Development of an embedded carbon emissions indicator: Producing a Time Series of Input-Output Tables and Embedded Carbon Dioxide Emissions for the UK by Using a MRIO Data Optimisation System was published by Defra in July 2008. Some of the key findings are as follows: Consumer emissions (CE) are significantly higher than producer emissions (PE) or the UNFCCC national total (in 2004, CE are 132 Mt or 21% higher than PE and over 200 Mt or 37% higher than the national total reported to the UNFCCC, including overseas territories.

This report by the FAO (2009) takes as its starting point that the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report finding that agriculture worldwide emits 5-6 GT CO2 eq a year, equivalent to 10-12% of global GHG emissions (the figure does not include land use change. The IPCC made four key recommendations on how agriculture could mitigate GHG emissions covering the areas of: crop rotations and farming system design; nutrient and manure management; livestock management, pasture and fodder supply improvement;

In 2009 the CBI and Price Waterhouse Coopers released this practical guide for companies on reporting greenhouse gas emissions based on a fictitious company, 'Typico plc'. The template illustrates how companies can report their strategy, targets, performance and benchmarking of a company's efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and adapt to climate change. It also demonstrates how to connect emissions reporting data with financial data.