About this Project...

Greenhouse gas emissions inventories were conducted for the City of Somerville at both the municipal operations level (Base year FY1999) and the community level (Base year 1997).  Base years were chosen as the earliest years for which a significant amount of accurate data was available.  The forecast year for both inventories was 2010.  Data on transportation, energy use, and solid waste production were gathered from a variety of sources including municipal departments, local utilities, and state and federal agencies.

This data was entered into software provided by the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) to compute total community and municipal greenhouse gas emissions (as eCO2 or Carbon Dioxide equivalent) in Somerville.