Voluntary GHG Registries

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Voluntary GHG Registries

• International Roundtable on Consumption-based
  Nation-State Carbon Accounting
• 19 April 2008
• Robyn Camp
• California Climate Action Registry
• The Climate Registry

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Voluntary Climate Programs

• GHG REGISTRIES
• CA Climate Action Registry
• The Climate Registry
• GHG REDUCTION PROGRAMS
• EPA Climate Leaders
• DOE 1605b/Climate Vision

• TRADING PROGRAMS
• Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX)
• INVESTOR DISCLOSURE
• Global Reporting Initiative
• Carbon Disclosure Project

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California Climate Action Registry (CCAR)

• Business initiative, seeking credit for early
  action
• Established as an NGO in 2000
• Created by California legislation (SB 527, SB
  1771)
• Board represents state/local government, NGOs,
  business
• Receives technical guidance oversight by state
• Mission help establish baselines
• Decrease GHG emissions
• Increase energy efficiency
• Regulatory-quality data

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Baseline Protection

• The State commits to use its best efforts to
  ensure that organizations that establish
  greenhouse gas emissions baselines and register
  emissions results receive appropriate
  consideration under any future international,
  federal, or state regulatory scheme.

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CCAR Program

• Built on GHG Protocol framework
• General Reporting Protocol
• Require 3rd party verification (General
  Verification Protocol)
• Web-based reporting tool
• CARROT Climate Action Registry Reporting Online
  Tool
• Public reporting of emissions
• www.climateregistry.org

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Minimum Reporting Requirements

• Years 1-3 CO2 emissions from California
• Years 4 all Kyoto gases
• Emission factors IPCC, US EPA, US DOE, CARB
• Report by activity
• Stationary combustion
• Mobile combustion
• Process emissions
• Fugitive emissions
• Indirect emissions

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Sample Report

• All 6 GHGs (Eastman Kodak US ops)

US emissions (2005)
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Other Reporting

• Required by sector
• Electric Power MWh, TD losses, carbon
  intensity metrics
• Forests biological emissions (CO2 only)
• Cement carbon intensity metrics
• Natural gas TD TBD
• Optional
• Scope 3 emissions
• US or worldwide reporting

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Carbon Efficiency Metrics (lbs CO2/MWh)
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Available Protocols

• General Reporting Protocol (Entity)
• Electric Power Generation, TD
• Forests
• Cement
• Natural Gas TD (Fall 2008)
• Local Government Operations (Fall 2008)

• Emission Reduction Projects
• Forests
• Avoided deforestation
• Reforestation
• Conservation-based management
• Livestock manure management (biodigesters)
• Landfill methane capture destruction

www.climateregistry.org/Protocols
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Protocol Development Process

• Survey available methodologies
• Convene multi-stakeholder workgroup (regulators,
  industry, enviros, technical experts)
• Peer review of draft
• Public review of draft
• Presented to CCAR Board for adoption
• Ongoing refinement with usage

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Who reports?

• 335 members, continuing to grow
• Strong boost from CAs Global Warming
• Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32)
• Fortune 100 and down
• Largest emitter 50 mmtCO2
• Smallest emitter 3 mtCO2
• Total data verified 520 mmtCO2e
• CA annual inventory 500 mmtCO2e
• gt30 sectors, including
• 98 of Californias delivered electricity
• 85 of petroleum refining
• 80 of waste/landfills

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Lessons Learned

• Inform Californias ability to set carbon
  allocations
• EU ETS did not have this
• Impending regulation is a strong driver for
  participation
• There is a role for everyone broad scale
  participation
• Establish baseline to inform reduction strategy
• You cant manage what you dont measure!
• Prepare for regulation
• Advance GHG accounting standards / build
  organizational expertise
• Organizations become converted in the process

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The Climate Registry

• Launched May 2007
• Modeled on California program
• Developed with support from regional NGOs
• Largest voluntary climate change initiative in
  North America
• Common voluntary reporting requirements
• Policy neutral
• Can support any mandatory reporting program
• All states/provinces/tribes commit to share
  mandatory data
• Shifting debate to federal level
• Ongoing discussions with US EPA

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The Climate Registry

• INSERT SLIDE TCR Map Reporter summary

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Feedback from Reporters
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Role for Local Governments

• Wide variety of sources
• Ports/airports
• Landfills
• Large fleets (school, police, fire protection)
• Lands (parks recreation)
• Largest emissions community
• Strong ability to influence through planning
  education
• Proposed TCR pilot program 180 communities

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Voluntary Carbon Market

• Educated entities take the next step carbon
  neutral
• Offset products, footprint
• Hedge against future liability
• Gain market experience
• Environmental recognition
• do the right thing
• Rapid growth projected

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Climate Action Reserve

• High quality brand name
• Use performance standard
• Protocols in place
• Forests, landfill, livestock
• Forest protocols adopted by CARB
• In development
• Fuel switching for fleets
• NG TD OM
• Truck stop electrification and more

www.climateregistry.org/offsets
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Next Steps Coordination?
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Contact Information

• Robyn Camp
• robyn_at_climateregistry.org

213-891-1444 www.climateregistry.org www.theclima
teregistry.org