Technical Specifications

The PACT Network (previously Pathfinder Network) concept is an open data exchange for carbon emissions, developed by the PACT intiative, part of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

The PACT Technical Specifications describe the PCF data model and PCF exchange API. For calculating the actual emissions numbers, please refer to the latest PACT Methodology on https://carbon-transparency.org

This repository contains the technical specifications, including documentation for implementors of PACT conformant software.

1. Technical Specifications for PCF Data Exchange (Version 1.0.1)
2. Technical Specifications for PCF Data Exchange (Version 2.3.0)
3. Technical Specifications for PCF Data Exchange (Version 3.0.0)

The technical specification Version 3.0.0 is the current focus of work.

Governance

1. See https://www.carbon-transparency.org/governance
2. Release timeline is documented here: RELEASE-PLAN.md

Implementations

For a list of Software Solution Providers offering PACT conformant software, see https://www.carbon-transparency.org/network

Contributing

We welcome contributions to the PACT Specifications, please see CONTRIBUTING.md for ways to help.

Editing

See EDITING.md for instructions how to edit and publish these specifications.