Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change

1. Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change Reporting to The Climate Registry

2. Welcome! • Our organization has joined The Climate Registry and voluntarily committed to report our greenhouse gas emissions • You may be wondering “What does this mean?” • Don’t worry, at the end of this presentation you will understand: • Why we are reporting our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions • What The Registry is • What our membership requires us to do • Who will be involved on our team

3. What are greenhouse gases (GHGs)? 6 Kyoto GHGs • CO2- carbon dioxide • CH4- methane • N2O- nitrous oxide • HFCs- hydrofluorocarbons • PFCs- perfluorocarbons • SF6- sulfur hexafluoride • GHGs have a climatic warming effect by trapping heat in the Earth’s atmosphere • There are 6 internationally accepted GHGs identified by the Kyoto Protocol • These gases are produced by various activities, including the burning of fossil fuels, and are linked to the recent increase in global temperatures

4. Why are we voluntarily reporting our GHG emissions? • Prepare for regulation: Many State and Federal authorities are already beginning to implement the mandatory reporting of GHGs • Reporting allows us to establish a baseline for future action • It also documents our GHG footprint, enabling us to assess liability and understand any areas of risk • Transparency: Public stakeholders are demanding accountability • Identify cost-savings: GHG emissions correlate to our overall energy use and can help us identify areas of inefficiency • Exceed mandatory reporting requirements: Voluntary reporting requirements may exceed mandatory requirements for regulated companies • Understanding our full footprint helps us develop entity-wide emission reduction strategies • Measure progress: Reporting identifies non-financial performance metrics • The triple bottom line relates to economic, environmental and social performance

5. Preparing for mandatory reporting and participating in regional initiatives • Participation in a voluntary program helps us to prepare for mandatory reporting and addresses climate change as part of the bigger picture • States/provincial members of The Climate Registry work to provide an opportunity to document early actions

6. What is a registry? • A GHG emissions registry is a bottom-up approach to emissions accounting • Members quantify and report their emissions from various individual sources according to a uniform accounting standard • The Climate Registry is the most respected and robust voluntary GHG registry in North America • The Registry provides a recognized platform for consistent and credible greenhouse gas emissions inventory

7. The Registry is a nonprofit 501(c)(3)organization created in 2007 It encourages early actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and supports future greenhouse gas reduction efforts across North America The Registry coordinates with federal, state/provincial, and regional policy makers Board of 40 U.S. States +DC Directors: 13 Canadian Provinces 4 Native Sovereign Nations 6 Mexican states Reporting 242 Founding Members Members: 314 Members and growing… Staff: 28 staff that support The Registry’s operations What is The Climate Registry? 7

8. What does reporting to The Climate Registry mean for us? • We have made a commitment that each year we will: • Calculate emissions using The Registry’s protocols • Report emissions to The Registry through CRIS (The Registry’s reporting software), and • Verify our annual inventory of GHGs using an approved third party • We show environmental leadership by voluntarily disclosing our verified GHG emissions reports at www.theclimateregistry.org • We join a prestigious community of climate policymakers, business leaders and environmentalists.

9. Benefits to Registry Membership • We can’t manage what we don’t measure: • Identify areas to improve energy efficiency • Increase inter-organizational communication • Understand the impact of our operations: • Assess environmental liability and risk • Readiness for compliance with new regulations • Document early action • Provide information to public and stakeholders • Recognition as an environmental leader • Seat at the table for policy development • Expert Registry educational services: • Access to software and technical support

10. Key Registry Requirements • We must report emissions: • For all six GHGs (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) • From our facilities throughout North America (Canada, US, Mexico) • By activity (stationary combustion, mobile combustion, processes, fugitive sources, indirect energy consumption) • We will report and disclose our emissions annually at the facility-level • Additionally, The Registry requires that all Reporters use a third party Verifier to confirm their annual emissions report • This is a critical first step in reducing our contribution to global carbon dioxide levels

