decarbonization

EU Carbon Rules Raise Evidence Requirements for Renewable Electricity Claims

Renewable electricity procurement is facing a more demanding evidentiary standard as companies seek to use electricity data in emissions calculations under the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). Clarion.Engineer has developed methodology guidelines covering electricity monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) for renewable-energy producers, electricity suppliers and industrial companies outside the EU that export goods to the European market. The framework emphasizes that a renewable-electricity claim alone does not constitute CBAM evidence. Guarantees of origin, international renewable-energy certificates and comparable…