2/19/2014 January/February News from The Climate Registry
January/February 2014 Newsletter
In This Issue
Letter from the Executive Director General Verification Protocol v. 2.1 Public Comment Period 2014 Policy Updates for TCR Reporting Members Mark Your Calendars for the Climate Leadership Awards Congrats to Swale Consulting Inc.: Winner of a free year of TCR Membership! New Year, New Possibilities for Climate Consciousness Announcing the 2014 Cool Planet Award! Cool Planet Spotlight Staff Spotlight Upcoming TCR Trainings Upcoming Events with Registry Partners Congratulations, Climate Registered Members! Become a Member of The Climate Registry
Letter from the Executive Director Dear TCR members and supporters,
In his most recent State of the Union address, President Obama declared that climate change is something we will have to account for to "our children's children."
While the President is taking important action on the greenhouse gases (GHGs) associated with major sources like power plants, we know it's also going to take leadership from business and others to address one of the biggest challenges of our time.
Some of these leaders are recognized in this Newsletter, and many more will be celebrated at the third annual Climate Leadership conference and awards, which take place 24-26 February in San Diego, California. US EPA, The Climate Registry (TCR), the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions and the Association of Climate Change Officers will welcome and recognize some of our finest leaders in climate action, many of whom come from our very own TCR community. We hope you will join us at the event, which is an opportunity to share, collaborate, and network with fellow forward-thinking leaders from business, government, academia, and the non-profit community. https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1116381051875&format=html&print=true 1/8 2/19/2014 January/February News from The Climate Registry This year's roster of speakers features luminaries from the public and private sectors, including many TCR members and Board directors:
Janet McCabe -- Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. EPA Mary Nichols -- Chair, California Air Resources Board Doug Scott -- Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission David Littell -- Commissioner, Main Public Utilities Commission Mark Snell -- President, Sempra Energy Chris Benjamin -- Senior Manager, Corporate Sustainability, Pacific Gas & Electric Wendell Brase -- Vice Chancellor, Administrative & Business Services, UC Irvine Preston Chiaro -- Group Executive, Technology & Innovation, Rio Tinto Brian D'Agostino -- Senior Meteorologist, San Diego Gas & Electric Thomas Day -- Chief Sustainability Officer, U.S. Postal Service Rame Hemstreet -- Vice President Operations & Chief Energy Officer, Kaiser Permanente Helen Howes -- Managing Director, Safety, Health, Environment, Delta Airlines John Martin -- Director of Construction, Qualcomm Lisa McNeilly -- Director of Sustainability, University of California, Berkeley Paul Polizzotto -- President, CBS Ecomedia Kathleen Ave -- Project Manage r, Energy Research & Development, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
We look forward to seeing you in San Diego, and to continuing to define climate leadership in 2014 and beyond.
My very best,
David Rosenheim Executive Director
To register for the Climate Leadership Conference and Awards, please go to the EVENT website.
General Verification Protocol v. 2.1 Public Comment Period There's just over a week left in the public comment period for The Climate Registry's draft General Verification Protocol (GVP) v. 2.1. We'll be accepting comments and critiques through Friday, February 21st . We'd love to hear from you, so please get your feedback in soon!
The proposed updates to the GVP include a new option for verification to be conducted to a limited level of assurance (The Registry's existing policy requires a reasonable level of assurance). These proposed updates provide Members with the flexibility to choose the level of assurance that best meets their needs and objectives. We welcome all Members and supporters to provide feedback, which we will then work to incorporate when finalizing the document in the coming months. Stay tuned for GVP 2.1's official release.
2014 Policy Updates for The Registry's Reporting Members The Registry updated its policy in two significant aspects this January: more reporting options and less paperwork.
In keeping with international GHG accounting standards, Members now have the option to report emissions using their preferred set of Global Warming Potentials (GWPs) from the IPCC Second Assessment Report (SAR), Third Assessment Report (TAR) or Fourth Assessment Report https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1116381051875&format=html&print=true 2/8 2/19/2014 January/February News from The Climate Registry (AR4).
Additionally, Members interested in protecting confidential business information are no longer required to submit a Public Disclosure Exemption Request Form.
The Climate Leadership Conference is approaching fast February 24 - 26, 2014 in San Diego, California
Register NOW to join forward-thinking leaders in business, government, academia and the non- profit community to exchange energy and climate related solutions. Headline sponsored by the U.S. EPA, the Climate Leadership Conference is a platform for powerful collaboration.
Top Program Speakers Include:
Climate philanthropist, Tom Seyer EPA's Office of Air and Radiation Acting Assistant Administrator, Janet McCabe Former Colorado Governor, Bill Ritter California ARB Chairman, Mary Nichols Penn State University climate scientist, Michael Mann and many more! Join us the last week of February to hear from our 75 subject matter experts.
