14]\u003C\u002Fa> GHG Protocol Corporate Standard, Chapter 5, Page 30 and Appendix F to the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard – Revised Edition, page 3\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv id=\"ftn15\">\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Ca href=\"#_ftnref15\" name=\"_ftn15\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[15]\u003C\u002Fa> Appendix F to the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard – Revised Edition, pages 1-2\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv id=\"ftn16\">\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align:justify\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\">\u003Ca href=\"#_ftnref16\" name=\"_ftn16\" style=\"color:#33a3dc; text-decoration:underline\" title=\"\">[16]\u003C\u002Fa> GHG Protocol Scope 3 Calculation Guidance, page 22\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\r\n\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:16px\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv> \u003C\u002Fdiv>","CarbonTool","How to Account for Tenant Energy Consumption Under GHG Protocol, SBTi, and CRREM","Understanding how to report tenant energy consumption in greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories is key for landlords aiming to align with GHG Protocol.","GHG Protocol, Scope 3 emissions, tenant energy consumption, CRREM, SBTi, carbon reporting, real estate emissions, carbon footprint, sustainability reporting, decarbonization strategies, ESG compliance, emissions tracking, net zero buildings",1,[18],3,[20,23,27,30,34],{"id":16,"title":21,"slug":22},"Product","policy",{"id":24,"title":25,"slug":26},2,"Global Warming","global-warming",{"id":18,"title":28,"slug":29},"Policy","insights",{"id":31,"title":32,"slug":33},4,"Newsletter","product",{"id":35,"title":36,"slug":37},6,"Events","events",1781037845472]