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SETTING THE STANDARD IN GREENHOUSE GAS MANAGEMENTCLIMATE LEADERS

Greenhouse Gas Workshop:

Developing a GHG Management Strategy

Federal Environmental Symposium East

June 2, 2008


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Federal Leadership on climate and

energy

Energy Star

175 Federal buildings with Energy Star label

Portfolio Manager (Veterans Administration has linkedenergy tracking system to provide current ratings)

New feature in PM to calculate emissions from buildingdata

Green Power Partnership- U.S. Air Force, VA, andEPA among top purchasers

Federal Energy Management Program

Collecting energy data, promoting best practices,emissions calculations


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Main Street Significant public interest,

green shoppers, educatedconsumers

Employee satisfaction Staff want to feel employeris good corporate citizen

E.O. 13423 Annual energy efficiency and renewable energy goals

Goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissionsLegislation coming? Draft House bill H.R. 3221 (2007) included requirement

for agencies to inventory GHG emissions as part ofCarbon Neutral Government Act (did not pass)

Next Frontier:

Agency-wide greenhouse gas management
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Benefits of Developing a Strategy

Reduce impact on the global environment Better manage greenhouse gas emissions and

associated risks across emissions sources (buildings,fleets, plants, etc)

Realize cost savings through energy efficiency Integrate climate change strategies with State,

Regional, and International GHG accounting schemes

National Renewable Energy Laboratory and

U.S. Forest Service

are Partners in Climate Leaders


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Climate Leaders works with organizations to developa long-term comprehensive GHG management

strategy

Road-tested with nearly 200 partners from every major

sector across the country, representing 8% U.S.emissions and 10% U.S. GDP

3 critical components to credible strategy Complete Agency-Wide GHG Inventory Develop Inventory Management Plan (IMP)

Set Aggressive Agency-Wide GHG Reduction Goal Annual reporting to EPA creates lasting record of

accomplishments and identifies agency asenvironmental leader

EPA recognizes and publicizes progress in the program

Credible Climate Strategy


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Program Participation Steps

Partner Joins Program

EPA assists Partner in developing inventory and inventorymanagement plan (generally within 1 year)

Partner reports annual inventory data to EPA anddocuments progress toward goal

Partner may participate in meetings, public outreach,press events, etc.

Partner sets agency wide 5-10 year GHG reduction goal

Partner Achieves Goal


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Climate Leaders Partnersreceive high-level recognition via:

Press events Recognition events with EPA Page on CL web site Use of program logo Articles in local, national, and

trade magazines Partner conferences, newsletters,

speaking opportunities Public Service Announcements

(PSAs) in mainstream press.2007-8 PSA seen by over 10million people

National Public Recognition


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ReportingReportingFirst and SecondFirst and Second

ComponentsComponents


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EPA Inventory Guidance

Based on

International WRI/WBCSD GHG Protocol:

The most widely used international accounting tool for

government and business leaders to understand,quantify, and manage energy use and greenhouse gasemissions.

Convened in 1998 by the World Resources Institute(WRI) and the World Business Council for SustainableDevelopment (WBCSD)

Multi-stakeholder development process included severalhundred individuals from corporations, NGOs, andgovernments throughout the world.


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GHG Protocol- Global Adoption

Voluntary Climate Initiatives

U.S. EPA Climate Leaders Program

China, India, Mexico, Brazil, and

Philippines GHG Management Programs

Korea National GHG Registry

South Africa NBI/BUSA-DEAT Initiative

WWF Climate Savers Program

GHG Registries

The Climate Registry

US DOE 1605b Registry WEF Global Registry

Multilateral Non-government Initiatives

International Standards Organization (ISO)

Industry Initiatives WBCSD CSI Protocol

International Forum of Forest

and Paper Associations

International Aluminium Institute

Market Initiatives

AP 6 Initiative Cement Sector

Protocol

Carbon Disclosure Project

Chicago Climate Exchange

EU Emissions Trading Scheme

(informed by GHG Protocol

calculation tools)


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Required Agency-wide

6 major Greenhouse Gases (CO2, CH4, N2O, PFC, HFC,SF6)

Direct emissions Indirect emissions from electricity, heat, and steam

Optional

Offset projects Employee travel and commuting

Product transport

Contractor operations/sites

First Component:

Develop a Customized Inventory


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Step 1

Identify Organizational Boundaries

Which facilities should you include?ORGANIZATIONAL

BOUNDARY

APPROACH

EQUITY SHARE(by % ownership)

CONTROL

FINANCIAL CONTROL

(by economic interest)

OPERATIONAL

CONTROL

(by operating policies)

Approach matters most for treatment of partially owned or

operated facilities (e.g. government owned contractor operated)and for lease agreements


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Step 2

Identify Operational Boundaries

Which sources of emissions should you include?

