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Frequently Asked Questions: Land Sector and Removals (LSR) Standard
This FAQ is designed to help stakeholders learn more about the content of the LSR Standard, the development process for the Standard, and
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Land Sector and Removals Standard: What You Need to Know
The Land Sector and Removals Standard (LSR Standard) is the first GHG Protocol Standard to provide greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting requirements and guidance that equip companies with the methods needed to quantify, report, and track land emissions and CO₂ removals. This Standard offers companies accounting requirements and guidance to report technological CO₂ removals, such as direct air capture, and CO₂ capture with geologic storage.
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RELEASE: GHG Protocol Launches Its First-Ever Global Standard for Corporate Accounting of Land-Sector Emissions and Removals
Today, Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol released the Land Sector and Removals (LSR) Standard, establishing its first global standard for companies to account for greenhouse gas emissions and CO₂ removals from agricultural land use and emerging CO₂ removal technologies (e.g. direct air capture or fossil carbon capture with geologic storage).
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