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MRV

MRV is the acronym widely used in reference to greenhouse gas emissions to refer to “measurement, reporting and verification”.

Author WMPosted on February 9, 2010Categories GlossaryTags Measurement, MRV, reporting and verification

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Amsterdam Climate Neutral Amsterdam Climate Neutral
Auckland's Response to Climate Change Auckland’s Response to Climate Change
Boston's Climate Plan Boston’s Climate Plan
Calgary Climate Change Accord Calgary Climate Change Accord
Copenhagen Carbon Neutral 2025 Copenhagen Carbon Neutral 2025
Edmonton GHG Emissions Reduction Plan Edmonton GHG Emissions Reduction Plan
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Hamburg Climate Action Plan Hamburg Climate Action Plan
Hamburg Masterplan Klimaschutz Hamburg Masterplan Klimaschutz
Hong Kong Carbon Audit Hong Kong Carbon Audit
London Plan London Plan
Melbourne Zero Net Emissions Melbourne Zero Net Emissions
Montréal Community Sustainable Development Plan Montréal Community Sustainable Development Plan
New York City Carbon Challenge New York City Carbon Challenge
San Francisco GHG Reduction Strategies San Francisco GHG Reduction Strategies
Seattle Climate Action Plan Seattle Climate Action Plan
Toronto Atmospheric Fund Toronto Atmospheric Fund
Toronto Climate Change Action Plan Toronto Climate Change Action Plan
Vancouver Greenest City 2020 Action Plan Vancouver Greenest City 2020 Action Plan
Zürich Klimaschutz Zürich Klimaschutz

GHG Reg. Alberta

Alberta Carbon Offset System Alberta Carbon Offset System
Carbon Competitiveness Incentive Regulation Carbon Competitiveness Incentive Regulation
Climate Leadership Plan
Emissions Reduction Alberta – ERA Emissions Reduction Alberta – ERA
Offset Credit System Protocols Offset Credit System Protocols
Specified Gas Emitters Regulation Specified Gas Emitters Regulation – Replaced!
Specified Gas Reporting Standard 10.0 Specified Gas Reporting Standard 10.0

GHG Reg. Australia

2017 Review of Climate Change Policies 2017 Review of Climate Change Policies
National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme (NGERS) National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme (NGERS)

GHG Reg. British Columbia

2016 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation 2016 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation
2016 Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act NEW Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act
B.C. GHG Inventory Report B.C. GHG Inventory Report
BC Carbon Tax
Carbon Neutral Government Regulation
Clean Energy Act BC Clean Energy Act
Climate Action Charter BC Climate Action Charter
Climate Action Plan
GHG Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act
GHG Reporting Regulation BC GHG Reporting Regulation
Greenhouse Gas Emission Administrative Penalties and Appeals Regulation Greenhouse Gas Emission Administrative Penalties and Appeals Regulation
Greenhouse Gas Emission Control Regulation Greenhouse Gas Emission Control Regulation
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act
Pacific Carbon Trust
Pacific Coast Collaborative Pacific Coast Collaborative
Zero Net Deforestation Act Zero Net Deforestation Act Bill-5

GHG Reg. California

Cap-And-Trade in Progress Cap-And-Trade in Progress
GHG Allowance Auction & Reserve Sale Platform GHG Allowance Auction & Reserve Sale Platform
GHG Reporting Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting
Global Warming Solutions Act California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006
Pacific Coast Collaborative Pacific Coast Collaborative
Reporting Tool Reporting Tool for California GHG Emissions

GHG Reg. Canada

Compliance options under the federal output-based pricing system Compliance options under the federal output-based pricing system
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Program Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Website
Long-Term Low-Greenhouse Gas Development Strategy
National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI)
Output-based pricing system Output-based pricing system
Output-based pricing system: technical backgrounder Output-based pricing system: technical backgrounder
Pan-Canadian Approach to Pricing Carbon Pollution
Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change

GHG Reg. EU

EU ETS European Union Emissions Trading Scheme

GHG Reg. Manitoba

Climate Change Action
Climate Change and Emissions Reductions Act Climate Change and Emissions Reductions Act
CONCERTED CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIONS AND MARKET-BASED MECHANISMS MOU CONCERTED CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIONS AND MARKET-BASED MECHANISMS MOU
GHG Emissions Reporting Act
Green Economy Action Plan Green Economy Action Plan
Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan
Manitoba's Climate and Green Plan Manitoba’s Climate and Green Plan

GHG Reg. New Brunswick

Climate Action Fund
Climate Change Action Plan New Brunswick Climate Change Action Plan
GHG Inventory Information and CSA Inventory Registry GHG Inventory Information and CSA Inventory Registry

GHG Reg. New Zealand

Emissions Trading Scheme

GHG Reg. Newfoundland and Labrador

Climate Change Action Plan
Newfoundland and Labrador Green Fund Newfoundland and Labrador Green Fund

GHG Reg. Northwest Territories

Green Funding Programs Green Funding Programs
Greenhouse Gas Strategy 2007 – 2011 Northwest Territories Greenhouse Gas Strategy
Greenhouse Gas Strategy 2011-2015 Greenhouse Gas Strategy

