GHG Inventory

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Definition

A GHG Inventory is the enumeration (quantification) of an entity's contributions to Greenhouse Gas Emissions [1].

Other terms used in the same context are: GHG Accounting and Carbon Footprint. Planning for climate action begins with developing a GHG inventory.

NB: In other contexts one might use the term Scope. In the context of GHG emissions GHG Emission Scope has a very specific meaning.

GHG Inventory Methods

References

  1. The Greenhouse Gas Protocol, A corporate accounting and reporting standard, Revised Edition 2008