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TIPS TO DEVELOP YOUR GHG INVENTORY Get outside help on the inventory: Contact your regional ICLEI liaison for advice on how to com- piete tne inventory. It your local government doesn't have the start resources available to develop the greenhouse gas emissions in'ventory, consider . ng a graduate-level intern or seeking helo from a local university. If you do receive outside assistance on your baseline inventory, make sure a local government staff member is trained on how to update the inventory. Allow at least three months for the local government operations Inventory and two months for the community-scale inventory, due to the amount of time typically required to gather all of the data. 4. Gather and analyze data for the sustainability assessment to define key issues. • Define the sectors to be included in the sustainability assessment and identify indicators and data needs using the Sustainability Assessment Checklist. • Indicators should be clear, relevant, compelling, and measurable, and should address the overall sustainability of the jurisdiction. • Determine if a quick-action assessment or a comprehensive assessment is needed (Smaller local governments will typically want to perform a quick action assess- ment, and larger local governments should perform a comprehensive assessment). • Present the sustainability assessment to the sustainability advisory board to ensure everyone is working with the same baseline information and to make sure the board members agree on the key challenges facing the jurisdiction. • Task each department with research to identify the key challenges: Each depart- ment should assess the current state, trends, and business-as-usual scenarios within its domain, and research best practices for moving toward greater sustain- ability. Assess population change, infrastructure capacity, land use and transporta- tion patterns, greenhouse gas emissions, housing availability and prices, pollution sources as outlined in the Sustainability Assessment Checklist. • The greenhouse gas emissions baseline can be used as the overarching indicator for the sustainability assessment. • When possible, use data from existing plans or reports to develop the sustain- ability assessment. Many departments may already have this data readily available as they may already be working on a number of the issues to be addressed in the plan. If the data isn't available, prioritize which information will be the most useful and perform a quick-action assessment. If you elect to do a quick-action assess- ment, keep in mind that you will need to gather data later in the process to estab- lish metrics and baselines for the measures in the plan. • Use your sustainability advisory board wisely, and task board members with research to contribute to the sustainability assessment. • Cast a wide net when gathering data for the sustainability assessment, but balance time constraints and staff resources to focus the assessment on top priority infor- mation needed for the sustainability plan, such as the greenhouse gas inventory.