Dakota County, Minnesota, seeks to contract professional services to conduct an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions for Dakota County. The consultant will work with County staff to identify the most appropriate methods for the inventory. Several tiers of inventories are envisioned, representing a spectrum of county control, from more control over its operations and services to less control in influencing the public to reduce emissions. The following matrix differentiates between County operations and the county as a geography. For each scope, it includes an emissions inventory and County-led efforts to reduce emissions/sequester carbon. Please note that the emphasis for this contract will be placed on County operations noted in Tier One (emissions from County operations) and Tier Two (GHG reductions and carbon sequestration within County operations). No services are being requested for Tier Three. A preliminary inventory of Tier Four (County services that enable others to reduce their emissions) is included in the scope of services.
