Please see below a variety of tools developed by different organizations to help cities develop GHGs inventories and low-carbon strategies.
Tools
| Name | Coverage | GHG inventory | Benchmarking | Projection | Ranking | Sector/Policy Prioritizing | Policy Analysis | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benchmarking and Energy Saving Tool for Low Carbon Cities (BEST Cities) |
Industry, building, transport, power, public lighting, water, waste, green space | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Chinese Subnational Low Carbon Development Planning and Analysis Toolkit |
Environment, social, economy | |||||||
ClearPath™ |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Eco and Low-carbon Indicator Tool for Evaluating Cities (ELITE Cities) |
Energy and climate, water, air, waste, mobility, economic health, land use, social health | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
GHG Accounting Tool for Chinese Cities |
Energy, industry, agriculture, land use change and forestry, waste | ✓ | ||||||
Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (GPC) |
Energy, industry, agriculture, land use change and forestry, waste | ✓ | ||||||
Green Resources & Energy Analysis Tool (GREAT) |
Energy, industry, transport, buildings | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
The Climate Action for Urban Sustainability Tool (CURB) |
building, transport, water, public lighting, electricity generation, waste | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
The Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environment Efficiency for Cities (CASBEE-City) |
✓ | |||||||
The Tool for Rapid Assessment of City Energy (TRACE) |
Transport, building, public lighting, water, power, waste | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Urban Form Rapid Assessment Model (Urban-RAM) |
Carbon footprint, embodied and operational | ✓ |
