Greenhouse Gas, Climate Change and Carbon Sequestration: Overview and General Principles

Abstract

This chapter is divided into two parts. The first part covers three major topics: (1) greenhouse gas emission sources at the organisation level, (2) what GHG inventory is and its importance and (3) principles governing GHG accounting and carbon stock accounting. The second part will provide researchers with necessary information on technical issues relating to the significance of trees that we grow in our farms and any forest that exists. People in the world over don’t realise the importance of forests and therefore focus a lot on using timber, logs and wood fuel. The chapter takes through stages to quickly understand the gravity of science by applying mathematics. The reason is to quantify the carbon stocks that are sequestered over time. The basis will be understanding accounting and environmental science and their relationship with climate change. This provides the best solution to combat climate change.