Consultation on draft guidance for how to measure and report your greenhouse gas emissions

1. Consultation on draft guidance for how to measure and report your greenhouse gas emissions Cambridge Consultation Event 27th July 2009 Jonathan Nobbs Senior Development Advisor Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment

2. Aims and Objectives of the Session • Directly input into the consultation on the draft guidance • To meet policy officials responsible for its development • To gain an early insight into the likely content of the guidance and implications for businesses and environmental management • Input with colleagues into an IEMA Response

3. Itinerary... 18.00 Introductions 18.05 Introduction, objectives, context and background – Jonathan Nobbs 18.20 Presentation by Defra on Draft Guidance Sam Balch (Policy Advisor – Defra) 18.40 Questions and Answer Session 19.00 Breakout groups 20.15 Feedback 20.50 Concluding Remarks IEMA & Defra

4. IEMA’s Strategy This consultation event fits in with IEMA’s new strategy… • Promotion of the role and views of the environmental profession toPolicy makers • Respond to appropriate public consultations • Foster goodlinks with Government Departments • Help make environment a mainstream business issue • Inclusive in our approach in engaging with members

5. Key Considerations • How does the new guidance complement existing practice on environmental reporting? • Post Climate Change Act, and UK annual carbon budget will the emerging mix of standards, policy, guidance and regulation lead to the required reductions in GHG emissions? • If there are any ‘gaps’ in the developing UK package of GHG reduction measures, what are they and how can they best be filled? • IEMA is developing a practitioner for late 2009 on organisational GHG reporting and reduction – where can this add value? • How will implementation be reviewed?

6. IEMA ‘Practitioner’ guidance • Managing climate change emissions – a business guide (2001) • Energy management in buildings (2003) • Environmental Data Management – for emissions trading and other purposes (2005) New and developing in 2009… • Adaptation practitioner due in July 2009 (with UKCIP) (in latest Practitioner) • Reporting and mitigation practitioner in late 2009. Complimenting the Defra / DECC guidance with case studies and proposals to help enable practitioners to achieve significant reduction programmes

7. IEMA consultation process When responding to consultations IEMA’s key aims are: • To inform decision-making, based on robust and relevant information available at the time. • To remain independent and seeking to offer impartial, credible professional advice. • Where possible to consult and engage with a range of interests and groups within the IEMA membership. 

8. Next Steps... • IEMA will write up the notes • Add to the SIGS to add value and enable wider proportion of members to get involved • Provide a consolidated response • Article in the Environmentalist and Downloaded

9. IEMA consultation response Title: Consultation on guidance for the measurement and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions. Organisation: Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) & Department for Energy and Climate Change (Decc) Issued: June 5th June 2009 IEMA Deadline: 5th August 2009 Final Deadline: 7th August 2009 Status: OPEN - Consultation is still receiving comments Please email technical@iema.net if you want to get involved

10. Contact Information E-mail: j.nobbs@iema.net Tel: +44 (0)1522 540069

11. Guidance on how UK organisations should measure and report their greenhouse gas emissions Sustainable Business & Resource Efficiency Team 18.06.09

12. Introduction • Climate Change Act requirements (Clauses 83 – 85): • Publish voluntary guidance (by Oct 2009) • Review effectiveness of reporting (by Dec 2010) • Potential that SoS introduces mandatory reporting requirements (by April 2012) • Existing guidance on Defra website on corporate carbon reporting

13. Objectives of guidance • Promote emissions management to reduce UK business contribution to GHG emissions • Improve consistency and transparency in corporate carbon reporting • Accessible to both first time reporters and more experienced reporters

14. Organisational Emissions Source: The Greenhouse Gas Protocol: A corporate accounting and reporting standard

15. Corporate Footprint & Regulated schemes Scope 2 CRC EU ETS Scope1 Scope 2 Scope 3

16. Corporate & product footprint Scope 2 Scope1 Scope 2 Scope 3

17. Overview of the draft guidance • It is based on the GHG Protocol • It is a general guidance document. It does not provide sector-specific guidance • It comprises of: • A high-level summary guidance document • Technical annexes providing practical advice on more complex areas (e.g. Scope 3 emissions, GHG intensity ratios, emission reductions)

18. Overview of the draft guidance (cont.) • Guidance split into standard practice and best practice: • Standard practice is what organisations should, as a minimum, measure and report on • Best practice is what organisations can choose to do if they seek to go further than our suggested minimum standard

19. Overview – Organisational Boundary Establish which parts of your organisation you should collect data from I do not own 100% of my organisation I own 100% of my organisation Identify the operations to collect data from

20. Overview – Operational Boundary Establish which activities in your organisation release GHG emissions Categorise activities into scopes Scope 1 (direct emissions) Scope 3 (other indirect emissions) Scope 2 (energy indirect emissions)

21. Overview – Collect Data Establish what information you need to collect from these activities to calculate your GHG emissions Collect activity data Collect information for 12 month period

22. Example Activity Data

23. Overview – Calculate emissions Calculate your GHG emissions Convert activity data into GHG emissions using Defra / DECC emission factors Calculate emissions for all six Kyoto GHGs Calculate emissions for non-Kyoto GHGs Publically report on your GHG emissions

24. Example Defra / DECC emission factors

25. Overview – Set target Set an emission reduction target Organisation-wide (UK and overseas) Inclusive of all emissions measured Achieved over 5 – 10 year timescale Intensity-based target Absolute target

26. Example Targets • Cisco Systems, Inc. pledges to reduce total global GHG emissions by 25 percent from 2007 to 2012. • Unilever pledges to reduce global GHG emissions by 25 percent per ton of production from 2004 to 2012.

27. Example Corporate Footprint Report

28. Public Consultation Responses How should I respond: • Visit the Defra website: http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/greenhouse-gas/index.htm • Download consultation package • Respond in writing by consultation by 7th of August

29. Process for workshop • Split into smaller breakout groups • Discuss consultation question groups: • What and how to measure • What and how to report • Feedback from breakout groups

30. Process for workshop (cont.) • Defra officials will participate in workshops (may move between groups) • Choose a table representative to take notes and feedback comments • Keep an eye on time (IEMA reps will prompt as well)

31. Process for workshop (cont.) • Don’t be afraid to write things down! It will help IEMA and us to write up notes at the end. • Aim to summarise notes in 1 side of flipchart paper at the end of the group to present back comments.

32. Any questions? Sam Balch Defra Area 5C, Ergon House Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 2AL Email: ghgreporting@defra.gsi.gov.uk IEMA, Nick Blyth – n.blyth@iema.net