Carbon footprint is the
total set of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by an organisation, event or
product. For simplicity of reporting, it is often expressed in terms of the
amount of carbon dioxide, or its equivalent of other GHGs, emitted. A tool
to for calculating and reporting citywide GHG emissions was developed by WRI,
C40 and ICLEI in 2015 (the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas
Emission Inventories (GPC)). Building on consolidated methodologies and approaches,
the tool aim to overcome existing challenges including inconsistent methods,
data quality, data aggregation, boundary setting and to allow for credible and
meaningful reporting.
THE ABC FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES
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