The inventory provides baseline data to understand Otago’s emissions.

A greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory or profile is a collection of emission data for a certain time and area. We conducted the first Otago Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory to provide an overview of GHG emissions on Otago between July 2018 and June 2019.

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The inventory outlines what our biggest emitting sectors are in each district. It is an important first step towards reducing emissions in Otago.

Key findings from the inventory:

• Agriculture industry, particularly sheep and beef activities, is the promary source of emissions in Otago across four of the five districts
• Transport was the biggest emission source in the Queenstown Lakes district and a significant source in Dunedin
• Electricity usage makes up a significant proportion of stationary energy emissions across all districts
  
  

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* tCO2e stands for ‘tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent’, the standard unit for greenhouse gas emissions.