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2011 guidelines to Defra/DECC’s greenhouse gas conversion factors for company reporting: Methodology paper for emission factors

This paper outlines the methodology used to update and expand the emission factors for the 2011 GHG Conversion Factors.

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2011 Guidelines to Defra / DECC’s GHG Conversion Factors for Company Reporting: Methodology Paper for Emission Factors

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The 2011 Guidelines to Defra /DECC’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Conversion Factors for Company Reporting represent the current official set of government emissions factors.

These factors are also used in a number of different policies, such as the Act on CO2 Calculator.

This paper outlines the methodology used to update and expand the emission factors for the 2011 GHG Conversion Factors.

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Published 1 September 2011

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