GHG reporting Articles
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GHG reporting updates
The U.S. EPA’s regulation for reporting of greenhouse gases (GHG), or the Mandatory GHG Reporting Rule (40 CFR part 98), has undergone many changes since it was initially published on October 30, 2009. Key changes include the following: A number of new subparts were finalized covering many additional industrial sectors such as natural gas and petroleum systems, electronics manufacturing, ...
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Greenhouse gas reporting in the ethylene manufacturing sector
Abstract The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Mandatory Reporting Rule (MRR), codified in Part 98 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, requires numerous manufacturing sectors including ethylene manufacturing plants in the U.S. to report actual GHG emissions from applicable facilities starting with reporting year 2010. This paper describes the types of GHG emission sources at ethylene plants that ...
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GHG Reporting Rule
G 6.1 | Requirements and Developments in Environmental and Carbon Reporting and Disclosure John Fillo | Senior Engineer, Sentech, Inc. Climate change and carbon risk management are complex environmental and societal issues, as well as fundamental business issues. Increased reporting and disclosure of environmental and carbon exposures and liabilities, risks and opportunities are driven ...
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Building energy and GHG reporting scheme for enterprises: A Guangdong Strategy Study
Technical solutions for the reporting scheme are outside the scope of this paper. However, the GHG Protocol Tool for Energy Consumption, developed by the World Resources Institute, and the Guangdong GHG Information Management Platform, established by Guangdong Energy Conservation Center, provide technical means to realize the first step in the proposed three-step policy roadmap. This paper also ...
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Update on greenhouse gas regulations - prepared for the Midwestern food processors association, December 2009
Outline: I will cover… Introduction/Background on GHGs Mandatory Reporting Rule (MRR) -What Food Processors Need to know Applicability: Am I subject? Timeline: By when? Requirements: What if I am subject? Priorities… Endangerment Finding, Cascading Implications Light Duty Vehicle Rule vs Food Processing? Tailoring Rule vs Food Processing? Strategies for ...
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TEAM Program Gets SMART with ClimateCHECK
TEAM is a Canadian government program that supports clean technology projects by providing funding at the pre-commercial stage. Because the program’s mandate limits support to projects that can prove greenhouse gas reductions, TEAM relies on consultants to complete the required GHG project reporting.Reports use the program-specifi c SMART methodology, considered to be the gold standard for GHG ...
By ClimateCHECK
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New Mandatory GHG Reporting for the Oil and Gas Industry
On January 14, 2015, the Obama Administration announced an update to its March 2014 “Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector” (Strategy). Within this announcement it was revealed that the Administration would be taking a host of future actions in order to achieve their methane reduction goals, including the following: Proposing and setting standards for ...
By All4 Inc.
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Federal GHG reporting rule proposed
On March 10, 2009, EPA proposed federal greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting requirements as authorized by the FY08 Omnibus Appropriations Act (H.R. 2794; Public Law 110-161), signed Dec. 26, 2007. EPA developed the rule to collect comprehensive GHG emissions data that can be used to inform EPA and government agencies for future policy decisions. EPA’s rulemaking approach used screening criteria ...
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Conforming to GHG reporting rules – Case Study
In 2011, a new EPA rule (40 CFR Part 98) went into effect requiring a wide range of companies that emit Green House Gases (GHG) to submit annual reports to the EPA. These were primarily large facilities emitting 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxideequivalent (mtCO2e) or more of GHG emissions per year. The 25,000 mtCO2e limit was chosen because it is estimated that 80% of the CO2 emitted comes ...
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Asian organizations commit to advance corporate action on climate change
Companies around the world are increasingly measuring and managing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in response to drivers like consumer preference, purchaser demands, and sustainability goals. As a growing number of Asian companies look to manage their emissions, they’ll require training and resources available in their own languages and cultural contexts. To that end, the Greenhouse ...
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CSA standards and the climate registry join forces in support of consistent emissions reporting
As announced in a press release on August 19th 2009, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has recently been established between two of the major players in the Canadian standards and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions industries. Leading Canadian standards-based solutions organization, CSA Standards, and the leading North American GHG registry, The Climate Registry, have come together through the MoU ...
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EPA proposes revisions to GHG mandatory reporting rule for stationary combustion sources
This summer, EPA proposed several updates and amendments to the GHG Mandatory Reporting Rule (40 CFR Part 98). This activity is consistent with EPA’s stated intention to issue amendments and re-propose subparts (i.e., those subparts that were initially reserved upon finalization of the rule last October) by the end of 2010. EPA’s published revisions in the Federal Register on June 15, ...
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The changing picture of greenhouse gas reporting for landfills
With the implementation of Federal Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reporting in 2010, landfill owners can find themselves subject to GHG reporting regulations at the federal level, and in some cases, also at the state or local level. This article will review the Federal Mandatory Reporting Rule (MRR) requirements for municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills subject to mandatory reporting under 40 ...
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Proposed Revised Guidelines for the DOE 1605(b) Registry
Introduction On December 5, 2003, the Department of Energy proposed revisions to the DOE 1605(b) registry, which is a voluntary, national greenhouse gas (GHG) i registry. The registry was originally established through Section 1605(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, which directed the DOE to develop a voluntary GHG reporting program. The program guidelines were initially issued in 1994 and ...
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Emission scopes help to categorize greenhouse gas (GHGs) reporting efforts
Emission scopes are being used to determine the category of chemical and usage area, so that facilities can understand and monitor their greenhouse gas impact. The US Clean Air Act and the Montreal Protocol have established that emissions of harmful substances must be controlled worldwide. When discharged into the air, these chemicals can cause severe damage to the global environment. Three ...
By Accruent
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Trinity expands west coast presence
Companies with facilities in northern California will be better served in the future now that Trinity has opened its Northern California office in San Francisco. Vineet Masuraha, Manager of Trinity’s California operations, announced that Melissa Hillman, a Senior Consultant who previously worked in Trinity’s Seattle office, will head the new location. Trinity will continue to assist ...
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Understanding GHG verification requirements
Many organizations are required to report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the U.S. EPA mandated by the Mandatory Reporting Rule (MRR). Effective December 29, 2009, large sources and suppliers in the United States will begin collecting data on January 1, 2010 and report GHG emissions to EPA by March 31, 2011. Similar to the EPA MRR, many states also have mandatory reporting requirements. The map ...
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More Changes Ahead for the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule
More Changes Ahead for the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule U.S. EPA continues to work on the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Rule (MRR) that was codified at 40 CFR Part 98 on October 30, 2009 (74 FR 56260). So far this work has included proposed new source categories and proposed amendments to the general provisions of the original MRR that will impact sources that are required to report ...
By All4 Inc.
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EPA`s mandatory GHG emissions reporting commences Jan 1st in US
The Envinronmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced its new mandatory GHG reporting program will commence on January 1st 2010 with reports being due in 2011. The new mandatory GHG rule from the EPA brings some changes from the originally proposed rule. Some of the changes are outlined below. INDUSTRIES INCLUDEDExcluded from reporting are the following industries: Electronics manufacturing ...
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Designing Greenhouse Gas Reporting Systems: learning from existing programs
Summary Businesses measure their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for a variety of reasons—to assess their climate change risks and opportunities; to respond to demands from consumers, investors, and other stakeholders to access carbon markets; and to comply with government regulations. GHG emissions reporting programs offer a platform for companies and facilities to capture this information ...
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