Stationary Combustion of fossil fuel

Process emissions Mobile Sources

Refrigeration/AC

Purchased electricity or steam

Other Sources: backup generators, fuel forheating, aircraft, anaerobic wastewater treatment

Optional Sources (e.g., business travel)


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Emissions Scopes

Source: WRI/WBCSD GHG Protocol


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Step 3

Choose a Base Year

Typically the most recent year for which quality dataare available

For federal agencies may be defined by E.O. 13423guidelines

Rules for adjusting your base year data for: Acquisitions/divestitures: adjust your base year data

when these occur

Organic growth/decline: do not adjust your base yeardata

Question to ask: Are these new emissions to the

atmosphere, or did they exist previously?


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Second Component

Create an Inventory Management Plan

Institutionalizes process

Develop and implement an IMP or a similar collection ofStandard Operating Procedures and document process

EPA provides checklist ofcomponents for good IMP touse as guideline whenpreparing documentation

EPA offers technicalassistance to helporganizations complete IMP

documentation


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IMP Components

Partner Information Boundary Conditions

Facilities and sources included

Emissions quantifications

Methods and factors Data management Activity data, data management process, QA/QC

Base Year Adjustment thresholds

Management tools Roles & responsibilities, training, document retention

policies Auditing & verification

Internal & external


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IMP Requirement Example

A list of emission factors and other constants andreference for factors and constants (i.e. GlobalWarming Potentials and conversion factors) for eachemission category

Descriptions of the process for how external references

are kept current Where multiple factors are used, specify which facility /

source uses the respective factor

Agency should provide specific information on theemission factors and other constants used to developGHG inventory


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Inventory Management Plan

Internal Benefits

Institutionalizes inventory process

Leads to comprehensive & credible data management

Increases efficiency/lowers costs by centralizingprocesses

Increases accuracy and transparency

Facilitates long-term emissions/goal tracking May facilitate documentation of capital savings

Allows for continual improvement

IMP provides assurance that Partners develop a high-quality inventory that is consistently maintained andupdated over time


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Resources Available

p://www.epa.gov/climateleaders/resources/index.html


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GOALSGOALS

Third ComponentThird Component


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Third Component

Set an aggressive, long-term GHG goal

Absolute 3M pledges to reduce total U.S. GHG emissions by 30

percent from 2002 to 2007

Normalized

Holcim (US) Inc. pledges to reduce U.S. GHG emissionsby 12 percent per ton of cement from 2000 to 2008

Index Ball Corporation pledges to reduce total U.S. GHG

emissions by 16 percent per production index from 2002

to 2012 Net Zero (Carbon Neutral)

Melaver, Inc. pledges to achieve net zero U.S. GHGemissions by 2006 and maintain that level through 2009


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Ensuring leadership goals

Criteria: Agency-Wide

Based on the most recent base year for which data areavailable

Achieved over 5 to 10 years Expressed as an absolute GHG reduction or as a

decrease in GHG intensity

Aggressive compared to the projected GHGperformance for the sector

EPA individually negotiates each

Climate Leaders goal


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Benefits of Setting a Goal

Focus high-level attention on existing and potentialreduction activities

Institutionalize management and tracking of progressfor energy and GHG reduction activities

Encourage innovation

Identify new reduction opportunities

Employee morale, recruiting, and retention

Positive media attention


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How to set a goal

Assemble a broad-based team Engineers, environmental, energy, communications,

procurement, policy

Analyze GHG data

Relative contribution of scope 1 vs 2 vs 3 Compare similar facilities

absolute energy level

intensity (e.g. energy use per square foot of building space)

Evaluate historic data and trends if possible Identify any existing company goals in energy and/or

environment

E.g. EO 13423


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Analyze Future Scenarios

Identify planned construction, moves, facilityclosures, etc and likely effects on emissions

Analyze low and high ranges of growth

projections Facility- office, data centers, labs

FTEs

Analyze energy price forecasts


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Identifying Reduction Opportunities

