1. WBCSD Energy & Climate Focus Area Working Group Meeting Paris, July 2, 2008 America’s Energy Coast Initiative September 30, 2009 New Orleans, LA

2. 2 WBCSD 22 The US BCSD is affiliated with the World BCSD, a CEO-led coalition of some 200 companies with a shared commitment to Sustainable Development via the three pillars of economic growth, ecological balance and social progress.

3. 3 WBCSD Global Network The US BCSD is one of 58 country business councils working on implementing sustainable development at the local, operational level.

4. 4 Who are we and what do we do? The United States Business Council for Sustainable Development creates cross-industry, public-private relationships that solve environmental and social challenges while improving the bottom line. Current Platforms:  Water  Ecosystem Services  Energy & Climate Change

5. 5 Need for Innovation Engines By-Product Synergy is the matching of under-valued waste, transportation, energy and other streams from one facility with potential users at another facility to create new revenues or savings, environmental and societal benefits.

6. Raw Material Product A Waste Disposal Raw Material Product B Company A Company B Typical Production Process

7. Raw Material Product A By-Product Disposal Raw Material Product B Company A Company B By-Product Synergy X X Processing? Communication Network

8. 8 US BCSD Regional BPS Projects Active/Complete – New Jersey – Kansas City – Chicago – Seattle – Gulf Coast – Mobile – Houston In Development – Ohio – Boston – SE Michigan – New Orleans – Wisconsin – Central Texas

9. 9 Participants in One or More North American BPS Projects

10. 10 Climate Change Benefits from BPS Since 2007, Chicago Waste to Profit BPS has cut more than 50,000 tons/yr CO 2 equivalent emissions reductions Kansas City BPS cut 19,183 tons CO 2 and 140 tons NOx per year Houston BPS project full focus on greenhouse gas reduction opportunities beyond the fenceline

11. 11 BPS Projects Provide Benefits Other Than Climate Change Dow Chemical Annual Cost Reduction Estimate of $15MM Chicago Project Realized Over $5.5 million per year in economic impact to local companies 33,650 tons per year diverted from Landfill in Kansas City Project

12. NISP England Outputs, Apr05 - Mar09 MetricOutput NISP England Per £ invested Landfill diversion (tonnes)5,222,3841.61 CO2 reduction (tonnes)5,238,0591.61 Water conservation (tonnes)9,469,7382.91 Natural Resource savings (tonnes) 7,954,7112.44 Hazardous Waste reduction (tonnes) 357,6260.11 Sales generated (£) 151,097,919£ 46.44 Cost reduction (£) 131,082,258£ 40.29 Jobs2,216 Private Investment£ 116,017,487

13. 13 For More Information Visit the following websites for more information: www.usbcsd.org www.greaterhoustonbps.org www.wbcsd.org