Energy and Climate Registry project Background Report - Building Carbon Inventories in China (May 2009 / Carbon Management Program)

Climate change is becoming an increasingly serious issue with an urgent need for innovative solutions. The first chapter of this report summarizes international climate policies and efforts to report emissions including the experience of the California Climate Action Registry and The Climate Registry based in the United States. The second chapter gives an overview of the considerations made when choosing Guangdong province as a site for the pilot development of an energy and climate registry. Chapter three introduces the Energy and Climate Registry project and provides detail on the project plans, timeline and partners. Chapter four gives the case for an energy and climate registry from the business perspective while chapter five explains the challenges and steps made in developing the methodology. Chapter six gives recommendations to policymakers and business leaders.