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== Definition ==
 
== Definition ==
'''GHG Accounting'''. A means of measuring the direct and indirect emissions to the Earth’s biosphere of CO and its equivalent gases from industrial activities
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'''GHG Accounting'''. A means of measuring the direct and indirect emissions to the Earth’s [[Biosphere]] of CO<sub>2</sub> 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]]
  
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== 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)
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* Common Reporting Framework by the Global Covenant of Mayors
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* 1996/2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC Guidelines)
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* International Local Government GHG Emissions Analysis Protocol (IEAP)
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* International Standard for Determining Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Cities (ISDGC)
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* Baseline Emissions Inventory/Monitoring Emissions Inventory methodology (BEI/MEI)
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* U.S. Community Protocol for Accounting and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (USA Community Protocol)
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* PAS 2070: Specification for the assessment of greenhouse gas emissions of a city
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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]]
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* [[Attributional GHG Accounting]]
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** [[Market-Based Scope 2 Accounting]]
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** [[Location-Based Scope 2 Accounting]]
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* [[Consequential GHG Accounting]]
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== See Also ==
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* [[GHG Accounting Principles]]
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* [[GHG Inventory]]
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* [[Territorial GHG Accounting]]
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[[Category:Accounting]]

Latest revision as of 17:07, 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