‘Workshop in a Box’: Decarbonization Contribution Methodologies

Year Published

2023

Contributing Organizations

Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)

Type of Resource

Other

Languages

English

Relevant Topics

Core Topic

Impact Assessment

Topic 2

Climate Models & Scenarios

Topic 3

Transition Plans

Target Audience

All

Relevant Geography

Global

Resource Description

This training resource is part of GFANZ’s ‘Workshops in a Box’ series and supports the voluntary Net-zero Transition Plan (NZTP) framework. It outlines methodologies for calculating forward-looking metrics, such as Expected Emissions Reduction, across four key financing strategies aligned with 1.5°C transition pathways.

Why This Matters

As expectations rise for financial institutions to demonstrate their real-world climate impact, clear and credible methodologies are needed to assess and communicate decarbonization contributions effectively.

Key Insights

Highlights the need to go beyond portfolio alignment and assess actual emissions reductions enabled through financing activities
Explores methodologies to measure “contribution to decarbonization,” including avoided emissions, financed abatement, and transition support
Emphasizes practical challenges such as data availability, attribution, and comparability across approaches
Discusses use cases, including financing renewable energy, coal retirement, and enabling client transitions

Secondary File Resources

Secondary Resource Link(s)

https://www.gfanzero.com/

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