Are your renewable energy and climate strategies at risk? A new case study from REsurety walks through how procurement strategies and processes could be upended if the proposed revisions to the #GHGProtocol Scope 2 rules pass. resurety.com/are-your-car...

Hourly matching without additionality (what’s currently included in the GHGP Scope 2 proposal) has little to no impact on emissions reductions.

WARNING: This presentation contains good news about climate action. Watch the replay from our executive director, Gavin McCormick's keynote at Trellis Impact 2025: vimeo.com/1131377284

This week, Climate TRACE released a new tool that will make it easier than ever to take action on climate change.

Over one billion smart devices are shifting their electricity consumption to cleaner times. Kudos to our partners who made this milestone possible by enabling automated emissions reduction (AER) technology! See the full list of deployments here: watttime.org/solutions/lo...

What are the strategies that have a massive #climate payoff, but not enough people talk about them? We’ll go first…

$150 BN of clean energy infrastructure has been developed in the US thanks to the influence of Scope 2 carbon accounting, but those rules are about to change. Read about the importance of moving impact accounting forward in this Utility Dive op-ed from Lee Taylor. www.utilitydive.com/news/ghg-pro...

We’re thrilled to share that over 1 BILLION SMART DEVICES now use Automated Emissions Reduction (AER) technology! 📲

We’re delighted to share that WattTime’s AER (automated emissions reduction) technology has been named to TIME’s Best Inventions of 2025 list! AER allows smart devices to use more clean power and automatically reduce power grid #emissions. #TIMEBestInventions time.com/collections/...

@trellisgroup.bsky.social VERGE 25 is around the corner! WattTime’s founder Gavin McCormick will present the day one closing keynote. His presentation will be rooted in data and centered on optimism, a rare combination in the climate world. trellis.net/events/trell...

Kudos to the incredible people changing the way philanthropy works, making room for more impact and more people-centered implementation. We’re elated that Gavin McCormick is part of the latest cohort of Climate Breakthrough fellows. www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/theres-...

We’re getting close to the public comment period for the GHG Protocol scope 2 revision proposal, so it’s a good time to freshen up on what’s likely to be on the table.

INTRODUCING A NEW TOOL: Visualize the air pollution impacting 1.6 billion people in over 2,500 urban areas from the world’s top emitters of climate- and health-harming pollution. Make the connection at ClimateTRACE.org/air-pollution.

July 2025 global emissions in four charts. Learn more about the latest data from Climate TRACE: climatetrace.org/news/climate...

This a great article covering the debate over revisions to the GHGP standards, which includes some of the research I've published in the last year with @watttime.org heatmap.news/climate/scop...

Climate Week NYC is finally here! First up: Forbes Sustainability Leaders Summit, happening NOW! Tune in virtually to hear from our founder Gavin McCormick, who has made the Forbes Sustainability Leaders list for 2025. Register here: www.forbes.com/connect/even...

Companies are teaming up to pool resources for greater impact renewable energy purchasing, and the Net Zero Consortium for Buyers (NZCB) is facilitating that effort. ✅ By the end of last year, NCZB members had reached their goal of causing 1 GW of new renewable energy to be built.

Congratulations to our founder, Gavin McCormick, for winning the 2025 Climate Breakthrough Award! Learn more about this honor and how he plans to activate the funding for impact in the press release: watttime.org/news-and-ins...

It’s rare to see a humble delivery truck as a sustainability pioneer, but this one at University of Michigan’s Campus Farm is in a league of its own. 🚛 mbgna.umich.edu/post/driving...

The #electricity consumption of #datacenters is often in the headlines, but rarely do the available solutions garner as much attention.

Using regional grid and marginal #emissions data, you can now estimate the avoided emissions impact of any new solar, wind, nuclear, or geothermal project using the freely available Carbon Treasure Map. carbontreasuremap.org

This #solar farm just won Tennessee’s most prestigious environmental stewardship award! Sited with an #emissionality strategy, White Pine Solar has already prevented more than 5 million pounds of CO2 emissions in just over one year of operating. Read more: www.tn.gov/environment/...

Why would Harvard, MIT, and others choose to build renewable energy far away from their campuses? Check this out…

What does the highest-good corporate #energy procurement look like? Energy Peace Partners is hosting a free webinar next week to explore “Getting corporate incentives right for maximum decarbonization and socioeconomic benefits” with an excellent panel of speakers. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

New data from the Climate TRACE coalition show global #emissions reached 5.17 Bt CO2e in May 2025, and emissions from the #power sector dropped slightly compared to May 2024.

The Carbon Treasure Map just got an interactive upgrade! You can now zoom, hover, and toggle to find treasure troves that maximize the carbon impact of your next clean energy project. carbontreasuremap.org

The #GHGP Scope 2 revision has been the subject of much debate. In a recent episode of Interchange Recharged with @woodmac.com, Lee Taylor of REsurety breaks down the debate and the proposals being considered. www.woodmac.com/podcasts/the...

