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Guidance Document
* As there are no changes to the 2006 reporting requirements from 2005, please use the 2005 guidance document below.  

Table of Contents

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  1. CHANGES FOR REPORTING OF 2005 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
  2. GLOSSARY OF TERMS
  3. PREFACE
    1. Background
    2. Purpose
  4. 1 REPORTING PROCESS OVERVIEW
  5. 2 BASIC CONCEPTS FOR REPORTING EMISSIONS
    1. 2.1 Relationship with UNFCCC and IPCC
    2. 2.2 Key Elements in Calculating Emissions
    3. 2.3 Prioritizing Efforts
    4. 2.4 Biomass Emission Considerations
      1. 2.4.1 Combustion of Biomass
      2. 2.4.2 Non-combustion of Biomass
    5. 2.5 Auditing and Verification
  6. 3 REPORTING CRITERIA
    1. 3.1 Reporting Threshold
    2. 3.2 Greenhouse Gases Subject to Reporting
  7. 4 EMISSIONS REPORTING FORMAT
    1. 4.1 Reporting Emissions Data
    2. 4.2 Carbon Dioxide, Methane and Nitrous Oxide Emissions
      1. 4.2.1 Stationary Fuel Combustion Emissions
      2. 4.2.2 Industrial Process Emissions
      3. 4.2.3 Venting and Flaring Emissions
      4. 4.2.4 Other Fugitive Emissions
      5. 4.2.5 Waste and Wastewater Emissions
      6. 4.2.6 On-site Transportation Emissions
      7. 4.2.7 Memo Item — CO2 Emissions from Biomass
    3. 4.3 Hydrofluorocarbon, Perfluorocarbon and Sulphur Hexafluoride Emissions
      1. 4.3.1 Hydrofluorocarbons
      2. 4.3.2 Perfluorocarbons
      3. 4.3.3 Sulphur Hexafluoride
    4. 4.4 Estimation Methods
  8. APPENDIX A: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
  9. APPENDIX B: REFERENCES
  10. LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA CATALOGUING IN PUBLICATION

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