The GHG Protocol Corporate Standard (''GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard'', GHGPCS) is an initiative for the global
standardisation of emission of
Greenhouse Gases in order that
corporate entities should measure, quantify, and provide reportage of their own emission levels so that global emissions are made manageable. The relevant gases, as described by the 11 December 1997
Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol was an international treaty which extended the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the scientific consensus that (part ...
, that was implemented 16 February 2005, are:
carbon dioxide,
hydrofluorocarbons,
methane,
nitrous oxide,
nitrogen trifluoride
Nitrogen trifluoride () is an inorganic, colorless, non-flammable, toxic gas with a slightly musty odor. It finds increasing use within the manufacturing of flat-panel displays, photovoltaics, LEDs and other microelectronics. Nitrogen trifluori ...
,
perfluorocarbons and
sulphur hexafluoride. The
protocol itself is under the management of the
World Resources Institute and the
World Business Council for Sustainable Development. The GHGP was launched in 1998 and introduced in 2001.
See also
Kyoto
References
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