Abstract

There are two major types of GHG accounting, attributional methods and consequential methods. Often practitioners are not aware of the distinction and use an inappropriate method for a given purpose. Attributional methods are inventories of emissions and removals within a defined inventory boundary and are appropriate for allocating carbon budgets and setting reduction targets. However, attributional methods can lead to actions that unintentionally increase emissions as they only provide information on emissions/removals within the inventory boundary. Consequential methods aim to provide information on the system-wide or global change caused by actions and are the appropriate method for informing decisions aimed at reducing emissions.

摘要

温室气体核算有两种主要类型，归因方法和结果方法。从业者通常不知道这种区别，并为特定目的使用不适当的方法。归因方法是定义清单边界内的排放和清除清单，适用于分配碳预算和设定减排目标。但是，归因方法可能会导致无意增加排放的行为，因为它们仅提供有关清单边界内排放/清除的信息。后果方法旨在提供有关行动引起的全系统或全球变化的信息，并且是为旨在减少排放的决策提供信息的适当方法。