GHG Registries and Options for Western States Collaboration Diane Wittenberg President California Climate Action Registry August 26, 2005

California Climate Action Registry Nonprofit organization created by state legislation Board appointed by Governor and legislature State stands behind data Designed for “regulatory quality” data Voluntary Annual entity-wide (CA or US) emissions inventory

Inventory according to the Registry protocols CO 2 first 3 years, then all 6 Kyoto gases Direct stationary, mobile, process and fugitive emissions Indirect emissions from electricity and steam Does not include emissions from product use Certify emissions inventory results using Registry- approved certifiers Report aggregated data publicly Three Step Process

Benefits of Registry Participation Protect your baseline and early GHG reductions Manage risk Save money Access the CARROT software Participate in standards development Strengthen your environmental reputation Address shareholder concerns Prepare for emissions trading Learn Best Practices Use the “Climate Action Leader” logo

Membership Overview 53 Members 13 certified 2002 data 17 certified 2003 data 35 expected to certify 2004 data 12% of non-residential state GHG emissions Expanding Affiliate Member category Allows CARROT use No certification, public reporting or data protection Needed a “baby step” option to get some started

Registry Members: Business Electric Power/Utilities Anaheim Public Utilities Burbank Water and Power Calpine Corporation Clipper Windpower, Inc. Glendale Water & Power L.A. Dept. of Water & Power No. Cal. Power Association PacifiCorp Pasadena Water & Power PG&E Corporation Platte River Power Authority Sacramento Municipal Utility District San Diego Gas and Electric Southern California Edison Southern California Gas Co. West Coast Power, LLC Oil/Gas BP Financial CalSTRS Manufacturing Anderson Lithograph Bentley Prince Street Clif Bar Eastman Kodak Guidant Corporation New Hampshire Ball Bearing QUALCOMM Mining US Borax Services Better World Group ICF Consulting InTex Services, Inc. SAIC

Registry Members: Government/NGOs Cities Los Angeles Santa Monica Sacramento San Francisco Air Quality Mgmt Districts Bay Area Mojave South Coast State Agencies CA Public Utilities Commission CA Energy Commission Cal-EPA Telecom SBC Education Los Angeles Community College District U.C. San Diego U.C. Santa Barbara Health Care Catholic Healthcare West Non-Profit Organizations Energy Foundation Environmental Defense Natural Resources Defense Council The Pacific Forest Trust Union of Concerned Scientists Affiliates Alliance to Save Energy CCEEB CERES EPRI IETA Northeast Regional Greenhouse Gas Coalition World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Baseline Protection The State “commits to use its best efforts to ensure that organizations that establish greenhouse gas emissions baselines and register emissions results… receive appropriate consideration under any future international, federal, or state regulatory scheme.”

California’s GHG Targets By 2010, Reduce to 2000 Emission Levels By 2020, Reduce to 1990 Emission Levels By 2050, Reduce to 80 percent Below 1990 Levels

Creates need for reductions Legislation Regulation Other reduction or offset requirements Validates that inventories & reductions are real/ manages accounts Bank a common currency Transacts Trading Arbitrage Futures Government RegistryMarketplace How does a Registry fit into Policy Regimes?

Think of Registry as a Bank Validates GHG baselines/inventories/reductions Tracks allowances, trades, retirement accounts Creates currency of reductions through standards adoption Facilitates trading and transparency through electronic document room

Opportunity Knocks for states We live in the shadow of the federal

13 Public users please click here to access the public emissions reports. The application works best with Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, and may not work well with other web browsers. If you are a participant, please log on using your user ID and password (passwords are case sensitive): UserID: Password: One view of the future Welcome to the Western States GHG Reporting Registry Address

Address Western States GHG Reporting Registry Please check the states for which you will be reporting:  Alaska  American Samoa  Arizona  California  Colorado  Guam  Hawaii  Idaho  Kansas  Montana  Nebraska  Nevada  New Mexico  North Dakota  Northern Mariana Islands  Oregon  South Dakota  Texas  Utah  Washington  Wyoming

Benefits of a regional Registry Harmonized, consistent data collection Ability to interact across western states Leadership to make an even larger initiative: U.S. Registry Lowers cost to develop standards, collect data (states), report data (companies) Builds the infrastructure for easy interface with federal govt. in future

Next Steps? Join working group to develop GHG measurement protocols CA has already worked on forestry project protocols – available on website Working on cement, oil and gas, gas transport, offsets Consider customizing California protocols and software for your own state We offer them to you for free Ca. Registry will host follow-up meeting if there is interest

Contact Information Diane Wittenberg President California Climate Action Registry 515 South Flower Street, Suite 1305 Los Angeles, CA (213)