Integrated Global Greenhouse Gas Information System (IG3IS) Best Research Practices Guidelines draft now open for comments

Urban areas across the US can benefit from more detailed tracking of greenhouse gas emissions. Credit: NOAA ESRL

As one of the major contributors of greenhouse gases, urban areas have a growing need to reduce emissions and serve as foci of national and international mitigation efforts. Although most cities rely on inventory-based methods to assess their emissions, and reports focus primarily on estimating annual city-wide CO2 emissions for each source sector, the expanding focus on mitigation is increasing the need for more detailed, timely, and comprehensive information on emissions at sub-national scales. 

The Integrated Global Greenhouse Gas Information System (IG3IS), a WMO Global Atmospheric Watch (GAW) initiative, produced a draft report titled “Urban Greenhouse Gas Emissions Observation and Monitoring Best Research Practices.”

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