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This study estimated the greenhouse gas emission from Asan City, with emphasis on the significance of the role of local governments in establishing national policies on climate change and securing their effectiveness. A comparative analysis of the accuracy of the greenhouse gas emission estimates of local governments was conducted, focusing on the category of Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use (AFOLU), the method of estimation that was updated in the 2006 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Guidelines (IPCC) from the 1996 IPCC G/L. The category was selected among the methods of estimation based on the IPCC G/L, which are divided into the categories of energy, industrial processes, AFOLU, and waste. The comparison of the two estimation methods by the 1996 and 2006 IPCC G/L revealed a tenfold increase in the greenhouse gas emission; in contrast, the analysis of the greenhouse gas emission from Asan City between 2000 and 2008 indicated a decreasing tendency. Unlike the estimate method suggested by the 2006 IPCC G/L, that suggested by the 1996 IPCC G/L did not consider various emission sources, as it focused only on CO2 absorption and emission. Therefore, it is judged that using the method suggested by the 2006 IPCC G/L is more desirable than the other in terms of reliability.