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Fort Collins Community Greenhouse Gas Inventory

Bonnie Pierce

April 30, 2013

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Community GHG Inventory

• Inventory frequency:– Biennial 2000 through 2006– Annual since 2007

• No formal 3rd party verification,

periodic review by consultants• Results incorporated into:

– Climate Action Plan Status Reports– Community Dashboard– Community Inventory Quality Management Plans

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Previous Inventory Protocol

• Mostly based on ICLEI Global Protocol for Communities– Set community boundaries– Categorized emissions by

scope/sector– Evolved to include:

• Community air travel• Energy for treatment of wastewater• Embodied energy in recyclable

materials sent to landfill

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Current Inventory Protocol

• 2012 ICLEI Community Protocol– Added water treatment

& water reclamation process emissions

– New solid waste method

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Emissions Trends

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Emissions Trends

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Inventory Process Improvements

• Quality Management Plan since 2010:– Revision history– Quantification methods– Emissions Factors– Activity data– Quality assurance &

control

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Implemented GEMS database

• Automated calculations • Improved:

– Data management– Data retrieval– Multi-user access– Inventory preparation time

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Thank you!

For more information, please contact:

Bonnie Pierce

bpierce@fcgov.com

(970) 416-2648