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The combustion of fossil fuels is increasing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases and the weight of scientific evidence indicates that these gases are producing an enhanced green house effect that is altering the global climate. To address this challenge major industrialized countries have signed onto the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In response leading companies around the world are now investigating opportunities and evaluating the risks associated with their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Creating a successful market for GHG credits will depend, in large part, on the development of credible measurement and verification protocols. Decision-makers need to be assured that an improvement option undertaken in a manufacturing plant does not result in upstream or downstream changes that will increase the overall release of GHGs.