Identify best practices in marketplace Energy management systems

automated tracking

corporate energy manager and team

Innovative technologies

Identify projects Already in pipeline

Energy efficiency

Renewable energy

Capital projects that might improve efficiency Future possibilities/ wish list

Conduct financial analysis of projects


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Working with a 3rd Party

Working with a 3rd party to set a goal can addcredibility to your effort

EPA process:

1) Partner presents an initial goal proposal to EPA(based on inventory and internal analysis)

2) EPA completes performance benchmarkanalysis- evaluates sector business-as-usualenergy/carbon intensity performance

3) Partner and EPA negotiate a mutually agreeablegoal- aggressive yet achievable

4) EPA publicly announces a goal and providesrecognition for companys efforts


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EPA Analysis

Creating a Performance Benchmark

DOEs National Energy Modeling System (NEMS)

forecasts fuel-specific consumption for heavy industry forecasts commercial building energy demand

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Forecastinput/output tables for the US economy estimates fuel quantities purchased/$output

ICFs Integrated Planning Model (IPM) For electric generators

Three models to determine Business-As-Usual sectorimprovement rates & current average intensity ratesbased on companys sector


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Sample Goal Setting Analysis

California Portland Cement Company

Goal Proposal: 9% per production index from 2003-2012

Sectors forecasted benchmark improvement rate

(NEMS model): Reduce CO2 emissions by 4.12% per ton of cement

output by 2012

Cal Portland exceeds forecasted BAU improvementrate by 118%

Additional Factors: Energy Star Partner (Partner of theYear 2005), current intensity better than sector average


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Tracking your Progress

Always track your absolute emissions

If you choose a normalized goal:

Determine an appropriate production metric that makessense for your agency

Should correlate closely to GHG emissions to measureaccurately improvements in efficiency

Examples: square footage of building space (energytracks more closely to this than to, e.g. # employees)

If you divest a facility, make sure to adjust forproduction metric as well as emissions


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Using RECs and Offsets

Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) and offsetsare considered an adjustment to emissions and canbe used towards meeting goals

RECs - credible way to reduce emissions from

electricity use, should follow green power marketdefinitions for eligibility

Offsets - project-based reductions, apply towardsScopes 1 and 3 Climate Leaders methodologies for landfill gas,

anaerobic digesters, commercial & industrial boilers,transit bus projects, reforestation/afforestation

Based on performance standard approach

Questions on whether federal government authorized tomake these purchases


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Going carbon neutral

1. Develop a robust GHG inventory and inventorymanagement plan

Include at least one significant optional source

2. Achieve Internal GHG Reductions

Commit to implementing internal GHG reductionmeasures. This commitment should be expressed asan internal GHG reduction goal that is aggressive as astand-alone goal

3. Purchase Green Power, Renewable Energy Certificates

(RECs), and/or Offsets Green Power/RECs to reduce emissions associatedwith electricity use

Project-based reductions to offset the remainingemissions from direct, other indirect, and optional

emissions sources


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Results

Leadership in the Defense Industry

2004: UTC pledges to reduce global GHG emissions by 16

percent per dollar revenue from 2001-2006.

2006: Lockheed Martin pledges to reduce U.S. GHG

emissions by 30 percent per dollar revenue from 2001-2010.

Raytheon Company pledges to reduce U.S. GHGemissions by 33 percent per dollar revenue from 2002-2009.

2007: UTC reduced global GHG emissions by 46 percent per

dollar revenue from 2001-2006. UTC pledged to reducetotal global GHG emissions by 12 percent from 2006-2010.

??2008??


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Low Hanging Fruit Lighting Projects (sensors, CFL and high efficiency lights) Upgrade Cooling (high efficiency units, system balance) Reduce Plug Load (high efficiency equipment) Variable Speed Systems for Air Handling and Product

Distribution Mobile Sources (employee travel/commuting and product

transport)

Higher Hanging Fruit Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Landfill Gas Recovery

Install Green Power (solar panels, micro turbines)Innovative Projects

New Heating/Cooling Systems (ice, under floor distribution,solar and wind building exposure)

Green Roofs

General GHG Reduction Methods


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Thank you

Manuel J Oliva, PE

(202) 343-9094

[email protected]

Bella Tonkonogy

(202) 343-9183

[email protected]

www.epa.gov/climateleaders

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