Technical Guidance on Reporting Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Figure 1: Reporting Process Overview

Figure 1 is an overview of the different steps of the reporting process for GHG emissions. Depending on the amount of emission for each facility, there are two different pathways that apply: facilities that exceed the reporting threshold for their GHG emissions have to submit a report and the ones below the reporting threshold are not required to submit a report.

If a facility needs to submit a report they are required to complete the secure registration step , then complete the general information about the company and facility followed by completing the emissions data. Facilities will be asked if they wish to submit a confidentiality request. If the facility is not going to request that their data be kept confidentiality then they are required to submit the statement of certification and the emissions report online.  However if the facility wishes to declare their intention to request confidentiality online then they are asked to upload their written request and then submit the statement of certification and emissions report online.

 

Equation 1:

Equation 1 is the result of the sum of total mass of each of the gases or gas species multiplied by their respective global warming potential (GWP). This calculation is done according to the total emissions during the calendar year for GHG emission sources described. Since a facility is required to produce a report if its total direct emissions of GHGs meet or exceed the reporting threshold, the result of this equation determines whether the facility must issue a report or not.