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Local Government Operations Protocol

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  • The Local Government Operations Protocol is the U.S. national standard guidebook on how to quantify and report greenhouse gas emissions from local government municipal operations.
  • ICLEI encourages all local governments who are conducting a GHG emissions inventory to follow the methods outlined in the LGO Protocol.

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  • Version 1.1 of the LGO Protocol was released May 11, 2010.

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The methodologies contained within the LGO Protocol are incorporated into ICLEI's GHG software and tools. View ICLEI's guidebooks and trainings to help you complete your inventory, including guidance on the Protocol.

Key reasons to conduct your GHG emissions inventory using this detailed national standard.

The Official Standard

The LGO Protocol is an unprecedented collaboration between ICLEI, the California Air Resources Board, the California Climate Action Registry, and The Climate Registry. With the nation’s leading organizations in local GHG accounting protocol collaborating on a single protocol, LGO Protocol is now the official standard for all local governments in the United States who wish to prepare and report GHG emissions.

The LGO Protocol has been formally approved by the boards of ICLEI USA, the California Climate Action Registry and the California Air Resources Board.

By following the LGO Protocol, local governments can be confident that their work will adhere to the latest in GHG accounting, and can be sure that their efforts will be compatible with programs by the collaborating partners, and with any other entity that adopts the LGO Protocol for its programs. ICLEI has adopted LGO Protocol as the basis for its Five Milestones for Climate Mitigation.

ICLEI is striving for the fullest possible alignment with established protocols to ensure the final LGO Protocol captures the most relevant expertise and sets an informed global standard for local governments executing climate protection work.

 

A Thorough Development Process

The partners created the LGO Protocol through a comprehensive stakeholder process that spanned six months and included hundreds of collaborators. The process included a number of technical working groups, an advisory group, and a thorough public review.

 

Release History

  • Version 1.0 released September 2008
  • Version 1.1 released May 2010
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