English - Covenant of Mayors

PART II
Baseline emissions inventory
Table of contents
Acronyms 4
1. Introduction 5
2. Setting up an inventory 6
2.1 Key concepts 6
2.2 Boundaries, scope and sectors 6
3. Emission factors 9
3.1 Choice of emission factors: standard (IPCC) or LCA 9
3.2 Greenhouse gases included: CO 2
or CO 2
equivalent emissions 10
3.3 Fuels and renewable heat 10
3.4 Electricity 13
3.4.1 National or European emission factor 13
3.4.2 Local electricity production 14
3.4.3 Purchases of certified green electricity by the local authority 16
3.4.4 Calculation of local emission factor for electricity 16
3.5 Heat/cold 16
3.5.1 Combined heat and power production (CHP) 17
3.6 Other sectors 17
4. Activity data collection 18
4.1 Introduction 18
4.2 Final energy consumption 18
4.2.1 Buildings, equipment/facilities and industries 19
4.2.2 Road transportation 22
4.2.3 Rail transportation 25
4.3 Local electricity production (if applicable) 25
4.4 Local heat/cold production 25
4.5 Other sectors 25
5. Reporting and documentation 26
5.1 Reporting of BEI/MEI 26
5.2 Per capita target 26
5.3 Temperature correction 26
6. Use of existing tools and more advanced methodologies 28
7. Recalculations 29
References 31
Annex I Conversion factor and IPCC emission factor tables 32
Annex II SEAP template tables for Baseline Emission Inventory 34
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