Americas Energy Coast Initiative

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Americas Energy Coast Initiative September 30,
2009 New Orleans, LA
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WBCSD

• 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.

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

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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.

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Typical Production Process
Company A

Product A
Raw Material
Waste
Disposal
Company B

Raw Material
Product B
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By-Product Synergy
Company A

Product A
Raw Material
By-Product
Disposal
Company B

Raw Material
Product B
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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

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Participants in One or More North American BPS
Projects
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Climate Change Benefits from BPS

• Since 2007, Chicago Waste to Profit BPS has cut
  more than 50,000 tons/yr CO2 equivalent emissions
  reductions
• Kansas City BPS cut 19,183 tons CO2 and 140 tons
  NOx per year
• Houston BPS project full focus on greenhouse gas
  reduction opportunities beyond the fenceline

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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

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NISP England Outputs, Apr05 - Mar09
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For More Information

• Visit the following websites for more
  information
• www.usbcsd.org
• www.greaterhoustonbps.org
• www.wbcsd.org