Carbon accounting
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Carbon accounting is the accounting undertaken to measure the amount of carbon dioxide equivalents that will not be released into the atmosphere as a result of Flexible Mechanisms projects under the Kyoto Treaty. These projects thus include (but are not limited to) renewable energy projects and biomass, forage and tree plantations.
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A number of programs are created in order to assist with carbon accounting:
- Greenhouse Gas Management Institute for greenhouse gas accounting and management training and education
- BIOMITRE Biomass based climate change, for biomass energy usage
- CAMFor Carbon accounting model for forests
- CAMSAT Carbon management self assessment tool, for companies to measure their offset
- CBM-CFS3 Operational-Scale Carbon Budget Model of the Canadian Forest Sector
- C-FIX Carbon uptake monitoring through satellite images
- CO2FIX One of the oldest carbon accounting applications available, somewhat outdated
- GORCAM Graz / Oak Ridge carbon accounting model, excel spreadsheet
- GEMIS Global emission model for integrated systems
- HWP Harvested wood products, dead wood carbon assessment
- IPCC Greenhouse Gas Inventory software for the workbook based on IPCC guidelines
- LEAP:Long range Energy Alternatives Planning System: a software tool for energy planning and greenhouse gas mitigation analysis.
- TimberCAM Carbon in wood products assessment
