1.
Introduction to
Greenhouse Gas Inventories

2.
Renewable Choice Services

3.
A Partner to Leading Brands

4.
Contents:
 Our climate challenges
 Introduction to inventories
 Greenhouse gas protocol
 Corporate actions
 Renewable Choice services

5.
Cap & Trade
The
American Clean Energy and
Security Act of 2009
Renewable
Energy
Standard
Greenhouse Gas Inventories
Verified Emission
Reductions
Kyoto Protocol
Climate Change
Carbon Offsets
Energy Security

6.
The Problem
 Climate-related impacts are occurring now and are expected to increase
 Global warming is unequivocal and primarily human-induced
 Future climate change and its impacts depend on choices made today
Source: United States Global Change Research Program (June 2009)

7.
Addressing Climate Change:
No Silver Bullet

8.
Renewable Choice’s Mission:
Harness commercial and consumer demand to help drive the
growth of renewable energy and clean technologies
• 20% wind by 2030
• CO2 at 1980 levels
“Geo-Greenism"—is not only what we need to save the planet from
overheating; it is what we need to make America healthier, richer,
more innovative, more productive, and more secure.
Thomas Freidman, Hot, Flat & Crowded

9.
Greenhouse Gas Inventory

10.
Greenhouse Gas Inventory - Defined
• A comprehensive and documented
accounting of all greenhouse gas
emissions attributed to an
organization’s activities

11.
Inventory Basics
 Identify sources
 Choose boundaries
 Collect data
 Calculate emissions
 Document results

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Greenhouse Emissions
• Purchased electricity & steam
• Corporate fleet
• Natural gas
• Air travel
• Propane
• Refrigerants
• Waste stream
• Employee commuting

13.
Greenhouse Gas Protocol

14.
The Corporate GHG Accounting Standard
• World Resources Institute
– Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol
– The most widely used standard
– Comprehensive accounting guidelines

15.
GHG Protocol
Standards
Guidance
• Accounting principles
• Business goals
• Organizational boundaries
• Accounting for reductions
• Operational boundaries
• Identifying GHG sources
• Tracking emissions over time
• Managing inventory quality
• Reporting GHG emissions
• Verifying GHG emissions
• Setting GHG targets

16.
Corporate Voluntary Actions

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State of Corporate Activity
• 75% actively measure GHG emissions
• 60% of corporate boards have carbon
on agenda
• 50% have programs to reduce or
offset emissions
• 15% engage in voluntary emissions
trading
• 40% considering voluntary purchase
• >1000 EPA Green Power Partners
• Green Power Partners purchase >16
billion kWh of RECs annually
Source: The Conference Board, 2006 & U.S. EPA Green Power Partnership, 2008

18.
Voluntary Climate Registries
• U.S. EPA Climate Leaders
• WWF Climate Savers
• Carbon Disclosure Project
• California Climate Action Registry
• US DOE 1605b Registry
• The Climate Registry

19.
Momentum is Building
Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reporting
Source: Groom Energy Solutions (2009)

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Corporate Motivations
• Fulfill voluntary reduction targets
• Create internal incentives for reductions
• Prepare for regulations
• Enhance the brand
• Differentiate a product
• Provide information to stakeholders
• Participate in GHG reporting programs
• Identify opportunities to reduce energy and costs

21.
Carbon Offsets &
Renewable Energy Credits

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What is a Carbon Offset?
 A carbon offset (also referred to as a
verified emission reduction, or VER)
represents the reduction of carbon
dioxide, or its equivalent in other
greenhouse gases

23.
What is a Renewable Energy Credit (REC)?
• A REC represents the environmental
benefits associated with the
generation of electricity from a
renewable energy source
• A renewable energy source is credited
with RECs as it produces electricity
• The owner of the REC receives the
property rights to its environmental
benefits

24.
Offsetting Emissions

25.
RECs & Carbon Offsets
SCOPE
Use of Carbon Offsets
Use of RECs

26.
Climate Neutral
A dynamic ongoing
process
~ Clean Air-Cool Planet
1.
Embrace a stretching boundary
2.
Demonstrate a broad understanding of your carbon footprint before
making a claim
3.
Exhibit caution before making a corporate-wide claim of neutrality
4.
Consider whether a blanket claim of neutrality will resonate with
stakeholders
5.
Use the carbon management hierarchy before making claims
6.
Be completely transparent
7.
Exhibit leadership on climate change
8.
Treat neutrality as a long-term commitment

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Energy Efficiency Advisor

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The Energy Efficiency Advisor (EEA) Service

Available to all GHG Inventory customers
 Library of information that helps a company
reduce energy demand and identify cost savings
strategies
 Consists of three sections:
Commercial Energy Advisor
Operations & Maintenance Advisor
Purchasing Advisor

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Commercial Energy Advisor
 Identifies the most cost-effective savings available for numerous industries:
 Find out where energy dollars are going
 Get money-saving advice
 Select the equipment that makes the most sense
 Identify key purchasing criteria
 Provides sector-specific insights including:
 Typical usage breakdown
 Common load shapes
 Energy saving ideas:
– No cost
– Low cost
– Cost-effective investments

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Operations & Maintenance Advisor
 Identify what equipment needs maintenance
 Judge what tasks can be done ‘in house’ and what is worth outsourcing
 Develop a regular maintenance plan
 Improve equipment performance and
increase energy efficiency with:
•
Controls and systems optimization
•
Re-lamping techniques
•
Cleaning schedules and filters

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Purchasing Advisor
 An up-to-date library of buyer’s guides and energy-management tips
for over 45 energy technologies, including:
Best lamps and ballasts
 HVAC options and configurations
 Energy management systems
 When purchasing new equipment:
Understand what the technology does and why
Discern the real options without vendor bias
Make purchases with a transparent decisionmaking process

32.
Legislative Landscape

33.
Proposed Mandatory Reporting Rule
• Report if emissions > 25,000
MtCO2e/yr (facility)
• 85%-90% of national GHG
emissions covered
• Affects ~13,000 facilities

34.
Reporting Breakdown
Source: EPA Proposed Mandatory Reporting Rule – Draft (March 2009)

35.
About Renewable Choice

36.
4,000+
Helps
LEED
companies
projects
do the right thing
Renewable Choice
Reduce and
understand your
environmental impact
VERs
RECs
GHG inventories

37.
Choice Inventories
Understand
•
Establish an emissions baseline to understand and/or
report your greenhouse gas emissions
Track
•
Conduct a yearly inventory to track your progress toward
a reduction goal
Reduce
•
Identify high carbon intensive activities and target with
process, infrastructure changes or offsets

38.
Renewable Choice Offset Portfolio
Renewable Energy Credits
•
American Wind – Green-e Energy
•
Clean Source – Green-e Energy
Verified Emission Reductions
•
Choice Carbon – American Carbon Registry Standard
•
Global Carbon – Voluntary Carbon Standard

39.
Business Essentials
What you get:
• Dedicated Client Services Manager
• CD of images and graphics
• RCE website exposure
• Business Essentials Starter Kit
– Custom certificate of purchase
– Messaging guide
– Window clings and magnets
– Custom poster
– Image library
– Facts and figures

40.
Customized Marketing Support:
Choice Programs
1.
Determine commitment level
2.
Choose a Choice Program that fits with
your company’s or project’s
communication & outreach goals
3.
Renewable Choice customizes the
program you choose and provides ongoing consultation and support

41.
Contact
Matt Wood
Greenhouse Gas Channel Manager
mwood@renewablechoice.com
303-551-7571
2500 55th Street, Suite 210 . Boulder, CO 80301 . 877.810.8670 . www.renewablechoice.com