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== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
| − | '''GHG Inventory''' is the enumeration of an entity's contributions to [[Greenhouse Gas Emissions]] | + | A '''GHG Inventory''' is the enumeration (quantification) of an entity's contributions to [[Greenhouse Gas Emissions]] <ref>The Greenhouse Gas Protocol, A corporate accounting and reporting standard, Revised Edition 2008</ref>. |
| + | 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 == | |
| − | * | + | * National GHG inventory methods |
| − | * | + | * [[Corporate GHG Inventory]] methods |
| − | * | + | * City-Level GHG Inventroy methods |
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== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 18:56, 5 September 2023
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
- National GHG inventory methods
- Corporate GHG Inventory methods
- City-Level GHG Inventroy methods
References
- ↑ The Greenhouse Gas Protocol, A corporate accounting and reporting standard, Revised Edition 2008
