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Foreword Acknowledgements Preface

1. CLIMATE NEUTRAL UN The UN system Moving towards climate-neutrality Challenges and limitations Next steps

2. GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY FOR 2008 UN system methodology and tools Inventory boundary Experience and results Next steps

3. EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS A strategic approach Focus areas Lessons learned Next steps

4. OFFSETS Offset choice and procedure Experience to date

5. UN SYSTEM ORGANIZATIONS Greenhouse gas emissions and reduction status in 2008

ANNEXES Annex I: Statement adopted by the UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB) at its October 2007 session Annex II: Resources on climate-neutrality prepared for the UN system Annex III: Acronyms and abbreviations

CASE STUDIES UNITAR: where there’s a will there is a way The Universal Postal Union: travel policies UN Headquarters in NY: Capital Master Plan WMO Headquarters building: A model of energy efficiency UNIDO Headquarters: Environmental approaches in building management at the Vienna International Centre A Green One UN House in Hanoi, Viet Nam ICAO Headquarters: the first LEED certified UN Building IFAD: A Green Building in Rome UN Headquarters in New York: ICT Electronic Measures FAO Actions towards Climate Neutrality: raising staff awareness Raising staff awareness at ESCAP UNEP’s offset scheme