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GHG Registries and Options for Western States Collaboration
Diane WittenbergPresidentCalifornia Climate Action RegistryAugust 26, 2005
California Climate Action Registry
Nonprofit organization created by state legislation Board appointed by Governor and
legislature
State stands behind data
Designed for “regulatory quality” data
Voluntary
Annual entity-wide (CA or US) emissions inventory
Inventory according to the Registry protocols
• CO2 first 3 years, then all 6 Kyoto gases
• Direct stationary, mobile, process and fugitive emissions
• Indirect emissions from electricity and steam
• Does not include emissions from product use
Certify emissions inventory results using Registry-approved certifiers
Report aggregated data publicly
Three Step Process
Benefits of Registry Participation Protect your baseline and early GHG reductions
Manage risk
Save money
Access the CARROT software
Participate in standards development
Strengthen your environmental reputation
Address shareholder concerns
Prepare for emissions trading
Learn Best Practices
Use the “Climate Action Leader” logo
Membership Overview
53 Members 13 certified 2002 data 17 certified 2003 data 35 expected to certify 2004 data 12% of non-residential state GHG emissions
Expanding Affiliate Member category Allows CARROT use No certification, public reporting or data
protection Needed a “baby step” option to get some
started
Registry Members:Business
Electric Power/UtilitiesAnaheim Public UtilitiesBurbank Water and PowerCalpine Corporation Clipper Windpower, Inc.Glendale Water & PowerL.A. Dept. of Water & PowerNo. Cal. Power AssociationPacifiCorpPasadena Water & PowerPG&E CorporationPlatte River Power AuthoritySacramento Municipal Utility DistrictSan Diego Gas and ElectricSouthern California EdisonSouthern California Gas Co.West Coast Power, LLC
Oil/GasBP
Financial CalSTRS
ManufacturingAnderson LithographBentley Prince StreetClif BarEastman KodakGuidant CorporationNew Hampshire Ball BearingQUALCOMM
MiningUS Borax
ServicesBetter World GroupICF ConsultingInTex Services, Inc.SAIC
Registry Members:Government/NGOs
CitiesLos AngelesSanta MonicaSacramentoSan Francisco
Air Quality Mgmt DistrictsBay AreaMojave South Coast
State AgenciesCA Public Utilities CommissionCA Energy CommissionCal-EPA
TelecomSBC
EducationLos Angeles Community College DistrictU.C. San DiegoU.C. Santa Barbara
Health CareCatholic Healthcare West
Non-Profit OrganizationsEnergy FoundationEnvironmental DefenseNatural Resources Defense CouncilThe Pacific Forest TrustUnion of Concerned Scientists
AffiliatesAlliance to Save EnergyCCEEBCERESEPRIIETANortheast Regional Greenhouse Gas
CoalitionWorld Business Council for Sustainable
Development
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.”
California’s GHG Targets
By 2010, Reduce to 2000 Emission Levels
By 2020, Reduce to 1990 Emission Levels
By 2050, Reduce to 80 percent Below 1990 Levels
•Creates need for reductions•Legislation•Regulation•Other reduction or offset requirements
•Validates that inventories & reductions are real/ manages accounts•Bank a common currency
•Transacts•Trading•Arbitrage •Futures
Government
Registry Marketplace
How does a Registry fit into Policy Regimes?
Think of Registry as a Bank
Validates GHG baselines/inventories/reductions
Tracks allowances, trades, retirement accounts
Creates currency of reductions through standards adoption
Facilitates trading and transparency through electronic document room
Opportunity Knocks for states
We live in the shadow of the federal
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Public users please click here to access the public emissions reports. The application works best with Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, and may not work well with other web browsers. If you are a participant, please log on using your user ID and password(passwords are case sensitive):
UserID:
Password:
One view of the future
Welcome to the Western States GHG Reporting Registry
Address http://westgov.org/GHG
Address http://westgov.org/GHG/States
Western States GHG Reporting Registry
Please check the states for which you will be reporting:
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
California
Colorado
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Kansas
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Northern Mariana Islands
Oregon
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Benefits of a regional Registry
Harmonized, consistent data collectionAbility to interact across western statesLeadership to make an even larger
initiative: U.S. RegistryLowers cost to develop standards,
collect data (states), report data (companies)
Builds the infrastructure for easy interface with federal govt. in future
Next Steps?
Join working group to develop GHG measurement protocols CA has already worked on forestry project
protocols – available on website Working on cement, oil and gas, gas transport,
offsets
Consider customizing California protocols and software for your own state We offer them to you for free
Ca. Registry will host follow-up meeting if there is interest
Contact Information
Diane WittenbergPresidentCalifornia Climate Action Registry515 South Flower Street, Suite 1305Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) [email protected]