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BC Carbon Neutral Government
2015 Timelines, Information Update
&Q’s & A’s
Climate Action SecretariatMinistry of Environment
Government of British Columbia
March 5, 2015
BC Climate Action Secretariat
Topics for Today….
• CNG Reporting timelines/deadlines
• CNG Updates:• SMARTTool Review• Use of Portfolio Manager• LiveSmart Leaders website• EDX update• Legislation changes• Offset Payment process• CNG Reductions Strategy
April 30th, 2015
• Final Data Uploaded to SMARTTool
• QA/QC Data Begins (completed by CAS & CMR)
May 15th, 2015
• QA/QC Data Completed
• Offset Invoice Generated (sent to PSOs by CAS)
• Self-Certification Checklist Due (signoff required)
May 29th, 2015
• Final CNAR Due (signoff required)
• Final Offset Payment Due
By June 30th, 2015
Declare Carbon
Neutrality
By June 30th, 2015
Declare Carbon
Neutrality
2015 Timeline
BC Climate Action Secretariat
BC Climate Action Secretariat
SMARTTool Review
• Project to establish a refreshed (more cost-effective and efficient) carbon measurement and reporting tool for the CNG program
• RFQ issued last year• Currently working towards issuing an RFP
by end of April 2015• Have a new tool in place for Jan 1, 2016• New tool may include energy
management functions as well as inventory
• Compatible with EDX• No drastic changes for PSOs!• Updates to come in monthly newsletter
BC Climate Action Secretariat
Use of Portfolio Manager by PSOs
• Proposal from BC Hydro and Ministry of Energy and Mines to use Portfolio Manager to benchmark buildings in BC
• PM provides excellent way to compare and benchmark building energy use
• BC public sector use could provide a leadership role
• CNG response is that PM does not provide more valuable data for GHG reductions than we already have
• Public sector use should be phased in and voluntary
BC Climate Action Secretariat
LiveSmart Leaders Website - transition
The current LiveSmart Leaders site, including the Carbon Neutral Corner, will be shut down April 1, 2015 and transitioned to….
BC Climate Action Secretariat
……the Climate Action Secretariat website
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/theme.page?id=4D9B65E26DFA11EF78C200B82FAD10BD
BC Climate Action Secretariat
New CAS website
BC Climate Action Secretariat
New CAS website
New CAS website
BC Climate Action Secretariat
BC Climate Action Secretariat
EDX Update
• Electronic Data Exchange is up and running
• Allows for automatic loading of BC Hydro and Fortis BC utility data into SMARTTool
• To be set up to use the EDX, send an email to: [email protected]
BC Climate Action Secretariat
Legislative Changes
• NO CHANGES FOR PSOs!• The offset regulations in the CNGR are
being repealed as part of the new Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act
• All offsets regulations will be placed in the new act
• No changes to CNG or PSO offset obligations
BC Climate Action Secretariat
Offset Payment Process
• New process for 2014 offsets• Invoice issued on May 15, 2015• Payment to the “Minister of Finance”• EFT info sent out in March newsletter• Core Government NOT part of this
process• CNG newsletter will contain updates
BC Climate Action Secretariat
CNG Reductions Strategy
• Key result of CNG symposium• Development of a “GHG Reductions
Strategy for the public sector”• Goal is to provide a business case for
each sector to take forward – request for funding
• Need to collect basic data from PSOs
BC Climate Action Secretariat
CNG Reductions Strategy
Data Requirements from PSOs:
• Do you know what projects are required to achieve substantive GHG reductions?
• Cost of project?• Estimated GHG reductions?• Payback period?• Operational cost savings?
• Energy/Feasibility study required?
BC Climate Action Secretariat
CNG Reductions Strategy
Other Issues:
• Specific targets?• How to pay for studies?• How to prioritize projects?• Revolving fund?
• Updates to come in CNG Newsletter
