Transcript DOE MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND APPROACH

Global Warming Initiatives, &
U.S. Department of Energy
Climate Change Initiatives in:
North Carolina,
Federal Government
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Global Warming Initiatives, www.gwi-nc.org
Jim Haven, Executive Director, (919) 515-0700
Agenda
• Climate Wise/GWI Program Established in 1995
• Enhancing Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases
• Integrating Federal & State Registries
• Emissions Trading, Cap & Trade
• Energy Star, Climate Leaders, Climate Vision, Waste
Wise, Industrial Technologies Program
• Proposals for North Carolina to remain as the leading
State in Industrial reporting of GHG Emission
Past
1995-2001:
– $60K Federal, $60K State (Overchg.Fund)
– Two missions, 1) Obtain State Funding, 2) Determine
Best Practices for Industrial environmental efficiency
and DOE/EPA Climate Wise Pilot Program in 14
States.
– 1995 DENR: Climate Wise for North Carolina
– State Energy Div./SEO Administered voluntary
reporting of greenhouse gasses.
– No success on State funding
– Climate Wise working with industry exceeded plan.
Past
• 2000/01 Climate Wise pilot program ended,
became Energy Star, Climate Leaders, continued
VRGG .
• June 2002: State cut support, cancelled program.
39 facilities left in mid reporting. Haven continued
2001 YE
• All companies said they wanted to continue and
support.
• Nov. 2002: DOE, EPA, USDA, DOC workshop
Why - GWI
• Recommendations to incorporate as non-profit, nongovernment, 501(c)3.
– State can only use tax dollars in-state
– Many foundations, grants, donations can not go to state or federal
organizations, must be 501(c)3
– State monies go up and down to match budget, not stable enough
for a sustainable program
– State and Federal organizations can provide funds directly to a
501(c)3 organization
– A mix of grants, foundation, private, company, membership support
is the best way to sustain an organization.
• Jan. 2003: GWI Incorporated, 501(c)3
• N.C. Leads Nation in Industrial Registry of GHG in 2000,
(Also,2001,and 2002)
• 2003: “GWI North Carolina Climate Change Registry”, two
updates in 2004.
• 2003: GWI Home Page: www.gwi-nc.org
Why - GWI
• EPA & DOE granted GWI same rights as Climate Wise
through VRGG, Industrial Technology, Climate Vision,
Climate Leaders, Waste Wise.
• Climate Leaders & Waste Wise authorized GWI to report
their GHG information to VRGG. VRGG requires entity wide
reporting, multi state reporting that couldn’t be done under
a state only program.
• GWI reported VRGG enhancement status to the WEEC in
Atlanta in 2003 and DOE has provided PPt presentation for
GWI to present in Austin, Sept.2004.
• GWI given same privileges as a major corporation with
many facilities, GWI represents 22 corporations with 40+
facilities. GWI is an aggregator of DOE and EPA data. GWI
represents North Carolina as a leading state in VRGG.
Present
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2003 FY VRGG for 40+ facilities.
Corporate Energy Management Plan.
GWI’s N.C. Climate Change Registry updates.
Projections for N.C. reporting for 2003 & 2004.
Federal voluntary reporting registry assistance.
Proposing actions for N.C. related to GHG.
Educating N.C. Legislators on GHG options.
Educating the public on GHG proposals being
considered by individuals and agencies in N.C.
• Working to unite the interested parties related
to reporting, registering, and trading of GHG.
Programs Promoted by GWI
Federal Programs
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Energy Star-Industrial Sector
Waste Wise
Climate Leaders
U.S. Department of Energy, (DOE)
Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases
Industrial Technologies Programs
Climate Vision
U.S. Department of Agriculture, (USDA)
Grazing & Crop Land, Livestock, & Forestry programs
U.S. Department of Commerce, (DOC)
NIST (Manufacturing Extension Partnership)
StatePrograms:
N.C. Department of Administration
N.C. State Energy Office
NC State University
IES
NC State University
IAC
NC State University Solar Center
NC State University
MEP
N.C. Department of Natural Resources
DPPEA and Air Quality
NC A&T
CERT
UNC - Ch Hill
UNC - Charlotte
Community Colleges
Trade Associations
Assn. of Energy Engineers
ASHREA
Assn. for Facilities Engineers
Emissions Marketing Association
ESCO's & Energy Engineering Firms
Advanced Energy, Corp.
Johnson Control
Honeywell
Trane
Inter-National Programs
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
ICLEI-US, Cities/Counties for Climate Protection
World Business Council for Sustainable Dev.
