California Climate Action Registry Overview Contact: Diane Wittenberg, President Diane Wittenberg, Jill Gravender, Technical Director (213)

CA Registry Goals CA Registry Goals ► Support Credible, Nationwide Registry  Transparent and defensible  Extensive participation ► Influence Global Debate on Registries ► Help Develop and Mature GHG Accounting, Reporting, and Certification Standards Reporting, and Certification Standards

Registry Status ► Began Operations 9/01 in Los Angeles ► Initial Two Years Funded by CA Energy Commission Grant and Foundations ► Board Appointed by Governor Davis  Will adopt General Protocol – June 2002 ► Data Base Completed Fall 2002 ► Registry Enrollment Begins Fall 2002

California Registry Provides ► Reporting and Certification Protocol  Rules for registering emissions  Formulas/ recommended software / default emission factors  Backup documentation required  Certification requirements to establish baseline and register annual emissions

How CA Registry Is Different ► Minimum State-wide Reporting  Not at project or facility level only ► Initial Focus on Emissions, not Reductions  Baseline and Gross Annual Emissions  Productivity ratios or efficiency measures ► Report Both Direct and Indirect Emissions ► Require Certification of Results  Qualify technical assistance providers and certifiers

How CA Registry is Different ► State Will Defend Certified Data ► Access to Agency Technical Expertise  Public process for programmatic development  Review alternatives to required protocol ► Share Best Practices/ Successful Strategies ► Leader in Inventory Standards and Best Practices Best Practices

CA Registry Will Provide ► Support to Participants  Workshops  List of approved technical advisors  List of independent certifiers  Public database to record annual emissions results

The General Reporting Protocol ► Direct Emissions  Combustion  Vehicle fleet  Fugitive emissions ► Indirect Emissions  Electricity & steam usage ► CO2 Mandatory  Other Kyoto gases when member three years

Topics of Interest in Protocol Development ► Level of Reporting Detail  Report one annual CO2e tonnage number  Data aggregated at facility level  Data aggregated by type of emission source ► Setting De Minimus Source Levels  5% of total GHGs (at level of participation)  Lesser of 10K tons CO2e or 5% of total GHGs  Initially zero with submission of upper bound

Protocol Topics of Interest (continued) ► Range of Certification Options  Third-party certifies both program or process to gather data and a sample of annual data  Self-certify adequacy of program and accuracy of annual data and results  Varying levels and frequency of review / combination of reviewers ► Provision of Emission Factors  Registry provides menu of acceptable factors  Participant can use & defend more accurate number  Registry requires single set of emission factors

Protocol Topics of Interest (continued) ► Setting Participant Boundaries  Based on “management control” for wholly owned  Allow joint ventures be reported on equity basis  Threshold for reporting jointly-owned sources (e.g., minimum 20% equity)? (e.g., minimum 20% equity)?  Dual track reporting for joint ventures (management and equity basis)? (management and equity basis)?  Access to data problems with equity share approach?

Next Steps Next Steps ► Industry-Specific Protocols and Efficiency Metrics Metrics ► Guidance on Emission Reductions, Sequestration, and Other Mitigation Sequestration, and Other Mitigation ► Guidance on Reporting Non-CO2 GHGs