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,