Global Protocol for Community-
Scale Greenhouse Gas
Emission Inventories (GPC)
6th International Conference on Carbon Accounting
Carbon Accounting for Cites & Communities
5th September 2014, Edinburgh City Chambers
Chang Deng-Beck, Junior Project Officer
Bonn Center for Local Climate Action and Reporting (carbonn Center)
ICLEI World Secretariat

•Contents
1. Introduction to ICLEI and its service on
carbon accounting
2. Global Protocol for Community-Scale
Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories
(GPC)
3. Q&A

•Contents
1. Introduction to ICLEI and its service on
carbon accounting
2. Global Protocol for Community-Scale
Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories
(GPC)
3. Q&A

•
Introducing ICLEI
• International membership association of Local Governments (LGs)
• Established in 1990 in New York – for cities, by cities
• Focal Point for LGMA Constituency and Observer at the UNFCCC
• Thematic city network: technical guidance, peer-learning experience
ICLEI
offices
ICLEI members:
More than 1000 cities
in 86 countries
~660 million people

•ICLEI’s service to facilitating cities
level carbon accounting
1. For city level carbon accounting
• Global Protocol for Community-Scale
Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (GPC)
• HEAT+: Harmonized Emissions Analysis Tool
2. For regional carbon reporting
• carbonn Climate Registry (cCR)-- Leading global
reporting platform of local climate action

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14%
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(1%)
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3%
105
(25%)
65
15%

•Contents
1. Introduction to ICLEI and its service on
carbon accounting
2. Global Protocol for Community-Scale
Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories
(GPC)
– 2.1 Background and development process
– 2.2 Key components
3. Q&A

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Background and development
process of GPC

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Background of GPC –Core partners
30 years experience in
promoting sustainability
worldwide
14 years of GHG
accounting standard
development experience
Represent >1200 local
government members
worldwide
Over 20 years experience
in addressing urban
sustainability issues
Represent 68 of the
largest cities from around
the world committed to
implementing meaningful
and sustainable climate-related
actions

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Supporting Partners
http://blogs.worldbank.org/sustainablecities/ghg-protocol

•Pilot Program
Tokyo
Kyoto
Nonthaburi
Iskandar Malaysia
Moreland
Adelaide
Melbourne
Arendal
Stockholm
Kampala
eThekwini
(Durban)
Northamptonshire
London
Cornwall
Lahti
Wicklow
Morback
Seraing
Saskatoon
Los Altos Hills
Goiania
Belo Horizonte
Rio de Janeiro
Hennepin
Georgetown
Lagos
Kaohsiung
La Paz
Buenos Aires
Mexico City
Pilot city (24) Special Invitee (9)
Palmerston
North
Phitsanulok
Observer (2)
Lima
Wellington
Doha

•Purpose of the GPC
1. Help cities develop a comprehensive and robust GHG
inventory to support climate action planning
2. Ensure consistent and transparent measurement and
reporting of GHG emissions between cities
3. Enable cities to report mitigation performance in national
or international framework
4. Demonstrate the importance of cities in tackling climate
change, and facilitate insight through benchmarking, and
aggregation of comparable data

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Technical Content of GPC

•Emission sources
IPCC SECTORS GPC SECTORS
Energy
IPPU
Waste
AFOLU
Stationary Energy
Sources
Transportation
IPPU
Waste
AFOLU

•Sub-sectors
GPC
Stationary
Residential
Commercial &
institutional
Manufacturing
Energy
industries
Other and
fugitive
Transportation
Road
Railways
Water-borne
navigation
Aviation
Off-road
Waste
Solid waste
disposal
Biological
treatment
Incineration
and burning
Wastewater
treatment
IPPU
Industrial
processes
Product use
AFOLU
Livestock
Land use
Other
Other scope 3

•Scope framework
Scope 1
Emissions
Scope 2
Emissions
Scope 3
Emissions
All GHG emissions
from sources located
within the boundary
of the city
All GHG emissions
occurring as a
consequence of the
use of grid-supplied
electricity, heating
and/or cooling within
the city boundary
All other GHG
emissions that occur
outside the city
boundary as a result
of activities within the
city’s boundary

•Reporting levels
Basic
Basic+
Expanded
Scope 1
• Energy-Stationary*
• Energy-Transportation
• Wastes*
Scope 2
Scope 3
• Wastes
Scope 1
• Energy-Stationary*
• Energy-Transportation
• Wastes*
• IPPU
• AFOLU
• IPPU
Scope 2
Scope 3
• Wastes
• Transportation
Full coverage of
Scopes 1, 2, and 3

Sectors Scope 1 Scope 2 Scope 3
STATIONARY ENERGY
Residential Commercial Institutional •
buildings x x x
buildings x x x
buildings x x x
Manufacturing industries and construction x x x
Energy industries x x x
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing activities x x x
Non-specified sources x x x
Mining, processing, storage, and transportation of coal X
Oil and natural gas systems x
TRANSPORTATION
On-road x x x
Railways x x x
Water-borne navigation x x x
Aviation x x x
Off-road x x
WASTE
Solid waste disposal x x
Biological treatment of waste x x
Incineration and open burning x x
Wastewater treatment and discharge x x
INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES AND PRODUCT USE (IPPU)
Industrial processes x
Product use x
AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND LAND USE (AFOLU)
Livestock x
BASIC
Land x
BASIC+
Other agriculture x
OTHER INDIRECT EMISSIONS x

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Updates to reporting framework:
Main improvement of GPC 2.0
– Additional sub-sectors
– Adjusted sectors for BASIC/BASIC+ reporting levels
– Biogenic carbon CO2(b) and NF3
– Data quality indicators for activity data (AD) and for emission factors
(EF)
– Explanatory column added
– Visualized formula and tools
– Information table for renewable energy generation and carbon credit
transition
Significant guidance added:
– setting and tracking goals, calculation and methodology,
– Where to obtain activity data and emission factors

•Contents
1. Introduction to ICLEI and its service on
carbon accounting
2. Global Protocol for Community-Scale
Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories
(GPC)
3. Q&A

•
Contact
Chang Deng-Beck
Junior Project Officer
carbonn Center
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
World Secretariat
E-Mail: chang.deng-beck@iclei.org
Websites: www.iclei.org
www.citiesclimateregistry.org