The next pages give an overview on the fundamental inventory work, its backgrounds and basic tasks.

**[[general:inventory_background:start|1.1 National Inventory Background]]**

Why we do what we do: The CLRTAP convention and its protocols, Germany's reduction obligations, …

**[[general:institutional_arrangements:start|1.2 Institutional Arrangements]]**

The necessary institutional framework: Inventory preparation, responsibilities of the Single National Entity, …

**[[general:inventory_preparation:start|1.3 Inventory Preparation Process]]**

How we do it: The process of inventory preparation.

**[[general:method_data:start|1.4 Methods and Data Sources]]**

Where we get our data from: Main data sources, national statistics, models, plant specific data, …

**[[general:Key Categories:Start|1.5 Key Categories]]**

Main emission sources and interesting trends.

**[[general:Quality Verification:Start|1.6 QA/QC and Verification methods]]**

Assuring a high quality inventory: The German Quality System for Emission Inventories.

**[[general:uncertainty_evaluation:start|1.7 General Uncertainty Evaluation]]**

The quality of numbers: specific and over-all uncertainty assessment.

**[[general:Assessment Completeness:Start|1.8 General Assessment of Completeness]]**

Mind the gap: necessary efforts to achieve the "complete" inventory.