What's New

The Local Government Operations Protocol was adopted by the Air Resources Board at the September 25 Board Meeting. A summary of comments on the protocol and responses is available. Individual comments can be found on the California Climate Action Registry website. This protocol was adopted by the California Climate Action Registry Board in August.

A tool for estimating landfill emissions is now available.

Background

California local governments have taken an active role in fighting climate change and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Local officials need a set of methodologies and data sources to inventory the GHG emissions of their communities and to quantify the impact of local government policies and programs.

ARB staff is partnering with the California Climate Action Registry (CCAR), The Climate Registry (TCR), and Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) to develop local government protocols for GHG assessment.

These protocols will include:

• A Local Government Operations Protocol: to provide guidance on how to inventory GHG emissions resulting from goverment buildings and facilities, goverment fleet vehicles, wastewater treatment and potable water treatment facilities, landfill and composting facilities, and other operations.
• A Community Protocol: to address community-wide emissions such as residential, commercial and industrial use of energy, transportation, industrial emissions, etc.

Resources

• Tools and Publications