Emissions Reduction Planning: A Framework
Through the Better Climate Challenge, the Department of Energy developed a Framework for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Planning that provides guidance to organizations seeking to reduce GHG emissions across their portfolio. The process described in this framework helps organizations develop an actionable plan that identifies solutions, prioritizes measures, and lays out a phased pathway to achieve deep emissions reductions.
An overview of this framework can be found here.
As a companion document to the framework, GHG Emissions Reduction Audit: A Checklist for Owners provides guidance on scoping building emissions reduction audits.
Framework for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Planning
Framework for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Planning: Building Portfolios
This framework helps organizations develop an actionable plan that achieves Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions reduction targets across their portfolio. This resource is tailored for organizations with a portfolio of buildings and vehicle fleets.
Framework for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Planning: Industrial Portfolios
This framework helps organizations develop an actionable plan that achieves Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions reduction targets. This resource is tailored for organizations with an industrial portfolio.
GHG Emissions Reduction Audit: A Checklist for Owners
This guidance and accompanying checklist detail recommended services and deliverables for a building-level greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction audit focused on Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions.
Partner Driven Framework
Better Climate Challenge partners and stakeholders representing over 60 organizations across multiple sectors and building types contributed to the development of this framework through participation in working groups. Partners shared their insights, strategies and their own action plans to help document the emerging industry practice of portfolio-level emissions reduction planning.
Interested in more? Join the Better Climate Challenge today to become a partner and receive additional opportunities for peer exchange and technical assistance to help your organization reduce GHG emissions.
Webinar
Watch the Framework for GHG Emissions Reduction Planning In Buildings webinar to hear about the major milestones in the emissions reduction planning process illustrated by examples shared by Better Climate Challenge technical assistance providers.
Related ERP Resources
Framework for GHG Emissions Reduction Planning and the 50001 Ready Navigator
Review this fact sheet to learn how using the Framework for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Planning along with the 50001 Ready Navigator helps owners develop a customized decarbonization plan that can be used as a part of the ISO 50001 continual improvement process. To learn more about the 50001 Ready Navigator, click here.
ERP Framework and Climate Action Planning Fact Sheet (coming soon)
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