Global Atmospheric Pollution Forum Air Pollutant Emission Inventory

The GAP manual and Excel spreadsheet provide a simplified and user-friendly framework for emissions inventory preparation. It is suitable for use in different developing and rapidly industrialising countries and is compatible with other major international emissions inventory initiatives.

This tool is included in the Development Impacts Assessment (DIA) Toolkit from the LEDS Global Partnership.

Approach

The GAP manual provides inventory methods for estimating emissions from numerous sources, including: fuel combustion and transformation; fugitive emissions from fuels; industrial process emissions; and emissions from solvents, agriculture, vegetation fire, forestry and the disposal of wastes. Several air pollutants are covered, too. An Excel workbook has been prepared as a companion to the GAP manual for use as a tool in preparing national inventories.

When to Use This Tool

This tool is most useful for development impacts assessments focused on:

Social

Economic

Environmental

Learn more about the topics for assessing the impacts of low-emission development strategies (LEDS).

Key Outputs

Air pollutant emissions.

How to Use This Tool

Training Available
User manual provided

Level of Expertise
Advanced

Key Inputs

Activity rate, emission factor, and abatement/recovery for a variety of sectors

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