World Resource Institute: Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative
Emissions Brokers
Chicago Climate Exchange
NatSource
CO2E
International Council for
Local Environmental Initiatives
• ICLEI: World Wide approximately 500+
• ICLEI-US: Cities for Climate Protection, 185+
• N.C. Participants by City/County Resolution:
Durham--Chapel Hill–Carrboro--Orange County
• Presented to:
– Major cities, League of Municipalities,
– Association of County Commissioners,
– Statewide Council of Government.
CCP funding cut by SEO on June 30,2002
Will continue with new funding, a great program.
Emissions Trading
and Brokering
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World-wide Emissions Trading – CO2E
Aggregation – Sell Blocks - Natsource
Chicago Climate Exchange – Individual Co.s
US companies help their international sites
Emissions Management Association
VRGG aligning program for trading.
• Gilcrest-Oliver Climate Stewardship Act (3-30-4)
– Lieberman-McCain Climate Stewardship Act (2003)
2004 GWI Calendar
Call if you would like to attend or assist
• NGO Climate Change Updates to ERC., Continuous
• Mercury & CO2 Seminar, McKimmon, April
• GHG Registries, Global Warming Updates, and the Bottom
Line Seminar hosted by the California Registry, May
• Fayetteville Area Economic Dev. Corp., May
• World Energy Engineering Congress, Austin Sept.
• GWI/VRGG, 13 location across N.C. this Fall.
• GWI’s N.C. Climate Change Registry updated Qtrly
• Fed. Registry (Enhancements to VRGG) 3rd & 4th qtr
– Technical Guidelines
– General Program
– Software & Reporting forms
GWI’s North Carolina
Climate Change Registry
Reporters: DOE-EIA Voluntary Reporting of
Greenhouse Gas Program. 2003 Pending.
• DOE VRGG
40 Facilities
• Climate Wise/Energy Star 22 Corporations
• Landfill Gas Reporters
11 Sites
• Utilities Reporting ____ 3 Corporations
• Waste Wise
40 Companies
• Climate Leaders
15 Corporations
• ICLEI(C/CCP)
3 Cities, 1 County
• Chicago Climate Exchange 1 Pending + Others
Future
• Regional Seminars and Workshops
• Increased participation in VRGG
• International Council for Local
Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)
• Emissions Trading
• Investigating integration of Air Quality and
Climate Change programs/reporting
• Integrated Contingency Plan
• Liaison with other state registries
• GWI: California GHG Registries, Climate
Policy and the Bottom Line, May 5-7, 2004
Future
• Partner with Associated Agencies
• Obtain Partnership with the State of N.C.
• GWI will help implement, track, and report
the reductions in the Federal GHG Registry
for N.C. credit.
• Report anticipated GHG reductions in the
VRGG, Energy Star, and State Registries
• GWI’s NC State Global Change Registry.
• Integrate Climate Wise/GWI into a State
Climate Change Program.
GWI in Support of the State Energy Plan 2003
Recommendations
Description of
Recommendation
State Energy Plan
Activity Information
GWI Programs in
support of SEP
GWI’s N.C. Climate
Change Registry
Energy, Economic, & Environmental Issues
NC DOC & SEO
should encourage &
support economic
develop. of energy
related enterprises…
ASU has info on
energy-related jobs
and economic impact
… working to bring
more jobs to N.C.
Work with energy
related companies to
register with VRGG
and their customers.
Report MTCO2 saved
in NC & other states.
Promote in newsletter.
Report energy related
company activities in
the registry with
product impact in NC
and in other states.
NCSC offers training
on renewable energy.
Partner with SEO to
provide services to
renewable energy
companies ….
Highlights Federal &
State programs to Sr.
Mgmt. will increase
assets thru energy
efficiency and the use
of renewable energy.
Highlight actions
taken related to
energy efficiency and
renewable energy
projects.
Many alternative
energy proposals in
the SEP, see the SEO
home page for details.
Working to include
VRGG credit for alt.
energy projects and
NC Green Power use.
Record the VRGG
Registry data in the
NC Registry.
GWI in Support of the State Energy Plan 2003
Recommendations
Description of
Recommendation
State Energy Plan
Activity Information
GWI Programs in
support of SEP
GWI’s N.C. Climate
Change Registry
Energy, Economic, & Environmental Issues (Continues)
DENR should create a
greenhouse gas
registry…, establish
baseline emissions,
…demonstrations for
potential greenhouse
gas trading systems…
SEO & DENR to
compile a list of GHG
registry policy options,
1) no action;
2) support federal
programs;
3a) promote voluntary
registry with training &
solicitation;
3b) add standards
and oversight to
voluntary registry;
4) Voluntary Cap &
Trade program;
5) Mandatory program
with required participation and verification
DENR & SEO started this
activity in 1995 with the
Climate Wise pilot
program, continued under
GWI.
