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The California Climate Action Registry: A Great Start and a Best Practice

The California Climate Action Registry: A Great Start and a Best Practice. CPUC Climate Change en banc February 23, 2005 Diane Wittenberg. California Climate Action Registry. Voluntary Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory Reporting Registry Nonprofit created by state legislation

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The California Climate Action Registry: A Great Start and a Best Practice

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  1. The CaliforniaClimate Action Registry: A Great Start and a Best Practice CPUC Climate Change en banc February 23, 2005 Diane Wittenberg

  2. California Climate Action Registry • Voluntary Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory Reporting Registry • Nonprofit created by state legislation • Board represents business, government, environmental organizations • State stands behind data • Annual entity-wide (CA or US) emissions inventory • project level reporting next step • Protocols follow international reporting standards

  3. Three Step Process • Inventory according to the Registry protocols • Direct stationary, mobile, process and fugitive emissions • Indirect emissions from electricity and steam • Certify emissions inventory results • Report aggregated data publicly on Registry’s website

  4. Key Benefits from Participation in Registry • What gets measured gets managed • Lower cost than complying with regulation • Clarity of organizational commitment • Climate Action Leader logo

  5. Key Benefits from Participation - 2 • Education on issue/ ahead of the curve/ building skill sets • Multi-sector and International coordination • Industry/govt/NGO membership • WRI, World Economic Forum, IETA, UN, etc. • Useful internal policy tool

  6. A seat at the Policy Table • Carbon policy issues today • Cap and trade structure and rules • Ownership of GHG reductions • Strippable RECs • Balancing transportation and stationary source considerations • How state/regional programs dovetail with future federal and intl. programs

  7. Moving “Beyond Energy Procurement” • This means embedding GHG reduction activities and goals into California’s DNA, on every front, just like we have done with energy efficiency • GHG considerations should be part of all energy efficiency projects funded by the PUC

  8. Conference – “Competing in a Carbon constrained world” April 18 - 20, 2005Claremont Resort & Spa, Berkeley, CA

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