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Some helpful references and tools are listed below for users of this Carbon Footprint Repository; and the list is not exhaustive. Please contact Helpdesk for enquiries or comments.
Guidelines and Standards on Carbon Reporting
- Guidelines to Account for and Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals for Buildings in Hong Kong by Environmental Protection Department and Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (2010 Edition) (Open New Window)
- Greenhouse Gas Protocol by World Resources Institute and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (Open New Window)
- ISO 14064 by International Standard Organization (Open New Window)
- HKEx ESG Guide (Open New Window)
- Practical Guide on Carbon Audit and Management (Open New Window)
Carbon Accounting Tools
- Carbon Calculators (Open New Window)
- Excel Template for "Paper Approach" Carbon Audit (Open New Window)
Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Hong Kong
Local Carbon Reduction Initiatives
- Carbon Reduction Certificates under the Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence (Open New Window)
- Green Hong Kong · Carbon Audit (Open New Window)
- Climate Ready @ HK (Open New Window)
- Energyland (Open New Window)
- Energy saving for all (Open New Window)
- HK Sustainable Technology Net (Open New Window)
International Carbon Reduction Initiatives
- Australia’s National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Open New Window)
- Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) (Open New Window)
- Notice on Pilot Emissions Trading Scheme by National Development and Reform Commission, PRC (Open New Window) (in Simplified Chinese only)
- OECD Working Papers, “Corporate Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting: A Stocktaking of Government Schemes”, by Céline Kauffmann, Cristina Tébar Less and Dorothee Teichmann (2012) (Open New Window)
- OECD Working Papers on International Investment
- Environmental Reporting Guidelines: Including mandatory GHG emissions reporting guidance, by DEFRA, UK (2013) (Open New Window)
Sustainability Indexes
- Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index (Open New Window)
- Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) (Open New Window)
- FTSE Environmental Markets Index Series (Open New Window)
- FTSE4Good Index Series (Open New Window)
Glossary
- Glossary from “Climate Change 2007: Working Group I: The Physical Basis of Climate Change” by IPCC (2007) (Open New Window)
- Glossary from “Climate Change 2001: Working Group I: The Scientific Basis” by IPCC (2001) (Open New Window)
References on Governmental Climate Change Actions
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Open New Window)
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Open New Window)
- Sydney APEC Leaders’ Declaration on Climate Change, Energy Security and Clean Development (Open New Window)
- C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (Open New Window)
- Reporting on Climate Change: User manual for the guidelines on national communications from non-Annex I parties by UNFCCC (Open New Window)