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BC Carbon Neutral Government 2015 Timelines, Information Update & Q’s & A’s Climate Action Secretariat Ministry of Environment Government of British Columbia March 5, 2015

BC Climate Action Secretariat Topics for Today…. CNG Reporting timelines/deadlines CNG Updates: SMARTTool Review Use of Portfolio Manager LiveSmart Leaders website EDX update Legislation changes Offset Payment process CNG Reductions Strategy

April 30 th, 2015 Final Data Uploaded to SMARTTool QA/QC Data Begins (completed by CAS & CMR) May 15 th, 2015 QA/QC Data Completed Offset Invoice Generated (sent to PSOs by CAS) Self-Certification Checklist Due (signoff required) May 29 th, 2015 Final CNAR Due (signoff required ) Final Offset Payment Due By June 30 th, 2015 Declare Carbon Neutrality By June 30 th, 2015 Declare Carbon Neutrality 2015 Timeline BC Climate Action Secretariat

SMARTTool Review Project to establish a refreshed (more cost-effective and efficient) carbon measurement and reporting tool for the CNG program RFQ issued last year Currently working towards issuing an RFP by end of April 2015 Have a new tool in place for Jan 1, 2016 New tool may include energy management functions as well as inventory Compatible with EDX No drastic changes for PSOs! Updates to come in monthly newsletter

BC Climate Action Secretariat Use of Portfolio Manager by PSOs Proposal from BC Hydro and Ministry of Energy and Mines to use Portfolio Manager to benchmark buildings in BC PM provides excellent way to compare and benchmark building energy use BC public sector use could provide a leadership role CNG response is that PM does not provide more valuable data for GHG reductions than we already have Public sector use should be phased in and voluntary

BC Climate Action Secretariat LiveSmart Leaders Website - transition The current LiveSmart Leaders site, including the Carbon Neutral Corner, will be shut down April 1, 2015 and transitioned to….

BC Climate Action Secretariat ……the Climate Action Secretariat website

BC Climate Action Secretariat New CAS website

BC Climate Action Secretariat New CAS website

BC Climate Action Secretariat

EDX Update Electronic Data Exchange is up and running Allows for automatic loading of BC Hydro and Fortis BC utility data into SMARTTool To be set up to use the EDX, send an to:

BC Climate Action Secretariat Legislative Changes NO CHANGES FOR PSOs! The offset regulations in the CNGR are being repealed as part of the new Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act All offsets regulations will be placed in the new act No changes to CNG or PSO offset obligations

BC Climate Action Secretariat Offset Payment Process New process for 2014 offsets Invoice issued on May 15, 2015 Payment to the “Minister of Finance” EFT info sent out in March newsletter Core Government NOT part of this process CNG newsletter will contain updates

BC Climate Action Secretariat CNG Reductions Strategy Key result of CNG symposium Development of a “GHG Reductions Strategy for the public sector” Goal is to provide a business case for each sector to take forward – request for funding Need to collect basic data from PSOs

BC Climate Action Secretariat CNG Reductions Strategy Data Requirements from PSOs: Do you know what projects are required to achieve substantive GHG reductions? Cost of project? Estimated GHG reductions? Payback period? Operational cost savings? Energy/Feasibility study required?

BC Climate Action Secretariat CNG Reductions Strategy Other Issues: Specific targets? How to pay for studies? How to prioritize projects? Revolving fund? Updates to come in CNG Newsletter

BC Climate Action Secretariat Thank You!! Questions & Answers