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Climate targets, transition & carbon claims · Working

Avoidance credit

Also called: reduction credit

ELI5

A credit based on preventing emissions relative to a counterfactual.

Used in conversation

“State the boundary and evidence behind avoidance credit before publishing the claim.”

Pitch context

You will see “Avoidance credit” in sustainability reports, impact decks, climate plans and assurance materials when the discussion reaches climate targets, transition & carbon claims.

Why it matters: In climate targets, transition & carbon claims, the reporting boundary, method, period and evidence can materially change the claim.

Caution

State the reporting boundary, method, period and evidence; standards, regulation and assurance requirements vary.

Sources & evidence · 3

Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.