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NGA
Working Together to Create the Future
Terry Pritchett
Director, Energy & Global Climate Issues
GM Public Policy Center
NGA Center for Best Practices
Taking the Lead: State Innovations to Reduce
Greenhouse Gases
February 28, 2002
Global Environmental Vision
PRODUCTS
Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Opel Zafira
HydroGen 1
: A Global Organization
388,000 people
147 facilities in 37 countries
customers in over 200 countries
Atlantic Rainforest Restoration Project
•30,000 acres of endangered landscape
(key messages of preceding slides)
• GM has a strong environmental
commitment
• Addressing the environmental issues, such
as global climate change, will require a new
way of thinking. New ideas, new areas of
focus.
GM’s Global Climate
Key Messages
• GM takes concerns about global climate
change very seriously
• Development of new technologies in all
sectors is the most effective response
• GM is taking steps to achieve near-term
reductions and develop new technologies
The Most Effective Actions
• Develop, commercialize and globally
disseminate advanced energy technologies
and their supporting infrastructures.
• Support voluntary initiatives to seize nearterm opportunities to reduce and sequester
greenhouse gas emissions
• Continue scientific research to improve
understanding of the climate system.
Reporting of GHG Emissions
GM intends to Monitor and Report
those Greenhouse Gas Emissions
that Demonstrate Materiality and
that we can Reliably use to
Manage our Business Operations.
Characteristics of Reporting
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Demonstrating Materiality
– Focus on significant issues / data
– Helps set priorities
• We can Reliably use
– Data must be available and accurate
– Credibility of year to year comparisons
Characteristics of Reporting
• Use to Manage our Business
Operations
– Reduce operating cost and improve
the environment
What GM Reports
• DOE 1605b Voluntary Reporting of GHG
Emissions
• GM has reported from the program’s
inception in 1995 for U.S. Operations
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Facility energy use and electricity purchases
Facility refrigerant use
Vehicle refrigerant factory fill
New Vehicle fuel economy
Climate Change is a Global Issue
• Appropriate reporting should provide
improved understanding of global climate
issue.
• GM aggregates the facility energy usage
and emissions data for U.S. into its annual
report to the DOE.
• Separate requirements for state level
reporting could impose additional burdens
that are not justified.
Concerns about State Level
Reporting of GHG Emissions
• GM would be revealing competitive
capacity information, especially in those
states with only one or two facilities
• One National Report vs. 50 Reports
• Non-value added cost
Ask yourself these Questions?
• How will State Reporting vs. National
Reporting of GHG emissions improve
understanding of the potential
environmental impact?
• Will State Reporting help my local
companies become more competitive?
• Will State Reporting help my companies
prepare for the future opportunities?
GM’s Voluntary Programs for CO2 Reduction
Stationary Source Emissions:
• GM Membership in the EPA WasteWise Program since March 1994 (EPA Partner of the Year
Award - 2001)
• GM Founding Member of the DOE Motor Challenge Program since April 1994
• GM Membership in the EPA’s GreenLights Partnership since April 1995
• GM Founding Member of the EPA’s Energy Star Buildings Partnership since April 1998(Energy
Star Partner Award - March 2002)
• GM’s Membership in the EPA’s Climate Wise Program since June 1995 (Climate Wise Partner
Achievement Award -November 1998)
• GM Founding Member in the World Resources Institute (WRI) Green Power Market Development
Initiative since May 2000
• GM Membership in the EPA’s Landfill Methane Outreach Program since September 2000(EPA
Project of the Year Award -2000)
• GM Founding Member of the EPA’s Green Power Partnership since August 2001
• GM Founding Member of the EPA’s Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Partnership since
October 2001
• GM Membership in the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association (GLREA) since November
2001
• GM Founding Member of the EPA’s Climate Leaders Program since February 2002
Mobile Source Emissions:
• GM partnership with the Department of Energy’s FreedomCAR Program since January 2002.
“GM’s partnership with the Department of Energy’s FreedomCAR Program makes a commitment
toward creating a future where the vehicle’s environmental impact is lessened.”
Continuously improving the fuel
efficiency of “conventional” internal
combustion engines
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Gasoline Direct Injection
Displacement on Demand
Continuously Variable Transmissions
Lightweight materials for mass reduction
Aero improvements
Autonomy - 2002
So What Does GM Recommend?
• GM endorses the DOE 1605b GHG
Emissions Reporting Protocol
• GM recommends States focus on
technology development
– A collaborative interaction of government,
academia, and the private sector
– Support the development of hydrogen fuel cell
technologies and infrastructure
Help Local Companies Achieve
Meaningful Reductions in GHG
Emissions and Prepare for the Future
• Support Existing Voluntary Initiatives
• Support automotive centers in educational
institutions
• Support industry development of fuel cell
and 42 volt by-wire technologies
• Support stationary fuel cell installations in
buildings
• Incentivise pilot hydrogen infrastructure
development
Global Environmental Vision
TRANSPARENCY & ACCOUNTABILITY
Global Environmental Vision
TRANSPARENCY & ACCOUNTABILITY
Global Environmental Vision
TRANSPARENCY & ACCOUNTABILITY