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Carbon Reporting Urgently Needs Fixing — Here’s How to Do It
By Robert S. Kaplan and Karthik Ramanna

Today’s carbon disclosures rely heavily on unverifiable, self-reported data and do not reflect the true emissions embedded in products and supply chains. In this Financial Times op-ed, our co-founders explain how the E-ledgers method brings accounting rigor to carbon reporting, enabling companies to track actual cradle-to-gate emissions in real time, differentiate products based on verified carbon content, and compete credibly on decarbonization. The article also highlights recent case studies, such as with Hitachi Energy, that show how better data can lead to smarter decarbonization decisions.

Financial Times

June 2025

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Meet the Oxford Professor Who Wants to Tear Down Scope 3 Accounting
by Jim Giles

In this media feature, Trellis Group met with our co-founder, Karthik Ramanna, to discuss how E-ledgers accounting addresses key shortcomings in conventional carbon reporting frameworks, particularly in Scope 3 accounting. The piece covers the origins, uptake, and future applications of the E-ledgers method and its relevance in the context of carbon border assessments and industrial decarbonization.

Trellis Group

June 2025

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Finternet Labs and E-ledgers Institute Announce Collaboration on GHG Accounting
by E-ledgers Institute and Finternet Labs

The E-ledgers Institute is excited to announce a recent partnership with Finternet Labs, a pioneering non-profit with a mission to develop technologies and digital public infrastructure for the public good. The joint initiative will operationalize the E-liability methodology using distributed ledger technology (DLT) and tokenization, creating an interoperable technology-based tool to seamlessly exchange emissions data between diverse entities via low-cost public infrastructure. This collaboration represents a critical step toward scaling E-liability principles, fostering greater trust in emissions data, and aligning with emerging regulatory frameworks.

E-ledgers Institute and Finternet Labs

April 2025

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Revolutionizing Carbon Accounting for American Manufacturing Competitiveness
by Jia-Shen Tsai

Current carbon reporting frameworks, namely Scope 3, often distort emissions data and disadvantage low-carbon manufacturers. This piece explains how the E-liability method offers a precise, auditable alternative, enabling companies to track and reduce emissions at the product level. The commentary argues that by aligning incentives with real decarbonization, E-liability empowers U.S. manufacturers to lead in clean tech and compete globally on emissions performance.

Niskanen Center

March 2025

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How BMW Started Auditing Emissions Across Its Supply Chain
by Karthik Ramanna and Lauren Holloway

Many suppliers lack the capacity to calculate the emissions embedded in their products. To address this challenge, BMW Group applied the E-liability method to its iX kidney grille, working closely with key suppliers to enhance direct emissions measurement capabilities. With the help of the Catena-X initiative, BMW Group engaged suppliers of all sizes, helping smaller ones build accounting capacity while aligning larger ones with sectoral best practices. This article highlights how to equip suppliers for direct emissions measurement and underscores the importance of developing protocols to audit data at the source, ensuring accuracy from the outset.

Harvard Business Review

February 2025

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America’s Advantage in Clean Production Can Make Manufacturing Great Again
by Karthik Ramanna

At recent U.S. Senate confirmation hearings, policymakers debated how to reinvigorate domestic industry without triggering inflation or a trade war. Our co-founder, Professor Karthik Ramanna, explores an emerging solution to this: a dynamic emissions-based tariff system that accounts for actual product-level emissions. By using E-liability cradle-to-gate emissions accounting, tariffs can be fair, WTO-compliant, and innovation-driven.

Promarket

February 2025

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How a New Carbon Accounting System Helps Reduce Emissions

This article discusses Chevron’s pilot of the E-ledgers framework to improve the accuracy and comparability of emissions data across its LNG operations. The piece highlights insights from our co-founder, Professor Robert Kaplan, and Chevron’s David Fallon on how product-level carbon accounting can enhance transparency, enable competition on emissions performance, and accelerate industrial decarbonization.

Business Think

December 2024

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Summary: Evolving E-ledgers: Conceptual Advances and Real-World Applications
by E-ledgers Institute

On October 10th, 2024, the E-ledgers Institute successfully hosted its third conference, Evolving E-ledgers: Conceptual Advances and Real-World Applications. The virtual event brought together over 250 industry practitioners and Institute staff to advance the field of rigorous carbon accounting. It featured critical discussions on the latest developments in carbon accounting methodologies and their practical implications across various sectors.

Watch Session 1: An Update on the E-ledgers Framework
Watch Session 2: E-liability Pilot Update
Watch Session 3: E-liability Proto-Standard and Closing Remarks

E-ledgers Institute

October 2024

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