The London Accord

E3: A Commentary on the Product-Level Standard

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Author

Dr Hendrik Garz

Research organisation

WestLB

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A Commentary on the Product-Level Standard

Document summary

The WestLB paper provides a commentary from the perspective of the financial markets on the product-level standard proposed by The Climate Conservancy.

It argues in favour of a narrowly defined “cradle-to-gate” system that mimics the VAT accounting model. Such a system would be best able to deliver transparency, consistency, and accuracy – all of which are necessary conditions for the system to find acceptance in the financial decision making world.