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ECR Program & Software Demonstration. WRAP Registry Workshop Heather Kaplan, NESCAUM July 17, 2006. Outline. Background Drivers Program Elements Process Update Software Tool ECR Emissions Reporting Process Other Emissions & Allowance Tracking Programs
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ECR Program & Software Demonstration WRAP Registry Workshop Heather Kaplan, NESCAUM July 17, 2006
Outline • Background • Drivers • Program Elements • Process Update • Software Tool • ECR Emissions Reporting Process • Other Emissions & Allowance Tracking Programs Take Away: State collaboration is tough but worth the effort – don’t reinvent the wheel!
Eastern Climate Registry:Background • Multi-state registry effort undertaken by ten states in the eastern U.S.: • CT, DE, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT (MD) • Registry effort began in 2003 • Key principles: • develop best practices in data reporting and management • establish a set of common quantification protocols • support common software platform
Eastern Climate Registry:Drivers • Voluntary reporting of GHG emissions • Mandatory reporting of GHG emissions • Regulatory GHG emissions reduction programs, including: • GHG emissions tracking • Project-based GHG emission reduction tracking • GHG allowance tracking
Eastern Climate Registry Voluntary Reporting Programs Mandatory Reporting Programs (e.g, CT, NJ, ME) Regulatory Programs (e.g., Regional GHG Initiative (RGGI), MA CMR 7.29 regulations) Eastern Climate Registry:Program Elements
Eastern Climate Registry:Benefits of State Collaboration • Increase participation in voluntary programs • Leverage resources • Standardize best practice • Develop consistent accounting standards • Promote linkages between program/policy regimes
Eastern Climate Registry:Process Update • ECR working group now finalizing program elements • Released draft Voluntary Reporting Requirements: www.easternclimateregistry.org • Total of 32 companies and organizations submitted comments, including: • BP, Dominion, PSEG, GE, HP, NRDC, Pew, among others • Nearly all comments expressed support for joining a broader registry initiative with other states & regions
Eastern Climate Registry:Software Tool • EATS (Emissions and Allowance Tracking System) developed by EPA in 2001 • Purpose: to support multiple criteria pollutant or GHG programs in reporting and emissions trading (e.g., Mexico, China, Chile, New York) • Web-based system • Key Points: flexibility in reporting requirements and integration of programs
EATS Registries • ECR - Eastern Climate Registry (Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting) • NADATS – NY Acid Deposition & Allowance Tracking System (NOx & SO2 Cap & Trade) • NZ EUR - New Zealand Emission Unit Register (Kyoto-based) • CDM Registry (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - UNFCCC)
