Introduction to the Climate Registry

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Introduction to the Climate Registry

• Exchange Network National Meeting
• Nashville, TN
• April 30, 2008

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Overview

• Background on The Climate Registry
• Voluntary reporting program
• Support of mandatory programs
• Climate Registry Information System (CRIS)
• GHG Data Management Collaborations
• Next Steps

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The Climate Registry

• MISSION To standardize and centralize high
  quality GHG data into a North American GHG
  registry to support voluntary and mandatory
  reporting programs
• MEMBERS 7 Canadian Provinces
• 39 U.S. States
• 6 Mexican states
• 3 Tribal Nations
• REPORTERS 162 Reporters

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Who are the reporters?
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Need for Standardization

• States have recognized the need to address
  climate change
• Multiple state GHG programs became confusing
• Many Benefits of Standardization
• Companies want to report GHGs once
• States have limited resources
• Problem is global, not local
• State collaboration will help to inform future
  federal policy
• Thus, Registry is based on GHG accounting best
  practices
• WRI/WBCSD GHG Protocol
• CA Climate Action Registry
• ISO 14064

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The Climate Registrys Evolution

• Summer, 2006
• Steering Committee was formed to discuss
  collaboration
• May, 2007
• TCR incorporated as a non-profit organization
• 2008
• March Final General Reporting Protocol
• May Final General Verification Protocol
  Guidance on Accreditation

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Voluntary Climate Programs

• GHG REGISTRIES
• CA Climate Action Registry
• The Climate Registry
• GHG REDUCTION PROGRAMS
• EPA Climate Leaders
• DOE 1605b/Climate Vision

• TRADING PROGRAMS
• Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX)
• INVESTOR DISCLOSURE
• Global Reporting Initiative
• Carbon Disclosure Project

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Voluntary Reporting Program

• Goal Create a credible, high-quality,
  standardized multi-state/province/tribal
  voluntary registry to house GHG emissions in
  North America
• Steps to report GHG emissions
• Calculate GHG emissions (based on Registry
  requirements)
• Report GHG emissions
• Annual corporate emissions footprint for North
  America
• Verify GHG emissions
• Annual 3rd party verification
• Publish GHG emissions in Climate Registry
  Information System (CRIS)

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Voluntary Reporting Resources

• Three key resources
• The General Reporting Protocol (GRP) Policy
  guidance for company participation in the
  Registry
• The General Verification Protocol (GVP) Provides
  guidance to Verification Bodies to ensure
  compliance with the GRP
• The Guidance on Accreditation (GoA) Provides
  direction to Verification Bodies for how to
  become Registry-approved

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Voluntary Reporting Requirements

• Reporters must report
• 6 internationally recognized GHGs annually
• CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, and SF6
• Entity-wide emissions for all U.S., Canadian, and
  Mexican operations
• Direct and indirect emissions (Scope 1 2)
• At the facility level
• Biogenic emissions separate from Scope 1
  emissions
• Based on control consolidation (may also report
  based on equity share)

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Verification Requirements

• Annual 3rd party verification
• By accredited Verification Body
• Partnering with North American accreditation
  bodies
• Materiality threshold 5 at the entity level
• 5 year verification cycle
• Core verification activities
• Review management systems
• Identify emission sources
• Conduct risk based assessment of reported
  emissions to identify reporting errors

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Climate Registry Information System

• Online calculation, reporting, and verification
  tool
• Based on US EPAs CRAVe/EATS system
• Users
• Reporters To calculate report emissions
• Verification Bodies To assess the quality of
  reported emissions
• Public To view verified emission reports
• States/Provinces To transfer reported GHG
  emissions
• Registry To manage administrative processes

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Support of Mandatory GHG Reporting

• States/Provinces are interested in implementing
  their mandatory GHG reporting through the
  Registry and/or by utilizing its reporting tools
• Regulated entities will not necessarily need to
  meet all Registry reporting requirements (such as
  North American reporting). Requirements for
  mandatory programs will be determined by the
  states/provinces
• Registry Board is now developing rules on the
  relationship between voluntary and mandatory
  reporting

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GHG Data Collaborations

• The Registry has been working with EPA to find
  meaningful ways to share relevant GHG data
• Climate Change Division
• Office of Air Quality Planning Standards
• Exchange Network
• Currently developing a consolidated data exchange
  schema (XML)

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Option 1 Databases Programs Implemented
Independently
Mandatory
Voluntary
Mandatory Data
Voluntary Data
Trading
Emissions Trading Data
Data transferred through data exchange Data
duplicated, as necessary
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Option 1 Databases Programs Implemented
Independently
Scenario Reporter affected by an independently
implemented state mandatory program and
participates in the TCR voluntary program.
TCR Control
Pros - May use existing systems - States maintain
autonomy
CRIS Voluntary DB
Data Exchange

• Cons
• - Inconsistent reporting requirements
• Schema mapping to CRIS needed for each state
• Schedule exchange of data
• Multiple UI for reporters
• Higher costs

State Control
CARB Mandatory DB
State 2 Mandatory DB
Direct Input
Reporter
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Option 2 Databases Programs Implemented
Jointly
Mandatory
Voluntary
TCR Database
Trading
Mandatory Data
Voluntary Data
Emissions Trading Data
Data shared within a common database Data not
duplicated
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Integration of Options 1 and 2
TCR Shared Hosting Systems Management
Environment
CARB Mandatory DB
Emissions Trading DB
Data Exchange
CRIS Voluntary DB
Direct Input
Shared Mandatory DB
Reporter
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Next Steps

• Continued work on data exchange schema
• Develop case studies with states to test data
  exchange
• Available for use in early 2009?
• June, 2008 Climate Registry Information System
  (CRIS) launch
• Summer, 2008 Support of mandatory reporting and
  development of industry specific protocols

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For More Information

• Jill Gravender
• [phone]jill_at_theclimateregistry.org
• www.TheClimateRegistry.org