Business Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Greenhouse-gas accounting · Working

Renewable-energy certificate

Also called: REC

ELI5

A tradable instrument representing specified attributes of renewable electricity generation.

Used in conversation

“Keep renewable-energy certificate on the dashboard, but show the definition and reporting period beside it.”

Pitch context

You will see “Renewable-energy certificate” in sustainability reports, impact decks, climate plans and assurance materials when the discussion reaches greenhouse-gas accounting.

Why it matters: In greenhouse-gas accounting, 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.