Territorial GHG Accounting
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Territorial GHG Accounting is the collection and aggregation of multiple GHG inventories by combining only the scope 1 emissions reported by entities (e.g. cities). Aggregating only scope 1 emissions from entities / cities without overlapping geographic boundaries ensures that the aggregated results will not double count any emission sources, since emissions can only be physically generated in one location.[1]
Issues and Challenges
- For the transportation sector in particular, policy makers should seek to collect emissions data from cities based on comparable methods. For instance, the fuel sales method relies on discrete points of fuel sales located within city geographic boundaries and can more easily be aggregated together without double counting.
References
- ↑ Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Inventories, An Accounting and Reporting Standard for Cities, Version 1.1, 2021. WRI, C40, IOCLEI
