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The Climate Registry
What Is The Climate Registry??
 Non
profit organization for
registering Green House Gases
(GHG’s)
 Composed of Member States, Tribes,
and U.S. Territories
 Created on March 14, 2007
 Membership still currently available
What Does It Do ??
The Climate Registry will:
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Gather data from stationary sources,
mobile sources, process emissions and
fugitive emissions
Certify this data using third-party
certifiers
Report the data publicly
Why Was It Created??
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Because the federal government has
failed to take the action to reduce
GHG’s
States decided to create an
organization to register GHG’s as a
first step towards managing/reducing
GHG emissions
To create a database of GHG’s in
anticipation of Cap and Trade, or GHG
reduction/control strategies
GHG’s and
Climate Change
In computer-based models, rising
concentrations of greenhouse gases
generally produce an increase in the
average temperature of the Earth.
 Rising temperatures may, in turn,
produce changes in weather, sea levels,
and land use patterns, commonly referred
to as “climate change.”
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Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
United Nations organizations: World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Green House Gases
ATMOSPHERE OZONE LAYER
GHG’s
Industry
Residential
Commercial Sources
Heat
Climate Change
Higher Temperatures
Rising sea levels
Melting Glaciers
Abnormal Weather
Green House Gases
 CH4
- CO2
- N2O
- HFC’s - PFC’s - SF6
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Methane
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrous Oxide
Hexa Flourocarbons (Halanes)
Polymer Flurocarbons
Sulfur Hexaflouride
Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
United Nations organizations: World Meteorological Organization
(WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Global Carbon Cycle
Sources of Carbon Dioxide
Annual Energy Review 2005 Report No. DOE/EIA (Energy Information
Administration) -0384(2005) Posted: July 27, 2006
2007 Projections
 Assessments
generally suggest that
the Earth’s climate has warmed over
the past century and that human
activity affecting the atmosphere is
likely an important driving factor.
Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
United Nations organizations: World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and
the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
How The Climate Registry
was Created
 States
decided to take action on
registering GHG’s
 Invited
Tribes to participate
 Steering
Committee of States
and Tribes developed By-Laws,
Articles of Incorporation,
Principles and Goals
How to Join The Climate Registry?
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Members join by agreeing to Statement of
Principles and Goals
Signed by Government’s Executive Official
Number of Tribal Members = Number of
State Members
Executive Committee for day-to-day
decision making
Central office with regional representatives
Stakeholder involvement through advisory
committee(s)
Costs
Green House Emission Sources:
Annual Participation Fee
Annual Certification Fee
Member States and Tribes:
∅
Zero
Zip
Nada
By - Laws
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Eligible for membership
– States
– Tribes
– Districts, Territories, and Possessions of
the US
Members = Member of Board of
Directors
 Board can extend membership to
Canadian Provinces and Mexican
States
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Board of Directors
– Decrease in number of state directors
does not shorten term of any existing
director
– Directors must be state or tribal
employees or, in the case of tribal and
other members, an elected official
– If status of director changes,
automatically removed from office
– Four-year terms, no limit on number of
terms
– No alternates
Composition
 Board
of Directors (Members)
 Officers
 Committees
 Staff
Officers
 Chair
 Vice-Chair
for Finance and
Development
 Vice-Chair for Programs and
Protocols
 Secretary
 Treasurer
Committees
Board Committees
Advisory Committees
Executive Committee (Officers plus two
at-large members)
Executive Committee has full power of
Board between meetings
California Climate Action Registry
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The Climate Registry is modeled after CCAR
– 235 members
– Industry
– State and local agencies
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RGGI (Regional Greenhouse Gas Inventory)
Northeast states
New Mexico, Arizona
U.S. Energy Distribution
Source: Energy Information
Administration 2007
Questions
 No
cost to become a Member
 Must pay travel costs
 Member must participate (attend
Board meetings or via conference
call)
 No proxy votes or participation
 No alternates
 Members do NOT have to register
GHG’s
Significance for Tribes
 Participation
 Decision-making
 Support
Efforts to Reduce GHG
Emissions
 Cap and Trade
 Regulation of Emissions
Information Available
Here
 Statement of Principles and Goals
 Important Dates
Websites:
 By-Laws
 Articles of Incorporation
 Attorney’s Reviews
 Sample Invitation Letter/Joining Letter
Deadlines
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April 24 – to join for press announcement
about creation of The Climate Registry
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May 1 – press release whoop-tee-doo
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May 16 – to join as founding Member
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May 23 – first meeting of Board of
Directors
The National Park formerly known
as “Glacier”
California Quick Facts
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California ranks third in the Nation in refining
capacity and its refineries are among the most
sophisticated in the world.
California’s per capita energy consumption is low,
in part due to mild weather that reduces energy
demand for heating and cooling.
California leads the Nation in electricity
generation from non-hydroelectric renewable
energy sources, including geothermal power,
wind power, fuel wood, landfill gas, and solar
power. California is also a leading generator of
hydroelectric power.
National Research Council
May 2001
“Greenhouse gases are accumulating in
Earth’s atmosphere as a result of human
activities, causing surface air
temperatures and sub-surface ocean
temperatures to rise.”
“The changes observed over the last
several decades are likely mostly due to
human activities, but we cannot rule out
that some significant part of these
changes is also a reflection of natural
variability.”