A regulatory term referring to direct emissions released during the production of goods and indirect emissions from the production of electricity that.
Embedded emissions is part of the formal vocabulary used in embedded-emissions reporting, importer obligations, and carbon-border compliance. For this glossary, the key point is understanding how the source defines the term and where that definition sits within broader compliance or data requirements.
Regulation (EU) 2023/956 establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism
direct emissions released during the production of goods and indirect emissions from the production of electricity that is consumed during the production processes, calculated in accordance with the methods set out in Annex IV and further specified in the implementing acts adopted pursuant to Article 7(7);
Reference: Article 3, point 22
In practice, this term matters when companies collect, structure, verify, or communicate sustainability data within embedded-emissions reporting, importer obligations, and carbon-border compliance.
For Minespider, embedded emissions is not just descriptive language. It is a modeling term that affects how sustainability, emissions, lifecycle, or product information should be captured and compared.