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Effective Strategies for Climate Risk Mitigation Tom Kerr US EPA

Effective Strategies for Climate Risk Mitigation Tom Kerr US EPA. Overview. Background Climate Leaders and corporate GHG management ENERGY STAR and corporate energy management Clean energy investment. EPA’s Climate Partnerships. Widespread partnerships 7,000+ partners

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Effective Strategies for Climate Risk Mitigation Tom Kerr US EPA

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  1. Effective Strategies for Climate Risk MitigationTom KerrUS EPA

  2. Overview • Background • Climate Leaders and corporate GHG management • ENERGY STAR and corporate energy management • Clean energy investment

  3. EPA’s Climate Partnerships • Widespread partnerships • 7,000+ partners • across industry, service sector, public sector • cover all major emissions sources • Achieving real results • 66 MMTCE reductions in 2001 alone • >500 MMTCE locked in through 2012 • Spurring investment in cost-effective technologies • Delivering value-added tools & services • Climate Leaders GHG Inventory Management Plan • ENERGY STAR corporate Energy Management Plan • Clean energy project assistance

  4. Voluntary Climate Risk Mitigation – Drivers for Action • Cost savings • Influence policy development • Pressure from financial sector • Public recognition • Brand enhancement • Competitive advantage • Pressure from environmental groups • CEO believes it is the right thing to do

  5. Corporate GHG Management • Develop a comprehensive climate change strategy • Perform corporate-wide GHG inventory • Set corporate-wide GHG emissions reduction goals • Identify low-cost mitigation options • Ensure credibility • Partner with states, federal government, NGOs • Develop an Inventory Management Plan that demonstrates a sound process is in place • Reevaluate progress periodically and publish results

  6. Corporate Energy Management What - Manage reductions in energy use across all facilities • Key Activities • Establishing organizational commitment • Measuring energy performance • Creating and implementing action plans & projects • Monitoring responsibility for energy use • Evaluation and focus on continuous improvement • Ensuring energy efficiency procurement, design, and operations Why – Companies with strong programs can reduce energy use (and GHG emissions) by 10-30%

  7. California Corporate Leaders • CalSTERS – GreenWave Program for Real Estate • Require all real estate holdings to be benchmarked and tracked using the EPA’s (ENERGY STAR) National Performance Rating System for buildings • Holdings scoring a 75% must implement an energy reduction action plan that draws from ENERGY STAR guidance • California Portland Cement • Established corporate energy program based on the ENERGY STAR approach • Participating in ENERGY STAR Cement Industry Focus to create a plant Energy Performance Indicator (EPI) to benchmark cement plant energy efficiency • Saved an estimated 138,135,996 kBtu in 2004

  8. Energy Management – Policy Considerations • Whole Building Energy Performance • Measure efficiency using normalized metrics of total energy intensity • Incorporate whole building comparative energy benchmarking • Promote a whole building, sequenced approach for facility upgrades to avoid equipment oversizing • Tie benchmarking to rebate programs • Reward buildings with improved benchmark scores • Improved Operational Approaches • Support building operator training • Orient audit and other programs to address operational and management options – often no cost/low cost • Integrate whole building energy performance into new construction

  9. Clean Energy Investment • Combined Heat and Power • Dramatically more efficient/less polluting • Enhanced reliability/control over energy use • Reduced gas use • Explore ‘waste/opportunity’ fuels • Green Power Purchasing • Electricity use often largest source of emissions • Green power available nationally • New products offer gas price hedge • Need to negotiate with providers for best deal

  10. Getting Started With GHG Management EPA’s Climate Leaders Offers • Credibility through EPA review of inventory • Technical inventorying assistance, including assistance with an Inventory Management Plan • Coordination with other climate efforts • State (CA CCAR), international, federal • Peer exchange • Partners demonstrate leadership by developing comprehensive climate change strategies • Currently 67 partners; 28 have set GHG targets

  11. Getting Started With Energy Management ENERGY STAR Can Help With: • Establishing an Organizational Commitment • Measuring Energy Performance • benchmarking facilities with Portfolio Manager • Demonstrating Financial Value • earning/share, asset value, NOI • Recognition for Leadership • ENERGY STAR label • calculation of environmental benefits of energy savings

  12. Getting Started With Clean Energy Investment • EPA’s CHP Partnership offers • Feasibility assessments • Referrals to developers/equipment suppliers • Technology and market analyses • Recognition for leadership • Calculation of environmental benefits • EPA’s Green Power Partnership offers • Easy-to-use Procurement Guide • Referrals to providers • Calculation of environmental benefits • Recognition for leadership

  13. Contact Information Tom Kerr EPA Office of Air & Radiation tel. 202/343-9003 email kerr.tom@epa.gov www.epa.gov/climateleaders www.energystar.gov www.epa.gov/cleanenergy

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