GHG Reg. Nova Scotia

Climate Change Action Plan Nova Scotia Climate Change Action Plan
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulations Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulations
Municipal Climate Change Action Plan Municipal Climate Change Action Plan
Voluntary Carbon Emissions Offset Fund Act Voluntary Carbon Emissions Offset Fund Act

GHG Reg. Nunavut

CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PLANNING: A NUNAVUT TOOLKIT
Climate Change Centre Climate Change Centre

GHG Reg. Ontario

Action Plan on Climate Change 2007 Action Plan Climate Change 2011 to 2014
Amendment Act Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Amendment Act Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading
Cap-and-trade program design options cap-and-trade program design options
Climate Change Action Plan 2016 Climate Change Action Plan 2016
Climate Change Mitigation & Low-Carbon Economy Act, 2016 Climate Change Mitigation & Low-Carbon Economy Act, 2016
Climate Change Strategy 2015 Climate Change Strategy 2015
CONCERTED CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIONS AND MARKET-BASED MECHANISMS MOU CONCERTED CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIONS AND MARKET-BASED MECHANISMS MOU
GHG Reporting Guidelines (2012) ON GHG Reporting Guidelines
GHG Reporting Regulation ON GHG Reporting Regulation
GHG Reporting Rules GHG Reporting Rules
Guideline for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting 2016 Guideline for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting 2016
The Cap & Trade Program, 2016 The Cap & Trade Program, 2016

GHG Reg. Prince Edward Island

Climate Change Strategy Climate Change Strategy

GHG Reg. Québec

Cap-and-Trade Regulation Cap-and-Trade Regulation
Climate Change Action Plan 2006–2012 2006–2012 Climate Change Action Plan
Climate Change Action Plan 2013–2020 (2020 CCAP) 2020 CCAP
Climate Change Legislation Quebec Climate Change Legislation
CONCERTED CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIONS AND MARKET-BASED MECHANISMS MOU CONCERTED CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIONS AND MARKET-BASED MECHANISMS MOU
Environmental Quality Act (GHG Reporting) Environmental Quality Act (GHG Reporting)
Mandatory Reporting Regulation Mandatory Reporting Regulation

GHG Reg. Saskatchewan

Management and Reduction of GHG Act (Bill 95) Management and Reduction of GHG Act (Bill 95)
Management and Reduction of Greenhouse Gases Bill 126 Management and Reduction of Greenhouse Gases Bill 126
Saskatchewan 2007 Climate Change Plan

GHG Reg. South Korea

Framework Act on Low Carbon, Green Growth Framework Act on Low Carbon, Green Growth
GHG Target Scheme GHG Energy Target Management Scheme
Policies to Reduce GHG Emissions Policies to Reduce GHG Emissions in Daily Life

GHG Reg. UN

Cancún Agreements Cancún Agreements
CCAC Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
Climate Neutral Network Climate Neutral Network
Copenhagen Accord COP 15 Copenhagen Accord
Doha Amendment Parties to the Kyoto Protocol adopted an amendment to the Kyoto Protocol in accordance with Articles 20 and 21 of the Kyoto Protocol, at the eighth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol held i
Durban Platform for Enhanced Action Durban Platform for Enhanced Action
Katowice Climate Package Draft Text Katowice Climate Package Draft Text
Kyoto Protocol
National GHG Inventory Reporting Guidelines National GHG Inventory Reporting Guidelines
National GHG Inventory Submissions 2015 National GHG Inventory Submissions 2015
Paris Agreement Paris Agreement 2015

GHG Reg. USA

EPA Final Regulation Preamble
EPA Final Regulation Text
EPA Final Rule Large Emitters U.S. EPA Final Rule for GHG Emissions from Large Emitters
EPA Regulatory Impact Analysis
EPA Responses to Comments
ICLEI ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability USA

GHG Reg. Yukon Territory

Climate Change Strategy Yukon Climate Change Strategy
Progressreport 2012 Yukon Climate Change Action Plan Progressreport 2012

GHG Resources Cities

C 40 Large Cities Climate Leadership Group
Carbonn Cities’ global climate reporting platform
cCCR The carbonn Cities Climate Registry
Covenant of Mayors Covenant of Mayors
Ecocities Ecocity world summit
EUCO2 80/50 Achieving an 80% reduction of greenhouse gases emissions by the year 2050
IEAP V 1.0 2009 International Local Government GHG Emissions Analysis Protocol
Intelligent Cities Expo Intelligentcities Expo
LGOP Local Government Operations Protocol
OECD Cities and Climate Change
Protocol For Community-Scale GHG Emissions GLOBAL PROTOCOL FOR COMMUNITY-SCALE GHG EMISSIONS (GPC)
R 20 REGIONS OF CLIMATE ACTION
Resilient Cities
Sustainable Cities International
The Global Cities Covenant on Climate The Mexico City Pact
Urban Climate Change Research Network
Urban GHG Baseline (UN) Urban GHG Baseline (UN)
Urban GHG Standard (UN) International Standard for Determining Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Cities

