Building the greenhouse gas inventory

An inventory is built twice: once as a perimeter the authority recognises, once as a calculation that can be reproduced from its own records. These guides cover the source register, direct and purchased-energy treatment, factor and estimate control, and the GHG Protocol or ISO 14064-1 choice.

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