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):

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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) 891-6922Diane@climateregistry.orgwww.climateregistry.org