GHG assessment

Quantify the greenhouse gas (GHG) impact of your project with detailed emission calculations.

Public Funding
Innovation Consultancy
Digital Innovation
Project Implementation 

As Europe accelerates toward climate neutrality, understanding your project’s greenhouse gas (GHG) impact is no longer optional—it’s essential. Driven by the European Green Deal, the Clean Industry Deal and new regulations like the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), innovation projects and companies are expected to calculate their carbon footprint and turn decarbonization into a driver of growth.

Large funding schemes, such as the European Innovation Fund, and projects within the Clean Industry Deal, specifically require detailed greenhouse gas (GHG) emission calculations as part of the application process. These calculations are critical, as projects are scored on their emission reduction potential. At PNO Innovation, we have built a strong track-record in supporting Innovation Fund applicants with robust, compliant GHG analyses, ensuring that your project’s carbon impact is clear, credible, and aligned with EU expectations.

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Our GHG calculations are based on a methodology, developed by PNO Innovation’s impact assessment specialists and fully aligned with the globally recognized GHG protocol – a standardized framework to measure and manage GHG emissions from private and public sector operations, value chains and mitigation actions. To tailor the GHG assessment to your specific project needs, we follow four clear steps:

We define the scope of the analysis including relevant inputs and outputs, methodological considerations, and definition of a suitable reference case.

We collect all necessary data for the analysis, such as input and output flows, emission- and conversion factors.

We calculate the actual emissions of your project and compare them to the reference case, making the reduction potential transparent.

We analyze and interpret all the results and provide a final report on the conclusions and implications of your project’s GHG performance.

What you get: clear insights and actionable outcomes

The GHG Assessment results in a comprehensive report detailing the potential carbon footprint impact of your product or innovation. This includes:

  • Key conclusions and implications for your project
  • Clear calculation methodology and underlying assumptions
  • Recommended actions to improve your GHG score for funding application
  • A full Excel-based GHG model with all calculations and background data

This analysis offers practical recommendations to help you improve your GHG score and strengthen your position in funding application.


50
Environmental impact studies

20+
sectors of experience

1
dedicated GHG benchmark database

Our references

Attero

We supported waste processor Attero with a detailed GHG calculation to define and strengthen their innovation project targeted at the recovery and re-use of energy and raw materials. The results helped refine the project’s direction based on its potential to reduce emissions.

Innovation Fund

Our specialists have delivered a large number of GHG calculations for European Innovation Fund applications across sectors like hydrogen, (chemical) recycling, e-fuels, carbon capture (CCS), maritime, and renewable energy systems. In these GHG calculations, we assessed the impact of greenhouse gases of innovation decarbonization projects. Our work substantiates the CO2 impact section of feasibility studies and supports strong, competitive funding proposals.

Why choose PNO Innovation?

Quantify your impact Quantify your impact

Our methodology provides detailed, transparent GHG results, giving you a strong foundation for decision-making and demonstrating (potential) greenhouse gas emission reduction for sustainable investments or innovation projects.

Maximize your scores Maximize your scores

By identifying actions to reduce emissions, our analysis helps you not only to differentiate your company from other initiatives within the sector; it also provides you with concrete actions to maximize your GHG score in competitive public funding schemes.

Comply with legislation Comply with legislation

With deep knowledge of emerging climate policy, we prepare youfor future GHG-related reporting obligations and help you build a business case that is ready for tomorrow’s sustainability landscape.

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