Introduction You’ve decided to create a GHG inventory within your organization. Great! You’ve set your organizational and operational boundaries, selected your consolidation approach (equity share, financial control, or operational control), chosen a baseline year, and set up measures to mitigate…

Introduction When setting up a GHG inventory, there are several choices of activity data and emission factors used for calculating emissions from purchases of electricity, steam, heat, and cooling (i.e. scope 2). The primary piece of data needed to quantify…

Introduction After you’ve secured organization support, and before you start collecting emissions data, you’ll need to establish clear boundaries for your greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory. The inventory will provide the foundation for your company’s climate change strategy by enabling you…

Reporting Programs and Requirements The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) is a federal emissions reporting program which requires high-emitting companies to account for and report emissions at the facility level. Under the GHGRP, facilities emitting…

Introduction to the Calculator The EPA’s Simplified GHG Emissions Calculator is designed to help businesses of all sizes take control of their environmental impact. This user-friendly tool looks at both Scope 1 direct emissions and Scope 2 indirect emissions, providing…

Introduction to the Calculator The EPA’s Simplified GHG Emissions Calculator is designed to help businesses of all sizes take control of their environmental impact. This user-friendly tool looks at both Scope 1 direct emissions and Scope 2 indirect emissions, providing…