Use this tool to compile a greenhouse gas ghg inventory for your entire community or for local government operations in particular. Environmental management, urban planning, or other related fields is. These four iclei, eccom, unwb and grip were chosen as they are frameworks, methods or software that have been applied internationally, i. The clean air and climate protection software develops a baseline inventory of energy use and greenhouse gas for cities, and quantifies emission reductions associated with climate action. It was conducted by the citys economic and sustainable development department, through the indiana sustainable development program isdp in partnership with eri and iclei, and reporting was externally verified through the utilization of the clearpath ghg inventory software. The 2018 ghg inventory, along with responses to frequently asked. Install and run software select an inventory year use a utilityspecific factor or select an egrid electricity region if egrid, go to appendix a of cacp 2009 online user guide. Under the ccpiclei model, new orleanss ghg emissions inventory was conducted by collecting data. Ensure the ghg inventory appropriately reflects the ghg emissions of the organization. Three primary calculators are available for schools to use in calculating the ghg inventory based on one of the above protocols.
Climate action commitment everett, wa official website. Iclei usa offers structured technical assistance programs to guide local governments through the steps of creating a global protocolcompliant ghg inventory in real time. Local government operations protocol this inventory is one of the first to be developed using the local government operations protocol lgop, a new national standard developed and adopted by iclei, the climate registry, california air. In the united states, the entire platform including inventory, forecasting, planning, and monitoring clearpath pro is free to iclei members, regional affiliates, and their consultants. The city greenhouse gas emissions interactive dashboard has been now enhanced and moved to the c40 knowledge hub. Conducting a ghg inventory requires an investment of resources, including staff time for data collection and analysis, and potentially a software purchase andor membership with an organization that specializes in ghg emissions inventory e. Iclei has been playing an integral role in global efforts in climate change mitigation, adaptation and advocacy since the 1990s.
Conducting a ghg emissions inventory miamidade county. Clearpath since 2006, the city has utilized software developed and endorsed by iclei local governments for sustainability iclei and partners including the national association of clean air agencies nacaa and the u. The experience of the urban co2 reduction project led to the development of a fivemilestone framework and software product for municipal use. City greenhouse gas emissions interactive dashboard. Emissions analysis protocol community section published by iclei in 2009. This report provides a ghg emission inventory for 2014 and the contributions from residential and commercial energy, transportation, natural gas, and waste. Nuts and bolts of the emissions inventory process brooke lee program officer iclei local governments for sustainability. As a cloudbased tool, its easier than ever to store your data. The 2014 community wide greenhouse gas emissions inventory and 2014 government. The resources listed below provide the methodology necessary for conducting a ghg baseline inventory at both the municipal and community scale. Develop greenhouse gas inventory climate and energy. The iclei clearpath software was used to compile the ghg emissions inventory.
Iclei provides programs, tools, software assistance and technical and policy expertise to help local governments quantify and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Department of energys cities leading through energy. Emissions factors in the iclei software program may differ from ipcc and ghg protocol. City of phoenix 2005 greenhouse gas emissions inventory for government operations 4 2.
Clearpath is built for ease of use, but as part of iclei membership, iclei provides additional support through indepth training on each step of clearpaths setup and use. The iclei software tool assumes emissions from the. Cincinnati s first ghg inventory was conducted in 2006, and serves as. Soon clearpath will also offer oneclick reporting of inventories to the. Simap is run by the university of new hampshire, is corporate standard compliant, and offers a lowcost software solution focused on universities and colleges. More than 125 cities and counties in the us are committed to the compact of mayors, the preeminent global campaign of local governments acting on climate change. The development of the gpc began in june 2011 as a result of a memorandum of understanding between c40 and iclei. In december 2008, the city released the fiscal year fy 2006 municipal inventory and a revision for fy05.
Clearpath is a powerful, advanced web application for energy and emissions management. The global protocol for communityscale greenhouse gas emission inventories gpc is the result of a collaborative effort between the ghg protocol at wri, c40, and iclei. These include but are not limited to the following thematic areas. City to share bloomingtons 2018 greenhouse gas inventory. This annual report provides a comprehensive accounting of total greenhouse gas emissions for all manmade sources in the united states. Local governments using iclei s clearpath are making meaningful progress on reducing emissions and strengthening future growth. Clearpath is an allinone suite of online tools to complete greenhouse gas inventories, forecasts, and climate action plans at the communitywide or government operations scale.