GHG Resources Corporate

Carbon Disclosure Project Carbon Disclosure Project
Climate Registry The Climate Registry
Corporate Value Chain Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3)
CSA Reporting Guidance CSA Reporting Guidance
EMAS Eco-Management and Audit Scheme
EU Organisation Environmental Footprint (OEF) EU Organisation Environmental Footprint (OEF)
GRI The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
SEC Disclosure Guidance SEC Disclosure Guidance
Sustainability Accounting Standards Board Sustainability Accounting Standards Board
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures – TCFD Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures – TCFD

GHG Resources Investment

Global Investor Statement on Climate Change 2010 Global Investor Statement on Climate Change
Global Investor Statement on Climate Change 2014 Global Investor Statement on Climate Change 2014
IGCC Investor Group on Climate Change Australia/New Zealand
IIGCC The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change
INCR Investor Network on Climate Risk
INVESTMENT-GRADE CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY INVESTMENT-GRADE CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
Montreal Carbon Pledge
PRI – Principles for Responsible Investment Principles for Responsible Investment Initiative
Sustainability Accounting Standards Board Sustainability Accounting Standards Board
UNEP FI United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative

GHG Resources Regional

BC Climate Action Toolkit BC Climate Action Toolkit is a tool for knowledge sharing and collaboration.
Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange
Guide for Canadian Municipalities Getting to Carbon Neutral: A Guide for Canadian Municipalities
IEAP International Local Government GHG Emissions Analysis Protocol (IEAP)
Local Governments for Sustainability
Protocol For Community-Scale GHG Emissions GLOBAL PROTOCOL FOR COMMUNITY-SCALE GHG EMISSIONS (GPC)
R 20 REGIONS OF CLIMATE ACTION
WCI

GHG Software

PE-International's SoFi PE-International’s SoFi

IPCC

Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5)
First Assessment Report (FAR) First Assessment Report (FAR)
Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) Fourth Assessment Report: Climate Change 2007
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPCC WGII AR5 IPCC WGII AR5 Summary for Policymakers WGII AR5
Second Assessment Report (SAR) Second Assessment Report (SAR)
Third Assessment Report (TAR) Third Assessment Report (TAR)

Online Tools

BC Climate Action Toolkit BC Climate Action Toolkit is a tool for knowledge sharing and collaboration.
Canada Gov. Site
Carbon Catalog
CSA Registries CSA’s GHG Registries Web Site
Personal Footprint Calculator (BC)
Personal Footprint Calculator (Global)

Other

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
C-ROADS C-ROADS
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Carbon War Room
CDIAC Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Climate Action Tracker Climate Action Tracker
Climate and Development Knowledge Network Climate and Development Knowledge Network
Climate Change Performance Index Climate Change Performance Index
Climatestrategies Climatestrategies
Dow Jones Sustainability Indices Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
ECO Canada ECO Canada
Ecodesk Ecodesk
Emissionfactors Site
Environmental Defense Fund Environmental Defense Fund
Forest Science Cooperation Global Network for Forest Science Cooperation
Global Adaptation Index Global Adaptation Index
Global Green Growth Institute Global Green Growth Institute
Global Methane Initiative Global Methane Initiative
Globe Series Globe 2012
Green Economy Coalition Green Economy Coalition
Green Growth Knowledge Platform Green Growth Knowledge Platform
Happy Planet Index Happy Planet Index
Hotel Energy Solutions Hotel Energy Solutions
ICTSD International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
IDRC International Development Research Centre
IISD International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
International Energy Agency International Energy Agency
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
NICCD Nexus for ICTs, Climate Change and Development
NOAA ANNUAL GREENHOUSE GAS INDEX (AGGI) NOAA ANNUAL GREENHOUSE GAS INDEX (AGGI)
PIK Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
STERN REVIEW STERN REVIEW, Executive Summary
The Climate Institute The Climate Institute
The GLOBE Climate Legislation Study 3rd Edition The GLOBE Climate Legislation Study 3rd Edition
The Guardian Ultimate Climate Change FAQ The Guardian Ultimate Climate Change FAQ
UK Woodland Carbon Code UK Woodland Carbon Code

Product Carbon Footprint

Corporate Value Chain Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3)
EU Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) EU Product Environmental Footprint (PEF)
Green Growth (related)
GRI (EN1-30)
PAS 2050 (UK) Specification for the assessment of the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of goods and services
PCF Project (GER) Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Project
Product Life Cycle Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard

SME Resources Asia

Carbon Disclosure Project Carbon Disclosure Project
Europe Aid Europe Aid
GRI The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Switch Asia SWITCH-Asia Programme

SME Resources EU

Carbon Disclosure Project Carbon Disclosure Project
EMAS Eco-Management and Audit Scheme
EMAS Toolkit EMAS Toolkit
GRI The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

SME Resources NA

Carbon Disclosure Project Carbon Disclosure Project
Climate Registry The Climate Registry
GRI The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

Transportation

CORSIA
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport

Voluntary Standards

CarbonFix CarbonFix
Gold Standard The Gold Standard (CDM)
VCS Verified Carbon Standard

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