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Air and GHG Emissions Inventory.
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Emission Obligations and Trends.
Of all the environmental regulatory compliance, air emissions regulations are regarded as the most complex to manage. Particularly, emissions regulations will escalate in complexity as the US moves towards a unified greenhouse-gas (GHG) standard in the next few years. Consider, for example, the number of GHG-related Congressional proposals in the past few years.
(Source: Pew Center. As of March 2008 of the 110th Congressional Session in 2007 and 2008.)
GHG and other air emissions “presents real risks and opportunities that companies must begin planning for today, or risk losing ground to their more forward thinking competitors,” according to the Pew Center on Global Climate Change. Mitigating emissions-related risks and leveraging the opportunities starts with an understanding of your emissions footprint.
Emission Footprint.
As more and more companies implement voluntary reduction and air compliance emission measures, a necessary step is to conduct an emissions inventory. With a baseline inventory, opportunities to establish reduction targets and monitor performance over time are possible.
The key steps involved in an emissions inventory include:
- Understanding emissions accounting and inventory approaches
- Estimating baseline emissions
- Assessing opportunities and risks
- Consulting with stakeholders
- Inventory validation and certification
- Establishing reduction targets
- Emissions reporting and communication
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