Urban Scale

The guidelines are divided into two parts: (1) a concise first part to guide the making of links between high-level emissions questions (for example “are we on track toward our emissions goals”?) and appropriate methodologies; and (2) detailed technical chapters on each of the 31 emissions quantification approaches, to guide practitioners in best practice implementation. The guidelines focus primarily on carbon dioxide (CO₂) and methane (CH₄), because these are the most significant drivers of anthropogenic climate change. Many of the methods discussed are applicable to other greenhouse gases including nitrous oxide (N₂O), sulfur hexafluoride (SF₆), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and nitrogen trifluoride (NF₃). The gases SF₆, HFCs, PFCs and NF₃, which are classified as fluorinated greenhouse gases, are commonly called F-gases or synthetic greenhouse gases.

The full text of guidelines is available in the library.