This workshop will provide concrete tools for conducting a GHG inventory (or carbon footprint) of a corporation, municipal or county government, or other entity. The structure of the day will follow the entire process, including:

• Selecting relevant protocols and data tools to use throughout your GHG inventory process
• Setting boundaries for your inventory
• Data gathering, inside your organization and in coordination with external entities
• Calculating emissions from data
• Estimating emissions sources with incomplete data
• Interpretation of results, and framing of major issues
• Final reporting writing and other dissemination

Linking GHG inventory results to climate action opportunities

Note: Attendees are encouraged to bring a laptop and use the spreadsheets provided at the outset of the workshop.

Colorado is currently an observer of the Western Climate Initiative (http://www.westernclimateinitiative.org/). See Colorado Climate Project for more information on state-level action (http://www.coloradoclimate.org/). If you are unsure about whether your entity will be required to report GHG emissions to state government, see one of these sites: WA, OR, CA

Instructor Bio: Joshua Skov , Principal, Good Company, earned an M.A. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley. Mr. Skov is a LEED™ Accredited Professional. Mr. Skov combines extensive experience with sustainability indicators and expertise in economics with the ability to communicate issues of sustainability in a practical and meaningful manner. His research and consulting have assisted corporations, universities and public agencies in understanding how the challenge of sustainability relates to their organizations, assessing social and environmental performance, and implementing measures to address these emerging issues. Mr. Skov is an adjunct instructor in the Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management at the University of Oregon.