Department of
Environmental Quality

Use this toolkit to learn basic information about greenhouse gas emissions, prepare for current and future regulations, quantify and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, earn rebates and tax incentives, save money, increase efficiency, enhance your public image and marketability, and stay ahead of the curve.

Contents

• Overview of Greenhouse Gases
  What are greenhouse gases? What is a carbon dioxide equivalent? Why should my business or organization care?
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories
  What is a greenhouse gas inventory? Why conduct a GHG inventory? What do GHG inventory results mean? What is the difference between an inventory and a registry?
• How to Write a GHG Emission Reduction Action Plan
  How to develop a goal and action plan.
• How to Reduce Emissions
  Reduce, switch, offset.
• How to Fund GHG Reduction Projects
  Rebates and tax credits, grants and low-interest loans, energy services companies.
• Additional Resources
  Rebates and tax credits, grants and low-interest loans, energy services companies.