| Because different U.S. states, countries, and | | | | programs and initiatives to address greenhouse |
| Canadian provinces have their own mandatory | | | | gas emissions can be developed. |
| regulations for reducing greenhouse gas (GHGs) | | | | This set of carbon emissions reporting |
| emissions, The Climate Registry provides a | | | | requirements makes it politically and geographically |
| standard measure for how carbon emissions are | | | | easier for countries to come together to achieve |
| calculated and a streamlined approach for those | | | | positive effects on climate change. By using a |
| who are required to report their carbon emissions | | | | common framework or set of reporting |
| output. | | | | protocols, current and future carbon emissions |
| The Climate Registry first emerged on the carbon | | | | management programs, perhaps adopted at a |
| emissions management scene on May 8, 2007. | | | | national level through the Environmental Protection |
| Many organizations are wondering why it is so | | | | Agency (EPA), can work together and be |
| important. Its impact to your organization is the | | | | supported at a reduced cost across the economy. |
| question continuing to be asked even today. It is | | | | What is the registry expecting from businesses? |
| an important part of carbon emission protocols | | | | The Climate Registry expects businesses to |
| established in the United States and internationally | | | | calculate, record, verify, and submit report the |
| to combat air pollution and Global Warming. | | | | amount of greenhouse gases (GHGs) or their |
| The Climate Registry is an agreement regarding | | | | carbon equivalent on a yearly basis. Generally, a |
| emissions reporting protocols or a collaboration | | | | baseline carbon emissions report is generated |
| between 39 U.S. states (and growing), all Canadian | | | | from data collected across an organization for a |
| provinces and territories, 6 states in Mexico and | | | | representative year, such as emissions levels in |
| three native sovereign nations aimed at recording | | | | your organization as of 1990. |
| and tracking greenhouse gas emissions from | | | | What is being required of businesses? |
| businesses, municipalities, organizations, and other | | | | Businesses identified as contributing to the |
| facilities. | | | | emission of greenhouse gases, such as those with |
| There are key components to The Climate | | | | refrigeration and air-conditioning (RAC) systems or |
| Registry that all companies need to be aware of | | | | heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) |
| or they could face substantial disadvantages as it | | | | systems, are required to report carbon emissions. |
| relates to the future carbon credit and trading | | | | Direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions need |
| schemes. | | | | to be reported, which include hydrofluorocarbons, |
| What are objectives The Climate Registry wished | | | | carbon dioxide, perfluorocarbons, methane, sulfur |
| to fulfill? Because different U.S. states, countries, | | | | hexafluoride and nitrous oxide. |
| and Canadian provinces have their own | | | | This emissions protocol allows for consistency, |
| mandatory regulations for reducing greenhouse | | | | streamlines program requirements and ensures |
| gas (GHGs) emissions, The Climate Registry | | | | integrity in accounting and reporting of carbon |
| provides a standard measure for how carbon | | | | emissions across any reporting entity. |
| emissions are calculated and a streamlined | | | | What might the registry look for from my |
| approach for those who are required to report | | | | business? |
| their carbon emissions output. | | | | Simply, this protocol or set of requirements |
| The C02 data submitted by businesses, | | | | defines how to track and report greenhouse gas |
| municipalities, and other organizations can be | | | | emissions. While it may take additional effort on |
| added to web-based, carbon management | | | | your part to do this, there are management |
| information system to support various initiatives | | | | programs to ease the process and the burden of |
| aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions | | | | paperwork and to ensure accurate tracking and |
| across an organization's single facility or down to | | | | reporting of refrigerant use. These applications |
| an individual asset level. As the World continues to | | | | ensure compliance with mandatory reporting |
| collect more and more accurate carbon data, | | | | regulations and generally take the form of |
| organizations will start to take part (either by | | | | maintenance or audit management solutions that |
| choice or by regulations) in cap and trade | | | | track carbon emissions down the asset level. |
| programs that target the reduction of greenhouse | | | | The Climate Registry is already having an impact |
| gases (GHGs). | | | | on your organization or business, whether you |
| What are the registry's goals? | | | | know it or not. At it's core these regulations are |
| The Climate Registry is using the single reporting | | | | addressing climate change and are being adopted |
| protocol to streamline efforts to reduce emissions | | | | by more and more regulatory bodies everyday. |
| that harm the environment and ensure consistent | | | | Positive impacts and improvements to our climate |
| reporting of emissions across different | | | | change issues will only start improving when |
| organizations and industries. Through the registry's | | | | carbon emissions across the Globe are reduced. |
| requirements protocol, the risks of greenhouse | | | | And that is something that The Climate Registry |
| gases can be easily identified and opportunities for | | | | is aiming to help us all do. |