1) Continue as is, no
support only GWI.
2) VRGG to be base for all
states.
3a) Support GWI.
3b) Personalize Federal
registry with State issues
similar to the State NEC.
4) GWI following Fed. And
NGO Programs.
5) Great, all companies
share cost and participate.
GWI provides
most of these
recommendations
going back to ’91.
VRGG requires
all facilities of a
corp. report entity
wide. GWI, an
NGO, is providing
reporting at this
national level.
Facilities in N.C.
are coded and
pulled out to
provide the N.C.
Registry data. Do
not duplicate
efforts, use GWI.
Enhancing the DOE/EIA
Voluntary Reporting of
Greenhouse Gases Program
Paul F. McArdle, Ph.D.
U.S. DOE, Energy Information Administration
Office of Integrated Analysis & Forecasting
202-585-4445, 1-800-803-5182
[email protected]
www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/1605/frntvrgg.html
VRGG Program Background
• Required by Section 1605(b) of the Energy Policy
Act of 1992 – (a.k.a. – “1605b Program”) DOE
• Establishes a Public Record of Greenhouse Gas
Emissions, Reductions, & Commitments
• Accepts a Broad Range of Actions as Reportable
• Flexible Program to Encourage Participation
• Reports are Self-certified
• First Data Submitted in 1994
What We Were Directed to Do
by President Bush 2-14-2
Directed the Secretary of Energy, in
consultation with the Secretary of Commerce,
the Secretary of Agriculture, and the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency, to propose improvements to the
current 1605(b) voluntary emissions reduction
registration program. These improvements will
enhance measurement accuracy, reliability, and
verifiability, working with and taking into
account emerging domestic and international
approaches. Establish a U.S. Goal to reduce
GHG intensity by 18% by 2012.
What We Were Directed to Do
• Directed the Secretary of Energy to recommend
reforms to ensure that businesses and individuals that
register reductions are not penalized under a future
climate policy, and to give transferable credits to
companies that can show real emissions reductions.
• Support Financial Incentives,
• Directed the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation
with the Environmental Protection Agency and the
Department of Energy, to develop accounting rules
and guidelines for crediting sequestration projects,
taking into account emerging domestic and
international approaches.
• Challenged businesses to take action.
Objectives for Revising 1605(b)
 Strive for accuracy, transparency, consistency,
completeness.
 Balance rigor with practicality; stringency with
flexibility.
 Recognize entities that contribute to the President's
goal of reducing the emissions intensity of the U.S.
economy;
 Encourage reporters – particularly those with large
emissions – to provide a more accurate, consistent,
and complete record of emissions and emission
reductions.
 Create a central program for recording achievements
associated with voluntary emission reduction
programs, such as Climate Leaders and Climate
VISION.
Why Do People Report?
• Gain Public Recognition for Environmental
Stewardship
• Establish a Public Record of Achievement
• Gain Experience in Calculating, Reporting,
and Registering Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Gain Knowledge of Innovative Technologies
to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Learn GHG Accounting Issues and trading
opportunities
Proposals for the State of North Carolina
• Support GWI, an established program performing
most GHG issues from the county to the residence.
• Establish a “Climate Change Review Commission” or
subsection of ERC with SEO, DENR, Environmental
Defence, Global Warming Initiatives, etc.
• Training in preparation for Cap & Trade (Chicago Climate
Exchange, etc.
• Encourage Climate Leaders, Waste Wise, Energy
Star, ICLEI, Cities/Counties for Climate Protection,etc.
• Statewide Awareness Campaign
• Incentives, Recognition, Penalties
Proposals for the State of North Carolina
• Tax or fee to cover expenses $5K/10K MTCO2E
($0.5/K MT)
• All companies self report intensity, (energy use &
production)
• >10K MTCO2E mandatory registration, under VRGG
& GWI
• Verification by AEE-CEM accreditation
• Public Relief Fund for climate change issues, funding
from all energy sources and special usage of critical
substances.
James R. Haven, Executive Director
Global Warming Initiatives, Inc.
NC State University, Centennial Campus
1017 Main Campus Drive-Suite 3100
Raleigh, NC 27606
www.gwi-nc.org
(919) 515-0700