Because power grids rely on coal and other dirty fuels in the Global South, clean electricity produced there displaces more carbon than it would in the U.S. –  the Carbon Multiplier is a metric that calculates exactly how many times more.

• Clean energy is already more common in the U.S. while in the Global South, diesel and coal based generation are still common. 
• Generating a kilowatt hour of electricity in the U.S. emits between .5 and 1 pound of carbon – while markets in the Global South often average double that. 
• The Carbon Multiplier is a component of the Impact Multiplier, which helps Renewables.org decide how to maximize carbon prevention.