GHGRP data are now publicly available for 2010 through 2020. Facilities calculate their emissions using methodologies that are specified at 40 CFR Part 98, and they report their data to EPA using the electronic Greenhouse Gas Reporting Tool (e-GGRT).
Is the GHG Protocol mandatory?
EPA is creating a nationwide database of greenhouse gas emissions, an important first step on the path to reducing U.S. emissions.
What is greenhouse gas reporting?
EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) tracks facility-level emissions from the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.
Who is required to report GHG?
(EPA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued the Final Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) Rule which will require mandatory reporting of GHG emissions from large sources in the U.S. Beginning on January 1, 2010, manufacturers of vehicles and engines, suppliers of fossil fuels or industrial GHGs.
Why is GHG accounting important?
Greenhouse gas accounting can provide the numbers and data that are important to solid decision making. It will help identify management practices and opportunities that reduce greenhouse gas emissions while also providing improved food security, more resilient production systems, and better rural livelihoods.
What are scope 2 emissions?
Scope 2 emissions are indirect GHG emissions associated with the purchase of electricity, steam, heat, or cooling. Although scope 2 emissions physically occur at the facility where they are generated, they are accounted for in an organization’s GHG inventory because they are a result of the organization’s energy use.
What is the difference between Kyoto Protocol and Montreal Protocol?
While the Montreal Protocol was established to phase out substances that deplete ozone, the Kyoto Protocol was set in place to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases, with the exception to ozone depleting substances.
