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Phase 2 — Inventory Data Collection IES will work with members of the Working Groups to collection baseline GHG inventory data for the baseline year 2000 and the target year 2025. The inventory will be based on energy consumption and solid waste generation for the following community and corporate (local government operations) sectors: Community Corporate Residential Buildings Commercial Vehicle Fleets Industrial Streetlights Water & Sewage Operations Transportation Waste (from local government Waste operations) IES will follow the internationally recognised methods for collecting data, calculating GHG emissions, and projecting future GHG emissions outlined in the CCP Protocol. If pieces of'data are unavailable, IES will use established methods of'data simulation to ensure the project is not delayed,. At this point in the project the Working Group will receive an interim report outlining the GHG inventory and forecasting results and analysis. All transportation- related tasks and components will be reported separately to satisfy the requirements of the Durham- Chapel Hill- C_arrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization funding. Phase 3 — Determine and Quantify Historic and Existing Measures This phase of the project will involve reviewing the historic and existing GHG reduction measures the local governments have already put in place. Information about each of the projects (i.e. municipal building retrofit or community home audits) will be gathered and compiled by IES via the Working Group members. With this information, IES will utilize the CCP software and Protocol to quantify the GHG reduction impact of the measures. Once the review is complete IES will report the findings back to the Working Group members. Again, transportation - related reports will be tracked separately to satisfy funding requirements.. Phase 4 — Identify Potential New Measures Phase four of the project will identify potential new measures to be included in the Local Action Plan. The inventory and forecast completed in phase two will provide a basis from which to identify target GHG emission reduction areas /sectors. Additionally, the analysis of historic and current measures will reveal the GHG emission reductions accrued in each area/sector. With this information at hand, the Working Groups (or a subsection Advisory Group focussed on guiding the plan) will be gathered to brainstorm a list of potential new measures (or expansion of current measures) that could be implemented to help reduce GHG emissions. IES will feed this process by providing information about best practices within the ICLEI and CCP network,