greenhouse gas inventory
GREEN-hows GAS IN-ven-tor-ee
ˈɡriːnhaʊs ɡæs ˈɪnvəntɔːriListen
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a systematic quantification of the amounts of greenhouse gases emitted into or removed from the atmosphere by a particular country, organisation, facility, or activity over a specified time period, expressed in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent; required of all signatories to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change as the foundation of international climate policy, accountability, and target-setting; includes emissions from energy generation, transportation, industry, agriculture, forestry, and waste; methodology standardised by the IPCC and governed by principles of transparency, completeness, consistency, comparability, and accuracy
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