Guidebook 'How to develop a Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP)' : Part 2: Baseline Emission Inventory (BEI) and Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (RVA)

In these guidelines, advice and recommendations for compiling a Baseline Emission Inventory (BEI) and successive Monitoring Emission Inventories (MEIs) under the Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (CoM) are provided. The BEI will show where the local authority (LA) was at the beginning (in its baseline year), and the successive MEIS will show the progress towards the target. Elaborating these reference emission inventories is of critical importance, as they will be the instrument allowing the LA to measure the impact of its Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP) and adjust it over time. They are also very important elements to maintain the motivation of all parties willing to contribute to the local authority's emissions reduction objective, allowing them to see the results of their efforts.