This dataset contains the Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) from activities taking place within the geographic boundary of the City of Melbourne Local Government Area. The City of Melbourne uses the Global Protocol for communities (GPC) method to measure and report municipal greenhouse emissions. Emissions are reported annually through the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) platform, which is a requirement of Global Covenant of Mayors and C40 membership. Emission sources are broken down across the sectors: Stationary energy, Transportation and Waste. They are categorized by their "scope" which distinguishes between emissions that physically occur within the city (scope 1), from those that occur from the use of electricity and supplied by grids potentially crossing city boundaries (scope 2), from those that occur outside the city but are driven by activities taking place within the city’s boundaries (scope 3). All GHG emissions are presented in units of metric tonnes CO2 equivalent (tCO2e). In cases where there are limitations on data availability notation keys have been used. NO indicates that an activity or process does not occur or exist within the city. IE signifies GHG emissions for this activity are presented in another category of the inventory. NE is used when emissions occur but have not been estimated or reported due to unavailability of data. Preparing and reporting this data helps us to understand where the city's emissions come from. It allows us to plan our emission reduction activities to take effective action to mitigate climate change.

This dataset contains the Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) from activities taking place within the geographic boundary of the City of Melbourne Local Government Area. The City of Melbourne uses the Global Protocol for communities (GPC) method to measure and report municipal greenhouse emissions. Emissions are reported annually through the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) platform, which is a requirement of Global Covenant of Mayors and C40 membership. Emission sources are broken down across the sectors: Stationary energy, Transportation and Waste. They are categorized by their "scope" which distinguishes between emissions that physically occur within the city (scope 1), from those that occur from the use of electricity and supplied by grids potentially crossing city boundaries (scope 2), from those that occur outside the city but are driven by activities taking place within the city’s boundaries (scope 3). All GHG emissions are presented in units of metric tonnes CO2 equivalent (tCO2e). In cases where there are limitations on data availability notation keys have been used. NO indicates that an activity or process does not occur or exist within the city. IE signifies GHG emissions for this activity are presented in another category of the inventory. NE is used when emissions occur but have not been estimated or reported due to unavailability of data. Preparing and reporting this data helps us to understand where the city's emissions come from. It allows us to plan our emission reduction activities to take effective action to mitigate climate change.

Emissions factors used to calculate GHG emissions from all the activities in the City of Sydney's 2018/19 carbon inventory.

City of Sydney’s carbon inventory estimates for the year 2018/19 based on Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (GPC). The City of Sydney is compliant with international reporting standards such as the Compact of Mayors, CDP and C40, and has committed to working with cities across the globe to use consistent best practices in GHG emissions accounting. As a result, the City estimates its community-wide GHG emissions using the GPC Protocol for Cities.

The compilation of Australia’s emissions data — called the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory — is undertaken centrally by the Department of the Environment. Although not legislatively required to report on our emissions, ACC have generated a GHG Inventory report on it's energy usage on a yearly basis since 2010. Australia’s National Greenhouse Accounts conform to the international guidelines adopted by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The National Greenhouse Gas Inventory is reviewed annually by a team of international experts. Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory is supported by a set of institutional arrangements which is designed to facilitate close coordination of the compilation of the inventory, efficient emissions data management, broadly based quality assurance processes and secure and reliable data collections. More information including metadata can be found at: http://www.environment.gov.au/climate-change/greenhouse-gas-measurement/publications/national-greenhouse-accounts-factors-dec-2014

City of Sydney community greenhouse gas emissions data in tCO2e by sectors from baseline 2005/06 to data available for the latest financial year. Data includes emissions from electricity, gas, transport, waste and wastewater, largely derived from utility and statistical government data sets. GHG emissions sources: Electricity: Total greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the production and distribution of electricity used by all building sectors in the City of Sydney local government area. Gas: Total greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the distribution and use of natural gas by all building sectors in the City of Sydney local government area. Transport: Total greenhouse gas emissions from residential and work transport across all modes. Waste: Total greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the transport and disposal of residential and non-residential waste within the City of Sydney local government area. Wastewater: Total greenhouse gas emissions from estimated wastewater generated within the City of Sydney local government area

City of Sydney community greenhouse gas emissions data in tCO2e by suburbs from baseline 2005/06 to data available for the latest financial year. Data includes emissions from electricity, gas, transport, waste and wastewater, largely derived from utility and statistical government data sets. GHG emissions sources: Electricity: Total greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the production and distribution of electricity used by all building sectors in the City of Sydney local government area. Gas: Total greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the distribution and use of natural gas by all building sectors in the City of Sydney local government area. Transport: Total greenhouse gas emissions from residential and work transport across all modes. Waste: Total greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the transport and disposal of residential and non-residential waste within the City of Sydney local government area. Wastewater: Total greenhouse gas emissions from estimated wastewater generated within the City of Sydney local government area

Greenhouse gas inventory for City of Austin municipal operations reflected as the number of metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions. The data comes from various sources of activity data (gallons of fuel, ccf of natural gas) used in city operations. It can be used to assess how city operations affect climate change. Date of Last Description Update: 3/13/2020

The monthly Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission data represents Montgomery County Facilities and Fleet by month beginning July 2019. Facilities: The Facilities GHG data represents physical structures used by County residents and County staff who provide services for County residents. Examples include recreation, libraries, theater and arts, health and human services, liquor retail, courthouses, general services, maintenance facilities, correctional facilities, police stations, fire stations, volunteer fire stations, garages, parking lots, bus shelters and park & ride locations. Facilities use the following fuel sources: grid electricity, natural gas, propane and diesel fuel. Facilities GHG data DOES NOT include Montgomery County Public Schools, Montgomery College and Montgomery Parks Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC). Fleet: The Fleet GHG data represents Montgomery County vehicles used by County staff who provide services for County residents. Examples include mass transit buses, snowplows, liquor trucks, light duty trucks, police cars, fire engines and fire service equipment, etc. Each County vehicle use different fuel sources (i.e. diesel, mobil diesel, compressed natural gas, unleaded and E-85). Fleet GHG data DOES NOT include Montgomery County Public School buses, Montgomery College and Montgomery Parks Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) vehicles. GHG Calculation Method: Facilities and Fleet fuel sources are converted into one common unit of energy- 1 Million British thermal units (MMBtu) which are then used with emissions factors and 100-year global warming potential (GWP) to calculate GHG emissions into one common unit of measure- Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent (MTCO2e). For more information go to: • How to Calculate GHG emissions at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq5wTjvLqnY&t=186s • Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID) at https://www.epa.gov/energy/emissions-generation-resource-integrated-database-egrid • Emission Factors for GHG Inventories at https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2018-03/documents/emission-factors_mar_2018_0.pdf Update Frequency : Monthly