Conference details will be regularly updated at: www.ClimateLeadershipConference.org
Free year of Membership goes to Swale Consulting Inc Congrats from The Registry staff! We look forward to supporting you in 2014. Kateri Harrison of Swale Consulting Inc. has won her organization one free year of membership by completing The Registry's small business survey. This survey was developed in effort to help us understand the high priority climate initiatives and activity data sources readily available to small businesses. Now that the survey has closed, responses will be used to develop and draft Small Business Guidance, which small businesses will be able to pilot and then use to report GHG emissions.
Announcing the 2014 Cool Planet Award Is your organization a customer of Southern California Edison (SCE)? Is your organization an environmental leader in energy and carbon management? Has your organization implemented energy efficiency projects and/or participated in a Demand Response program? Your organization could be eligible to receive a 2014 Cool Planet Award!
Click HERE to view a video with highlights from last year's award ceremony.
SUBMITTING A NOMINATION IS EASY!
1. Download and complete the 10-question Cool Planet Award Nomination Form 2. Submit the form to Annie Hoeksma ([email protected]) by May 30, 2014
For questions and assistance, please contact Annie Hoeksma, Outreach Manager with The Climate Registry, at 213.542-0284 or [email protected]
About Southern California Edison An Edison International (NYSE:EIX) company, Southern California Edison is one of the nation's https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1116381051875&format=html&print=true 3/8 2/19/2014 January/February News from The Climate Registry largest electric utilities, serving a population of nearly 14 million via 4.9 million customer accounts in a 50,000-square-mile service area within Central, Coastal and Southern California.
Cool Planet Spotlight New to The Climate Registry? Have you participated in a Welcome Call or Visit? If your organization has not participated in a welcome call/visit, or if you would like a re-orientation call/visit, please contact Annie Hoeksma at [email protected] or at (213) 542- 0284 to schedule a date and time. These calls/visits are about 30-45 minutes and will introduce you to the services and resources that will help you measure verify, and report for your organization's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in order to better manage your energy use.
Save the Dates for Coffee with Cool Planet! Save the dates below for "Coffee with Cool Planet." We will be hosting six 30-minute conference calls on various topics related to GHG reporting and energy management as you go through the reporting process. This is your opportunity to get to know other Cool Planet members and ask your questions.
Thursday, April 10th at 10AM PST- Reporting Carbon Offsets/NACW 2014 Re-Cap Thursday, May 15th at 10AM PST - Focus on Local Governments Thursday, June 12th at 10AM PST - Reporting Deadline Approaching - Ask Your Questions Thursday, July 17th at 10AM PST - Steps to applying for a Climate Leadership Award Thursday, August 14th at 10AM PST - Goal-Setting Thursday, September 11th at 10AM PST - Verification
*Dates/times and topics are tentative and subject to change
Congratulations to New Cool Planet Members The following Cool Planet Members receive fully or partially funded Registry Membership: City of Lomita City of Rancho Mirage City of Santa Barbara City of Ventura Irvine Ranch Water District Niagara Bottling, LLC University of California, Irvine University of California, San Diego
For more information about the Cool Planet Project, please visit The Climate Registry website.
The Cool Planet program provides utility business customers with education and technical training to measure and manage their energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. The Cool Planet program is funded by California utility rate payers and administered under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission, through a contract awarded to The Climate Registry. California customers who chose to participate in this program are not obligated to purchase any additional services offered by the contractor. This program is offered on a first-come, first-served basis from 1/1/2013-12/31/2014 or until funds are depleted. Terms and conditions apply. The trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.
"If you think mitigated climate change is expensive, try unmitigated climate change." Dr. Richard Gammon, University of Washington Professor of Chemistry, Oceanography, and Atmospheric Sciences https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1116381051875&format=html&print=true 4/8 2/19/2014 January/February News from The Climate Registry
New Year, New Possibilities for Climate Consciousness Heading into the new year, are you feeling well informed on the state of greenhouse gas emissions in your country? National Geographic has recently published an interactive map with the ability to compare GHG emissions from 14 of the world's greatest economies, and Europe, in four ways: current emissions, emissions per capita, emissions intensity and cumulative emissions. Check out how your country compares on a global scale, historically and today.
We at The Registry are excited to see GHG emissions data put to such great use, as we well know that what gets measured, gets managed. GHG measurement can help ensure that your organization is setting realistic and attainable reduction targets, as well as identify areas where you can cut costs.
In keeping with new possibilities for the coming year, the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) is working to establish up-to-date frameworks for integrating environmental information into mainstream corporate reports:
CDSB Reporting Framework Consultation open The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) has released for public consultation Edition 2.0 of its Reporting Framework. This exposure draft expands the subject matter of the Framework to include reporting requirements on environmental information related to climate change. The exposure draft broadens the subject matter for reporting to include fossil fuels, water stewardship and forest commodities from the requirements outlined in CDSB's existing Reporting Framework (originally released in 2010).
CDSB is a global consortium of business and environmental NGOs, including The Climate Registry, working to promote and advocate disclosure of environmental information in mainstream corporate reports. CDSB works through collaboration and by identifying and coalescing around the most widely shared and tested reporting approaches that are emerging around the world. CDSB's Reporting Framework therefore adopts relevant principles from existing standards and practices with which business is already familiar.
