Since its inception, COG’s Climate, Energy and Environment Policy Committee (CEEPC) has made it a priority to track progress toward local and regional greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction goals. The ability to develop relevant, robust sets of inventories supports decision-making around policies and programs that reduce emissions.
COG’s local and regional greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory work provides for completeness, consistency, accuracy, replicability, transparency, and quality control. COG’s Community-Wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Summaries show GHG emissions decreased by 24 percent in the region between 2005 and 2020, surpassing the region's goal to reduce emissions 20 percent below 2005 levels by 2020.
COG's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories Methodology Guide provides an overview of procedures used to develop the local and regional community-scale inventories.
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March 24, 2011
We know that we need to diversify our sources of energy. Whether or not you think that climate change is a problem shrinking fuel supplies political turbulence...
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January 5, 2011
Metro Washington was the first region in the country to adopt a region-wide plan to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. RF included these target emissions...
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November 12, 2008
The National Capital Region Climate Change Report is one of the nation's first multi-state initiatives.