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Mandatory GHG Accounting and Reporting System

The amended Climate change policy law states that from 2006 April 1, business operators that emit a mass volume of Green House Gases (GHG) are obliged to report to the government. The government will compile the accounted GHG and would make the outcomes public. All gases and all business operators with mass emissions are in the scope of this scheme

In order to reduce the amount of GHG emissions, the first step is for the business operators to grasp the amount of GHG emitted from their own company. Thereafter, emission reduction measure would be planned, implemented and evaluation of the efficiency could be measured.
The accounted emission data would be gathered to the government, and would be announced publicly. Therefore, it is possible for the business operators to compare with others and to take positive measures. Business operators of every sector can gain momentum and it is expected that they could gain better understanding for working towards GHG reduction.

Target of the scheme

Type of GHG		Business operators
Energy Origin CO2 (Associated with fuel burning, electricity or heat supplied by others)		Factories in category 1 and category 2 under the Energy Conservation Law
		Special transportation and passenger transport companies under the Energy Conservation Law
GHG other than Energy Origin CO2		Business operators falling under these categories (Applied to only businesses with more than 21 employees)
	Non energy origin CO2	Emissions of more than 3,000 tons
	Methane (CH4)	Emissions of more than 3,000 tons/CO2e
	Dinitrogen Monoxide (N2O)	Emissions of more than 3,000 tons/CO2e
	Hydrofluorocarbons (HFC)	Emissions of more than 3,000 tons/CO2e
	Perfluorocarbon (PFC)	Emissions of more than 3,000 tons/CO2e
	Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)	Emissions of more than 3,000 tons/CO2e

Flow of the Mandatory GHG Accounting and Reporting System