Figure 3top shows the electricity power systems emissions factor used to assess each communitys baseline inventory. Keramida performed a greenhouse gas ghg emission inventory update for the city of cincinnati, ohio. Preparing us community greenhouse gas inventories for climate action plans. Ghg inventory cities leading through energy analysis and planning cleap steering committee, iclei, and consultants at the national renewable energy laboratory in golden, co iclei local governments for sustainability and the city of bellevue washington, with funding from the u. Community protocol for accounting and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions provides detailed, cuttingedge guidance on completing a ghg emissions inventory at the community scale in the united states including emissions from businesses, residents, and transportation. Melaka state publishes emissions inventories as part of green city plan. Guidance on setting goals and tracking emissions over time. Fpl, teco, fcg, county, municipalities, amtrak, sfrta. International local government greenhouse gas emissions analysis.
This inventory allows local governments to quantify the ghg emissions they produce, identify major sources of emissions, and serve as a static reference to compare future emissions to. Best practices for including carbon sinks in greenhouse. Best practices for including carbon sinks in greenhouse gas inventories amelia ravin, aicp, leed ap cdm, 50 hampshire street, cambridge, ma 029. Preparing ghg emissions inventory and climate action plan for melaka state and constituent urban local authorities. Emani kumar has been the executive director of iclei south asia since its founding in 2005. On the basis of icleis common carbon accounting methodology. The centerpiece of icleis effort to step up development of professionalquality resources for local governments is the september 2009 launch of green mind, a joint venture company that will be working with iclei to create new greenhouse gas ghg emissions inventory software.
Local ghg inventory is a combination of national and corporate accounting local government corporate standards national guidelines the international local government greenhouse gas emissions analysis protocol ieap iclei approach has evolved from guidance to accounting protocols based on. This note outlines the similarities and differences between four international ghg emissions inventory frameworks for cities and urban regions table 1. You dont have to become a protocol expert in order to create protocolcompliant inventories. Iclei created the premier ghg management software application, clearpath, used by more than 900 u. New orleans first ghg inventory was completed in 2001, and used 1998 as its baseline year. Inventory acco nts for ghgs emitted and remo ed from theaccounts for ghgs emitted and removed from the atmosphere over a specific timeframe gives a snapshot of emissions from within a defined boundary follows established accounting guidance e. He was also appointed as deputy secretary general of iclei in the year 20. Iclei local governments for sustainability u s a, inc.
Local governments using iclei s clearpath are making measurable progress towards their climate change goals join them now. Some of the overarching themes in our low carbon city agenda include air quality, greenhouse gas emissions accounting and inventories, and low carbon development. This firstofits kind dashboard allows deeper exploration of the historical greenhouse gas ghg emissions data of c40 cities reported in line with the global protocol for communityscale. Greenhouse gas quantification software with ghg inventory and action planning. Preparing us community greenhouse gas inventories for. Icleis greenhouse gas ghg protocols provide a clear and consistent. Epas local greenhouse gas inventory tool was developed to help communities across the united states to evaluate their greenhouse gas emissions. Icleis clearpath tool was built to allow local government staff to easily complete ghg inventories following the us community protocol, gpc, and lgo protocol.
Iclei s multilingual webbased software tool that helps cities to account and report greenhouse gas emissions. These trainings are delivered through both live webinars and through online, selfpaced learning modules that you can access at any time. Greenhouse gas emissions from cities comparison of. In addition, members receive access to icleis team of emissions. Help cities develop a comprehensive and robust greenhouse gas inventory in. The city of edmonds has completed initial baselines and inventories for greenhouse gas ghg emissions for both its own operations, and for emissions within the community as a whole. The inventories were done using iclei analysis and reporting software, and can be viewed using the links below. Greenclimatecities program a pathway to urban lowcarbon development. The gases covered by the inventory include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide. Also in that year, the city joined icleilocal governments for sustainability iclei, and began its greenhouse gas ghg emissions inventory for municipal operations, using icleis clean air and climate protection cacp software. The emission sources that should be included in a ghg inventory and the methods used to quantify. Emissions management software helps organizations forecast future emissions, calculate the actual output, manage market transactions and ensure compliance with regional, state and national regulations. With more local governments conducting emissions inventory reports, iclei is leading.
Associate partnership is available to nongovernmental organizations, universities, state and national government agencies and notforprofit research institutions. Annual inventories can be compared to the baseline and help create actionable. Software for tracking greenhouse gas emissions ghgs. An iclei ghg inventory and emissions reduction calculator that replaces icleis clean air and climate protection software. Greenhouse gas emissions inventory and the citys annual government greenhouse gas emissions inventory. There are many metrics related to climate, energy, and sustainability, such as energy use, criteria air pollutants, vehicle miles traveled, and waste generation. Iclei ghg protocol, clearpath software data providers. Objective update the communitywide ghg inventory for 2011 through 2014 previous inventory 2007, 2009, 2010. Local greenhouse gas inventory tool energy resources for. Cities for climate protection ccp campaign iclei south.
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