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== GHG Accounting Standards ==
 
== GHG Accounting Standards ==
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Worldwide there are several GHG accounting standards:
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* [[GHG Protocol]] (including Corporate, Project and Local Government Standards)
 
* Common Reporting Framework by the Global Covenant of Mayors
 
* Common Reporting Framework by the Global Covenant of Mayors
 
* 1996/2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC Guidelines)
 
* 1996/2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC Guidelines)
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* U.S. Community Protocol for Accounting and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (USA Community Protocol)
 
* U.S. Community Protocol for Accounting and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (USA Community Protocol)
 
* PAS 2070: Specification for the assessment of greenhouse gas emissions of a city
 
* PAS 2070: Specification for the assessment of greenhouse gas emissions of a city
* GHG Protocol Corporate Standard
 
  
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== GHG Accounting Philosophies ==
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Depending on the type of emissions source and the objectives of a GHG accounting standard there are a number of distinct philosophies.
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* [[Territorial GHG Accounting]]
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==

Revision as of 17:03, 31 May 2023

Definition

GHG Accounting. A means of measuring the direct and indirect emissions to the Earth’s Biosphere of CO2 and its equivalent gases from industrial and other activities. GHG Accounting is a nascent area that has come to receive increased focus in the context of accelerating Climate Change

GHG Accounting Standards

Worldwide there are several GHG accounting standards:

  • GHG Protocol (including Corporate, Project and Local Government Standards)
  • Common Reporting Framework by the Global Covenant of Mayors
  • 1996/2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC Guidelines)
  • International Local Government GHG Emissions Analysis Protocol (IEAP)
  • International Standard for Determining Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Cities (ISDGC)
  • Baseline Emissions Inventory/Monitoring Emissions Inventory methodology (BEI/MEI)
  • U.S. Community Protocol for Accounting and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (USA Community Protocol)
  • PAS 2070: Specification for the assessment of greenhouse gas emissions of a city

GHG Accounting Philosophies

Depending on the type of emissions source and the objectives of a GHG accounting standard there are a number of distinct philosophies.

See Also