3,400 gigawatt-hours of clean electricity were wasted last year in CA. It doesn't have to be that way. Optimizing battery dispatch based on a marginal emissions forecast allows electric grids to make the most of available clean power so that less goes to waste. www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...

(1/7) 📈 Rising AI workloads are expected to double data center energy use by 2030, increasing costs and emissions while adding strain to already burdened power grids.

In order to succeed in the global transition away from fossil fuels to clean power sources, we’ll have to build clean energy in the right places — where power grids are currently the dirtiest and where building renewables can have the biggest impact. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAoT...

Improving the GHG Protocol Scope 2 guidance shouldn’t come at the cost of feasibility. If the rules become so rigid that most companies cannot achieve them, can they have any impact at all?

Say it louder for the people in the back: GHG accounting standards should measure actual emissions induced and avoided, not just provide an agreed-upon way to assign blame — one that doesn’t effectively drive decisions that reduce more emissions.

Thanks to our supporters at @cisco.com for investing in technology for cleaner air and scaling digital solutions to environmental problems! blogs.cisco.com/our-corporat...

In order to succeed in the global transition away from fossil fuels to clean power sources, we’ll have to build renewable energy in the right places — where power grids are currently the dirtiest and where building renewables can have the biggest impact. youtu.be/AAoTE_zjjlU

"We create a fundamental problem when we attempt to recognize the impacts of interventions by accounting for them with an allocational (inventory) instead of a consequential method.” For more, read the paper from Ever.green and the GHG Management Institute: ghginstitute.org/wp-content/u...

The only way to shut down every fossil fuel power plant is by building renewable energy in the areas that still have fossil fuel power plants. This can reduce up to 5x as many emissions and save up to 13x more lives. We explain it here: youtu.be/AAoTE_zjjlU

Our new analysis shows that, if the GHG Protocol mandates local-only hourly matching (24/7) for Scope 2 accounting, it would effectively kill corporate clean energy procurement, slowing global emissions progress by 42+ million tonnes per year. Learn why: watttime.org/news-and-ins...

March 2025 emissions data from @climatetrace.org are out. Power, the highest-emitting sector, saw emissions rise 0.2% year over year, reaching a global total of 1.3Bt CO2e. Explore the new data from Climate TRACE: climatetrace.org/news/climate...

We analyzed the real-world balance of Meta’s data center induced and avoided carbon emissions. The resulting case study made one thing very clear: matching megawatt hours doesn’t capture an accurate picture of emissions impacts.

How to slow climate progress: let multiple companies claim the same clean megawatt hours. The proposed 24/7 approach to carbon accounting would result in double-counting (triple-counting in some cases). Read more about the double-counting dilemma: www.latitudemedia.com/news/can-hou...

Clean energy buyers are speaking out about the GHG Protocol proposed rule changes. “Of the energy buyers surveyed, 75% oppose mandatory hourly time matching accounting, while 19% support it. Similarly, 66% oppose stricter market boundaries, while 22% support them.”

Difficulty does not equal rigor, and for the GHG protocol scope 2 rules revision, unnecessary complication will only cause a delay of progress on behalf of corporate energy buyers, at the expense of the climate.

Everyone knows there’s only one way to stop climate change: reduce actual system-wide GHG emissions. What matters to the climate are consequential emissions reductions. But the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard currently mandates that companies report attributional emissions – not the same thing.

Nearly 80% of companies say they are unsure if they would be able to procure time-matched clean electricity under smaller market boundaries for scope 2, a recent survey by Green Strategies uncovered. www.greenstrategies.com/report-relea...

Purchaser causation (additionality), collaboration (on aggregate VPPAs), and, importantly, #emissionality are the key principles for meaningful #renewable energy procurement outlined in this new breakdown in PV Magazine. pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/04/29/t...

New monthly data are out from @climatetrace.org, giving you access to independent and granular #emissions data from over 660 million individual emitting assets worldwide – now for February 2025! Check it out and see how emissions are trending.

Belgium is experiencing record amounts of solar #curtailment this spring. With a control signal indicating when curtailment occurs, we can reduce the waste of #renewable energy by running our flexible devices like EV chargers more often during these times. www.pv-magazine.com/2025/04/16/b...

Tariffs will likely drive up the cost of US-based renewable energy PPAs, meaning it may be time to take your procurement strategy global. Investing in renewables in the Global South often yields more than 2x the emissions impact of a similar project in the US. www.latitudemedia.com/news/tariffs...

Wondering what’s going on with the GHG Protocol Scope 2 revisions in progress? #GHGProtocol #Emissions Get an understanding of the process guiding the revisions in this webinar THURSDAY with REsurety, Heineken, and the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA). us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Have you ever wondered *watt* type of energy is being used to power new technologies like #cryptocurrency and generative AI? A new paper looked into the #energy use of the largest Bitcoin mines in the US, and the results are staggering.