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4.6. Responses to Threats
4.6.1. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory
A Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory for the EM has been compiled for the 2017 calendar year and was made available in the 2018/2019 municipal financial year. The inventory identifies the sources of GHG emissions from both the government and community sectors within the EMA.The EM has compiled the emissions inventory to help plan climate change mitigation strategies within the Municipality.
The total greenhouse emissions recorded for the entire EMA was 29 025 638 tCO2e for 2016. This was higher than the previous year’s recording of 28 464 675 tCO2e, representing an approximately 560 963 tCO2e increase in emissions (Figure 6). As with previous inventories, the largest contribution to the total footprint was the transportation sector (41% of the total GHGs), followed closely by industrial emissions (33%). Local government emissions accounted for 4% of the total emissions for the EMA (Figure 7).
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