Understanding Avoided Emissions in the Solid Waste Industry

As organizations work to better understand and communicate their environmental impacts, avoided emissions are becoming an increasingly important part of the conversation around greenhouse gas accounting. But what exactly are avoided emissions, how are they calculated, and what do they mean for the solid waste industry?

This EREF Science Session will explore the concept of avoided emissions and how it is being applied within waste management. Presenters from ANSA and Veolia will explain the principles behind avoided emissions, key considerations for calculating and reporting them, and questions surrounding who can claim those benefits.

The session will also look at how Veolia has implemented an avoided emissions methodology across its operations, with a focus on solid waste management, and examine the evolving regulatory and standardization landscape as organizations work toward more consistent approaches to reporting.

Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of avoided emissions, current methodological challenges, emerging best practices, and how avoided emissions may help quantify the environmental benefits of waste management systems.

This session is designed for solid waste professionals, researchers, sustainability practitioners, and others interested in greenhouse gas accounting and environmental performance reporting.

Register here.