# Which greenhouse gases must our SBTi target and inventory cover?

Canonical: https://senseible.earth/answers/sbti-seven-gases-target-must-cover

All relevant emissions of the seven gases the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard requires: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, HFCs, PFCs, sulphur hexafluoride and nitrogen trifluoride. For a factory, refrigerant leaks from chillers and cold rooms are HFC emissions, so electricity and fuel alone are not enough.

## The list

- Carbon dioxide (CO2).
- Methane (CH4).
- Nitrous oxide (N2O).
- Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
- Perfluorocarbons (PFCs).
- Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6).
- Nitrogen trifluoride (NF3).

## What counts as relevant

The criteria ask for all relevant emissions of these gases in the target boundary, covering company-wide Scope 1 and Scope 2. No more than 5% of combined Scope 1 and 2 may be excluded from the inventory or the target boundary.

## Where a plant usually misses one

- HFC top-ups in air conditioning, chillers and cold stores.
- Any of the other six gases that your equipment or fuels release.

## Check your records

Look at service invoices for gas top-ups and at your equipment list. A refrigerant top-up bill is the usual evidence for the HFC line.

## What Senseible does here

Senseible turns your invoices and bills into verified Scope 1 and 2 records, and shows where supplier data is still missing for Scope 3. Verified here means rule checks passed against the evidence. It is not third-party assurance, and it does not validate targets: only the SBTi's validation process does.

- [Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions of a small factory](https://senseible.earth/calculators)
- [Scope 3 supplier evidence](https://senseible.earth/scope-3-supplier-evidence)

Sources: [SBTi, Corporate Near-Term Criteria, version 5.3.1 (April 2026)](https://files.sciencebasedtargets.org/production/files/SBTi-criteria.pdf)

Last reviewed 2026-11-04.