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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]]
 
'''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]]
  
== GHG Accounting Standards ===
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== GHG Accounting 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)

Revision as of 15:08, 5 January 2022

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

  • 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 Protocol Corporate Standard


See Also