CA Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory Program
- The California-specific program was established as a means to combat climate change by tracking the historical progress of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from economic sector sources.
- The program is part of the California Global Warming Solutions Act, which is designed to show progress towards the GHG reduction goals, including carbon neutrality.
The GHG Emission Inventory Program collects and compiles data on GHG emissions from economic sector sources including agriculture, commercial, forestry, electrical, industrial, residential, and transportation.
This program works in concert with various initiatives under the California Global Warming Solutions Act to show progress toward meeting the state’s GHG reduction goals and mitigation, with a goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2045 or earlier.
Greenhouse Gas Inventory
California-specific legislation makes the California Air Resources Board (CARB) responsible for developing and maintaining an inventory of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to track progress toward the state’s GHG reduction goals, including carbon neutrality.
CARB must monitor and regulate the following GHGs, which are known as “high global warming potential gases":
- Carbon dioxide
- Methane
- Nitrous oxide
- Sulfur hexafluoride
- Hydrofluorocarbons
- Perfluorocarbons
- Nitrogen trifluoride
The GHG inventory is part of the state’s GHG Emission Inventory Program under the California Global Warming Solutions Act.