11. Many emission sources emit multiple emissions We’ll report our emissions according to scopes. The Registry's program requires us to report our Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions: • Scope 1 - Direct Emissions • Stationary Combustion –Example: Back up Generator using diesel (CO2, CH4 & N20) • Mobile Combustion – Example: Vehicle Fleet using gasoline (CO2, N2O & CH4) • Process Emissions- Example: Aluminum Production (CO2 & PFCs) • Fugitive Emissions – Example: Refrigeration/HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) (HFCs & PFCs) • Biogenic Emissions - Example: Boiler using landfill gas (CH4 & N2O) • Scope 2 - Indirect Emissions – Example: Purchased electricity - CO2, N2O & CH4 • Optional:Scope 3 - Biogenic Emissions –Example: Boiler using landfill gas (CO2)

12. Emissions to be reported

13. Where are these gases in our operations?

14. How will we report to The Registry? • We must understand the program requirements and protocols • We will identify our business units that emit GHGs according to our organizational boundaries • We will compile our GHG emissions inventory, by tracking emissions data (gallons of fuel, etc.) and report it to The Registry through its software, CRIS • We will hire a third party Verification Body to verify our emissions report

15. How will we have our report verified? We will select and contract with an independent third party Verification Body We will provide the necessary back up documentation for a risk-based assessment by the Verifier We will prepare for a % of our facilities to be visited the first year of Verification by our Verification Body Over time we will develop an internal checklist and implement an internal audit process to improve accuracy & completeness of our GHG emission reports. We will submit our report and verification opinion to The Registry for its final review release to the public through CRIS 15

16. What staff will be involved? • Certain staff will help put together the GHG inventory: • Determine our organizational boundaries • Create an inventory management plan • Enter our facilities and emission source information into CRIS (Climate Registry Information System) • Compile our annual energy consumption totals and enter them into CRIS

17. What might I be asked for? • Some staff will be involved in the collection of activity data (gallons of fuel used, etc.) • Accounting, Fleet Manager, Property Manager, Process Engineer, HVAC Contractor, etc. • Requests will come for: • Annual fuel consumption • Annual electricity consumption • Natural gas usage • Vehicle make, model, year and annual mileage

18. How will we hire a Verification Body? • Some staff will be directly involved in the verification process: • Drafting an RFP – receive competitive bids from a few Verification Bodies • Finalizing the verification contract • Assisting the Verifier in completing the verification activities and providing the requested documentation • Reviewing the Verification Body’s findings • Submitting our final emissions report to The Registry

19. How much time is required? • The time to build our GHG inventory depends on variety of factors: • The number of our staff on the inventory management team • The types of data management systems that we already have in place • What emissions data is already being accounted for, i.e gallons, KWh, etc. • The size and complexity our operations

20. Annual reporting timeline We will identify appropriate times for our inventory activities based on The Registry’s program deadlines and our internal calendar May – June December 15 • Enter emissions activity data into CRIS • Verification Activity Deadline Jan Feb Jun Sep Mar Apr May Jul Aug Oct Nov Dec Jan – April June 30 July – Dec • Collect emissions activity data • Enter data into CRIS Deadline • Begin and complete Verification Activities

21. Registry Sponsored Trainings • Online Trainings are open to everyone at our organization • Building an Inventory – overview of protocol and program requirements • Using CRIS to report our GHG emissions – how to use CRIS • In Person Regional Climate Policy Forums - what’s happening regionally and federally with GHG reporting requirements • Adjacent Members-only Meetings that focus on the technical aspects of building an inventory and using CRIS • Register on The Registry’s website in the calendar section: http://www.theclimateregistry.org/calendar.html

22. Welcome to The Climate Registry! www.theclimateregistry.org • We can check out a number of helpful resources and The Registry’s Protocols in the Reporting and Verification Tips section under Tools/Reference on The Registry’s website: http://www.theclimateregistry.org/reference.html • We can also contact The Registry at: • Technical questions: help@theclimateregistry.org • Software support: CRIS@theclimateregistry.org