Greenhouse Gas Protocol: The GHG Protocol for Project Accounting

Provides specific principles, concepts, and methods for quantifying and reporting GHG reductions from climate change mitigation projects.

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This report, released in December 2005, is a tool for determining the greenhouse gas emission reduction benefits of climate mitigation projects.

The report rovides specific principles, concepts, and methods for quantifying and reporting GHG reductions – i.e., the decreases in GHG emissions, or increases in removals and/or storage.

It was produced using a collaborative process involving businesses, NGOs, governments, academics, and others.

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