Public Sector GHG Accounting Road Test PROCESS Kickoff Meeting August 5, 2009

2 Agenda –Process –Schedule –Resource requirements –Available support

3 Road Testing Purpose Gain critical insight into practical implementation issues Serve as the basis for PSP implementation guidance aimed at consistent, comparable inventories Road testers develop key components of GHG inventory, but complete inventory not required

4 GHG Accounting Hierarchy The Federal Context Examples: Protocols Policy-neutral framework to ensure consistent accounting approach (Public, Private, & Sector Specific) Policies and Regulations Set targets, covered entities, etc. Federal Program Implementation guidance (e.g. define boundaries) Agency Plans Organizational accounting approach Inventory Organization or facility level account WRI/LMI GHG Protocol Executive Order OFEE, OMB, EPA, FEMP DoD Navy

5 Federal GHG Accounting Guidance Road Test Evaluate Experiences & Roll up Draft Guidance Draft Guidance and Reporting Tool Consistent GHG Inventories Guidance and Tools Federal Accounting Guidance Reporting Tool Beta Final PSP State/Local/Fed External Review State/Local Road Test Update PSP WRI /EPA Process Federal Process Provisional Draft PSP Released

6 Timeline 21 Aug – WRI completes 2nd round of stakeholder review 31 Aug – Provisional Draft Protocol issued Wk of 31 Aug – Road Testers and Guidance Group meeting (review draft Guidance) Wk of 5 Oct – Road Testers and Guidance Group meeting (feedback and share experiences) Wk of 2 Nov – Road Testers and Guidance Group meeting (compile and compare data) 2 Nov – Data collection complete for road test Wk of 30 Nov – Road Testers and Guidance Group meeting (feedback and share exp.) 18 Dec – Federal road test complete; draft inventories reported 1 Jan – Final Public Sector Protocol Wk of 4 Jan – GHG Guidance Group meeting Wk of 1 Feb – GHG Guidance Group meeting 15 Mar – Accounting and Reporting Guidance released

7 Resources Involved Design inventory approach Source identification & Data acquisition –Electricity consumption –Fuel use –Landfill emissions –Wastewater treatment –Fugitive emissions –Scope 3 data Employee travel, commuter travel, contractor emissions, waste disposal, etc. Your resource requirements will depend on the extent of the inventory you choose to conduct and your access to the needed data.

8 Available Support Provisional Draft Public Sector Protocol Draft Guidance Document Coordination of effort, and monthly meetings – FEMP and LMI One-on-one assistance – LMI and WRI Inventory Tools – multiple sites, we will provide Reporting Tool – developed in parallel Emissions factors Examples and case studies Training – GovEnergy and other courses FedCenter – GHG Program Area (under dev.) All information will be available on project website (

9 Questions?

10 Agency Enrollment in Road Test PUBLIC SECTOR PROTOCOL FEDERAL ROAD TEST PARTICIPANT INFORMATION August 5, 2009 ORGANIZATION: POINT OF CONTACT: ADDRESS: PHONE: FACILITIES INCLUDED: PRIOR AGENCY EXPERIENCE WITH GHG INVENTORIES: ISSUES/CONCERNS/SPECIAL NOTES: