Greenhouse Gas Measurement, Reporting and Verification

About this book

Addressing the long-term problem of global climate change largely rests on society's ability to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Without reliable metrics on the causes of climate change (i.e., primarily GHG emissions) we cannot mitigate it. The world needs a new workforce that is dedicated creating metrics and providing quality assurance on GHG emissions (and removals) upon which policies and other initiatives can be based, and then managing those emissions (and removals). As the old saying goes 'you cannot manage what you do not measure.' GHGMM is the application of science, engineering, and economic principles to improve the way society mitigates the anthropogenic causes of global climate change. This includes developing and providing reliable performance metrics related to GHG emissions and removals and managing activities that reduce GHG emissions to and/or increase their removals from the atmosphere. GHG measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) is the first component of GHGMM and is relevant to a variety of emission and removal accounting frameworks. each of which define the metrics that support particular mitigation policies and activities, such as those resulting from international treaties, domestic regulations, industrial efforts, or consumer actions. These GHG accounting frameworks include: global; national; sectoral/program/policy; technology/product/supply-chain; entity; facility; and project levels. Based on the pioneering and rigorous curriculum for professional development courses developed by GHGMI this text provides comprehensive coverage of the key GHG MRV issues.

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Biography

The work is team authored and led by Michael Gillenwater, Dean of the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute.