The Climate and Clean Air Coalitionand its first actions, and Oil and Gas

Sector Activities

Andrew Eil, U.S. Department of StateLatin American & Caribbean Regional

Meeting on SLCPsBogota, Colombia, November 1, 2012

Presentation Key Topics

1. Background information on the Climate andClean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-LivedClimate Pollutants (CCAC)

2. Relevant oil & gas sector activities in theLatin America region (CCAC, Global MethaneInitiative, Natural Gas Star International,Global Gas Flaring Reduction)

3. Oil & gas sector activities of the CCAC

Origin of the Coalition

• Many countries and organizations concerned withimpacts of short-lived climate pollutants & have pursuedmitigation:– Global Methane Initiative– Montreal Protocol’s Multilateral Fund favors climate-friendly

solutions– Arctic Council: Arctic impacts of black carbon and methane– UNEP integrated assessment and synthesis reports, 2011

• Many scientific and policy reports in recent years haveheightened this concern

• Need seen for a Coalition to voluntarily work withinterested countries, companies and other stakeholders,to leverage high-level political will, and to scale-upexisting actions and make major reductions

Launch of the CoalitionFebruary 16, 2012, Washington, D.C.

The Coalition’s progress

• Increased from 7 founding partners to 20 statesand 17 non-state partners

• 7 initiatives launched• Formal launch of the UNEP Secretariat in Paris• Creation of Science Advisory Panel to help ensure

Coalition guided by science• Initial meetings in Stockholm, 23-24 April, and

Paris, 23-24 July• Personal participation by ministers, including

several events by Secretary Clinton

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CCAC Initiatives

• Initial priorities of the Coalition’s work; not meant to be limiting• Cover reductions of all three core pollutants: methane, black

carbon (BC), & HFCs; focus on quick, low-cost impacts & scalability• BC from diesel vehicles and engines• BC brick production (kilns)• SLCPs from municipal solid waste, landfills• HFC alternative technology and standards• Methane from oil & natural gas production

• Agreed by all partners and approved by ministers• All focal areas led by one or more partners• Scaling up existing initiatives; additional initiatives proposed

Reducing black carbon emissions fromheavy duty diesel vehicles and engines

Mitigating black carbon and otherpollutants from brick production

Mitigating SLCPs from the municipalsolid waste sector

HFC Alternatives: Technologies & Standards

Methane fromoil & natural gas production

CCAC Oil & Gas Initiative:The Opportunity

• The initiative focused on oil and gas seeks to workcollaboratively with companies to reduce venting, leakage,and flaring of natural gas from operations worldwide.

• Oil and gas operations are the second-largest source of globalanthropogenic methane emissions behind agriculture: 20% ofall methane, or about 1.2-1.6 billion metric tons CO2eq.

• An estimated 8 percent of total worldwide natural gasproduction is lost due to venting, leakage and flaring.

• Emissions result in almost two gigatons of CO2e annually andrepresent U.S. $27 to $63 billion in lost revenues.

• Flaring also releases substantial amounts of black carbon,which is particularly harmful to human health and areas likethe Arctic.

Natural Gas STAR Program• Started in U.S. in 1993, expanded internationally in 2006• Over 120 domestic and 14 international partners have

– Identified over 60 cost effective technologies and practices to reduce methaneemissions

– Reduced methane emissions by nearly 1,100 Bcf (30 Bcm), saving over $3billion(US)

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• Resources to advance cost-effective oil & gassector methane emission reductions:– General technology transfer, training, and capacity

building• Technical documents and research outlining over 60

mitigation options, including analyses of economic,environmental and operational benefits

• Workshops and Conferences– Individual assistance to help companies identify and

assess project opportunities• Estimated methane emission inventories• Measurement studies• Mitigation project feasibility studies

• Technical documents available online:– http://www.epa.gov/gasstar/tools/recommended.html

• Oil & gas subcommittee includes delegates fromLAC countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru.

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Natural Gas STAR, Global Methane InitiativeResources

• Pre-feasibility studies, workshops, and measurement studies– Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Brazil

• Presented paper “The Importance of Addressing MethaneEmissions as Part of a Comprehensive Greenhouse GasManagement Strategy “ at the Rio Oil and Gas Expo andConference in September

• Study tours of U.S. operations with successful methanereduction projects– Included representatives from Colombia and Argentina

• Holding a workshop with the Colombian Ministry of Mines andEnergy November 19– “Benefits of the Global Methane Initiative and Methane Emission

Reductions in the Colombian Oil and Gas Sector”– http://www.globalmethane.org/news-

events/event_detailsByEventId.aspx?eventId=40115

Natural Gas STAR, Global Methane InitiativeActivities in Latin America

Global Gas Flaring Reduction (GGFR)Public-Private Partnership

• Launched at the World Summit on Sustainable Development inAugust 2002

• Brings together 20 governments of oil-producing countries, state-owned companies and major international oil companies toovercome the barriers to reducing gas flaring by sharing global bestpractices and implementing country specific programs.

• Led by the World Bank• Facilitates and supports national efforts to use currently flared gas

by promoting effective regulatory frameworks and tackling theconstraints on gas utilization, particularly in developing countries.

• Poverty reduction is also an integral part of the GGFR program.• LAC-engaged members of GGFR include Ecuador; BP, Chevron, ENI,

ExxonMobil, Marathon, NorskHydro, Shell, Statoil, Total; OPECSecretariat, and the World Bank.

Goals of Oil & Gas Initiative

• The Coalition aims to help companies accelerate andexpand voluntary emission reductions where there arecost-effective opportunities to do so, and to showcaseprogress by companies that are already taking significantaction.

• This effort will build upon and scale-up the achievements ofthe Natural Gas STAR International Program, the GlobalMethane Initiative, and the Global Gas Flaring ReductionPartnership.

• While recognizing that existing efforts are making progress,additional opportunities exist to increase the volume ofhydrocarbons going to productive use, improve operationalefficiencies, and lead to substantial climate and healthbenefits.

Other CCAC initiatives & activities

• National Action Plans: UNEP and Mexico leading• Finance: UNEP working with the World Bank• Outreach & awareness raising activities: led by UNEP,

Sweden, and the United States– Launch event for outreach efforts on June 3 in Sweden– Many events in Rio de Janeiro at Rio +20, including with

former U.S. President Clinton– CCAC website ( www.unep.org/CCAC )– Regional workshops in Africa, Latin America, and Asia

• Rapid Benefits Assessment Tool: U.S. EPA developingan analytical tool to quantify health, climate, and otherbenefits of methane and BC emissions reduction

Next Steps

• Scaling-up of initiatives and key activities

• High-profile events to recognize leadingcompanies and other stakeholders

• Recruiting and engaging new partners,including private sector and civil society

• Awareness raising and outreach

• Science Advisory Panel actively engaged

Concluding Thoughts

• There is ample opportunity to reduce methane andblack carbon emissions from oil & gas production inLatin America

• There are a number of ongoing initiatives andprograms in the region, on which the CCAC hopes tobuild, including the GMI and many others

• The Coalition is eager to engage with countries andother interested stakeholders in the LAC region,including in existing and new initiatives

• The Coalition encourages and seeks to supportnational, regional and global-level coordination andcollaboration to reduce SLCPs, and solicits your input

Contacting the CCAC

• To participate:– Join CCAC as a state, NGO, or business– All organizations welcome to participate in CCAC

sector-based initiatives, including sub-national gov’ts

• Web site: www.unep.org/ccac• CCAC Secretariat at UNEP/DTIE in Paris:

– Sophie Bonnard and Sandra Cavalieri,sophie.bonnard@unep.org,sandra.cavalieri@unep.org.

– Contact CCAC initiative leads directly– My contact information: Andrew Eil, EilAG@state.gov

Thank you