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Common Carbon Metric: Protocol for measuring energy use and reporting greenhouse gas emissions from building operations


Leading experts from around the world have, through extensive international cooperation, developed a universal method of measuring a building’s carbon footprint.

Supported by the United Nations Environment Program, this new ‘Common Carbon Metric’ will allow emissions from buildings around the world to be consistently assessed and compared, and improvements measured.


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