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== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
 
* [[GHG Accounting Principles]]
 
* [[GHG Accounting Principles]]
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* [[GHG Inventory]]
 
* [[Territorial GHG Accounting]]
 
* [[Territorial GHG Accounting]]
  
 
[[Category:GHG Protocol]]
 
[[Category:GHG Protocol]]
 
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[[Category:Accounting]]

Revision as of 15:09, 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


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