Indirect GHG Reductions
There are three main sources of indirect GHG reductions available for buildings:
- Green power
- Carbon offsets
- GHG reductions from the selling to the grid of clean electricity produced on-site
These GHG reductions can be used by buildings Owners to offset the emissions which can not be reduced otherwise or to achieve specific GHG target, for example “carbon neutrality”.
Note: Buildings emissions should always be reported in GHG inventories prior to and independent of any indirect GHG reductions. GHG emissions trades should be reported separately in a different section of GHG inventories.
For this reason, it is recommended to reduce buildings emissions by adopting the strategies listed in previous paragraphs rather than using GHG emissions trades.
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