Getting Started | Better Buildings & Better Plants Initiative

Setting Goals and Tracking Progress
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Webpage
A collection of resources that can provide guidance on what to consider when setting a emissions reduction goal and what data is needed to successfully track it.

Climate Terms and Tools
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Webpage
Understanding efficiency is the first step towards making a plan for reducing commercial emissions.

Scope 1 and Scope 2 Inventory Guidance
U.S. EPA
Guidance
There is more than one way to produce emissions. This diagram can help explain the categorization of emissions into Scope 1 and Scope 2.

Reduction Programs and Strategies
U.S. EPA
Webpage
This page outlines a range of strategies to help organizations identify and implement emission reduction opportunities.