Local and Regional Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory

Greenhouse Gas Inventorying Effort

In partnership with the Regional Integration of Sustainability Efforts (RISE) Coalition, and with the generous contribution from Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway, NCTCOG was able to create the first North Central Texas Regional Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory. While doing this, cities in the North Central Texas 12-county Metropolitan Planning Area were invited to participate and build inventories utilizing the Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI), formally known as the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, ClearPath software tool at no cost. Below are the participating cities who joined the NCTCOG cohort and worked to produce their own citywide greenhouse gas inventories with ICLEI and NCTCOG support.

NCTCOG Cohort

Participating Cities 

  • City of Carrollton
  • City of Cedar Hill
  • City of Dallas
  • City of Denton
  • City of Farmers Branch
  • City of Fort Worth
  • City of Frisco
  • City of Grand Prairie
  • City of Grapevine
  • City of Lewisville
  • City of Mesquite
  • City of Plano

 

 

 

 

With funds from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Pollution Reduction Grant, the 12-county Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory (GHG EI) was expanded to the 16-county area NCTCOG is serving. The inventory report can be downloaded below.

NCTCOG Area 16-County Inventory of Community Greenhouse Gases 2019Download the North Central Texas 16-County 2019 GHG Emission Inventory
  
Scheduled Cohort Meetings

Scheduled Sessions: Wednesdays, 2:00PM - 3:30PM CT 

Topic Training Session

  • ICLEI ClearPath Tool Demonstration - NCTCOG Cohort Informational Session
  • Intro Session: Kick Off and Q&A
  • Session 1:  Climate Science, GHG Inventories, and ClearPath
  • Session 2: Data Collection: Energy, Waste, Wastewater, and Water Energy
  • Session 3: Data Collection: On-Road and Other Transportation Modes
  • Session 4: Data Collection: Additional Sectors (Forestry, Agriculture, Consumption-Based, Industrial) and Office Hours
  • Session 5: In-Depth ClearPath Demo 
  • ICLEI Check-in & Work Period
  • Work Period
  • Session 6: Result Sharing and Barriers Discussion 
  • Session 7:  Quality Assurance, Climate Commitment Compliance, and Reporting
  • Session 8: Work Periods and Guidance
  • Session 9: Drivers of Emissions Change, Long-range planning, & Closeout

 

   Scheduled Date

  • 3/24/21; 11AM - 12PM
 
  • 8/18/21
  • 8/25/21
 
  • 9/1/21
 
 
  • 9/8/21
 
  • 9/15/21


      
  • 9/22/21
  • 9/27/21 - 11/10/21
  • 11/17/21
  • 12/1/21  - 1/5/2022
  • 1/12/22
 
  • 1/19/22
 
 
  • 1/26/22 - 2/2/22
  • 2/9/22


























 

Federal Initiatives

 

For more information, please contact jnarvaez@nctcog.org.