Reconcile stated emissions figures with a GHGRP report in the file
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Line up each emissions figure in the climate papers with the figure in a Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program report in the file, and note a difference. Do not decide that a facility must report.
- What the lawyer must review
- The EPA page says the program requires greenhouse-gas data from large emission sources, fuel and industrial gas suppliers, and carbon-dioxide injection sites in the United States, that about 8,000 facilities report annually, and that reported data are made public in October. The same page says an interim final rule extends the reporting-year 2025 deadline to 10 March 2027, and that a proposed reconsideration of the program has been signed. No tonnage threshold was on the page opened, so none is stated. This is not an Australian emissions inventory. The lawyer decides whether the program applies.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Consider narrowly defined preparation support after confirming the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Trace every relied-on figure to its source, confirm dates and assumptions, and independently recalculate totals or derived amounts.
- Calculate operative dates independently from the current rule and actual triggering event. Check exceptions and record the verified deadline.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.