Visit the CDSB website to download the exposure draft and respond to the consultation. The deadline for responses is May 19th, 2014. For further information: [email protected].
Staff Spotlight: Welcome to The Climate Registry team!
Seth Lalonde Salvador Bautista Ryan Cassutt Chelsea Hasenauer Program Associate Junior Developer Program Assistant Program Assistant
Seth provides Sal assists in the A previous TCR intern, As part of the Member verification support to development and Ryan has now officially Services Team, TCR reporters. Prior to maintenance of The joined the Member Chelsea aims to make joining The Registry, Climate Registry Services Team, w hile the reporting process Seth verified for the Information System simultaneously easy and rew arding for https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1116381051875&format=html&print=true 5/8 2/19/2014 January/February News from The Climate Registry Green-e Energy (CRIS). Sal is a completing a Masters our Members. program at the Center promising recent degree in Public Policy Previously, Chelsea for Resource Solutions graduate w ith a B.S. in at the University of w orked w ith Global and conducted life Computer Science from Southern California. Green USA's Policy and cycle assessments for California State Previously, Ryan Legislative Affairs businesses at the University, Los served as an Department to advance Institute for Angeles. AmeriCorps VISTA California's ow n climate Environmental member and w orked at mitigation and Research and the law firm Seyfarth adaptation policies: Education. Shaw . AB32 and AB758.
Upcoming TCR Trainings Using CRIS 3.0 to report your data to The Climate Registry Training Webinar Wednesday, February 19th at 10am Pacific
Feeling confused about how to enter your data into our softw are? This interactive w ebinar w ill w alk you through important inputting processes for reporting. Register here.
Carbon Footprinting 101 Training Webinar Tuesday, March11th at 10am Pacific
Join us for an introduction to basic policy and program requirements for reporting to The Registry's standards. This is the best place to start for new members. You'll learn some basic GHG accounting concepts, how to organize an inventory, w hat type of data to collect, and w here to find it, as w ell as w hich Registry resources are available to help you along the w ay. Register here.
Introduction to Batch Verification Tuesday, March 18th at 10am Pacific
If you w ould like to participate in The Registry's batch verification this year, please participate in this w ebinar for important information to get started. This w ebinar is mandatory for first-time batch participants and optional for returning batch participants. Register here.
Upcoming Events with Registry Partners 2014 Energy Efficiency Global Forum May 20-21, Washington D.C.
The EE Global Forum in D.C. is the leading international energy efficiency event, draw ing hundreds of delegates from over 40 countries to its Plenary and Executive Dialogue sessions, best-in-class netw orking events, and one-of-a-kind Connections Club. As an invitation-only event, EE Global hand selects high caliber industry professionals, academics and policy makers looking to exchange the latest technology and information, forge partnerships, and develop "best practices" policies and strategies for global implementation of energy efficiency. To show your organization's support for creating an energy-efficient future, you can request an invitation, register to attend, or pledge to sponsor this one-of-a-kind international event. More information on this year's EE Global here.
Navigating the American Carbon World March 26-28, San Francisco CA
This unparalleled program provides the most current, comprehensive, update on pressing climate change policy and carbon issues. With the largest audience at any carbon market and climate policy event in North America, the NACW provides ample netw orking opportunities w ith pioneers, though leaders and active participants in policy and markets. Register here.
https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1116381051875&format=html&print=true 6/8 2/19/2014 January/February News from The Climate Registry Congratulations, Climate Registered Members! The follow ing is a list of Climate Registered members that have reported and verified their carbon footprint to The Climate Registry's greenhouse gas reporting standards since December 2013. The high-quality, consistent and credible data that members generate enables them to operate more efficiently, sustainably and competitively.
Public reports are available on The Registry's public reports page.
New Six-Year Climate Registered Member
Seattle Steam Company
New Five-Year Climate Registered Members
Denver Water GreenWaste Recovery, Inc Irvine Ranch Water District Kennecott Utah Copper Mesquite Pow er, LLC New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority Pacific Gas and Electric Corporation Port of Portland Termoelectrica de Mexicali, S. de R.L. de C.V. United States Postal Service Utah Transit Authority
New Four-Year Climate Registered Members
Bay Area Air Quality Management District Bonneville Pow er Administration Marborg Hauling and Recycling Marin Sanitary Services New York Pow er Authority The Hershey Company University of California, San Diego Virgin America, Inc Zanker Road Resource Management Limited
New Three-Year Climate Registered Members
California Public Employees Retirement System Dormitory Authority of the State of New York Ford Motor Company Sacramento Municipal Utility District Saint Gobain Solar Gard (formerly Bekaert Specialty Films, LLC) San Lorenzo Valley Water District The Tow er Companies University of California, Irvine University of California, Santa Barbara
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New Two-Year Climate Registered Members
City of Ventura, CA Prologis USANA Health Sciences
New First-Year Climate Registered Members
Southw est Gas Corporation The University of Winnipeg
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