Environmental Indicator Environmental Indicator AccountingAccounting

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Environmental Indicator Environmental Indicator AccountingAccounting• Model supports pollutant and greenhouse Model supports pollutant and greenhouse

gas inventories, offset certification, license gas inventories, offset certification, license compliance and performance indicators.compliance and performance indicators.

• Use processes from financial accounting Use processes from financial accounting for environmental reporting.for environmental reporting.

• Three components: Proactive client, Three components: Proactive client, Industry expertise, and Data management Industry expertise, and Data management systems. systems.

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Regulator

Project RolesProject RolesRaw Data

Verified Data

Verified Return

Raw Return

CLIENT

Responsible for providing data and approval

Industry Consultant

Responsible for site profile, data compilation, verification, and interpretation

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Responsible for standards,data management, calculations,and reporting

Greenbase Greenbase • Has been in the environmental consulting,

data management, and scientific programming business since 1990.

• Has developed many environmental and engineering applications for government agencies, utilities, and the mining industry.

• Has been preparing pollutant inventory reports using relational database technology since 1998.

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Greenbase Approach…Greenbase Approach…• An indefeasible copy of all data shall be An indefeasible copy of all data shall be

kept.kept.• Use a relational database to hold all original Use a relational database to hold all original

and derived data.and derived data.• All emission estimates to be related back to:All emission estimates to be related back to:

– the original data;the original data;– the calculation method;the calculation method;– an emission point.an emission point.

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Greenbase Approach…Greenbase Approach…• Maintain an up-to-date library of Maintain an up-to-date library of

calculation methodscalculation methods• Keep all previous calculation methods Keep all previous calculation methods

used - including obsolete methods and used - including obsolete methods and source documents. source documents.

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Greenbase ApproachGreenbase Approach• Use stand-alone calculation modules Use stand-alone calculation modules

external to the database.external to the database.• Maintain one calculation module per Maintain one calculation module per

method source.method source.• Be able to reproduce a past Be able to reproduce a past

environmental report at any time.environmental report at any time.• The whole system must be auditable.The whole system must be auditable.

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Process ComponentsProcess ComponentsProfile each

Facility

DetermineReporting

Requirements

DetermineData CollectionRequirements

CollectRequired

Data

SiteTree

MethodsConfig

DataSheets

IndefeasibleCopy

Enter data inData Base

DatabaseRecords

RunCalculations

EmissionEstimates

ProduceIndicator

ReportPublished

Report

Store Copy of Raw Data

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System System ComponentComponentss

RelationalDatabase

CalculationModules

GreenBaseIndex ofMethods(GIMS)

Raw DataArchive

OriginalData File

From Client

InputValues

EmissionEstimates

HardcopyReports

Linked

OriginalFile

Stored

One Calculation Modulefor each

published method source

PublishedNPI

ManualPublished

NPIManual

PublishedMethods

Linked

Linked

DataImported

Each Calculation

Methodin each Module

is describedin GIMS

Each Manual is

referenced in GIMS

Client data valuessent to

Calculation Module

Emission valuesstored in

Relational Database

Environmental Report& Audit Reports

drawn fromRelational Database

LinkedAll

Client data values referenced to

the Original Data File

AllEmission valuesreferenced to

the Original Data File

OnlineReports

Various screensand reportsavailable via the internetGREENBASE Pty Ltd

Greenbase Index of Greenbase Index of MethodsMethods(GIMS)(GIMS)• Each GIMS method is numbered, has a standard Each GIMS method is numbered, has a standard

format and is available on-line.format and is available on-line.• GIMS number is referenced in all reports against GIMS number is referenced in all reports against

each result.each result.• GIMS entry includes:GIMS entry includes:

– input input and output and output variablesvariables, , – data sources, data sources, assumptionsassumptions, and , and formulaformulae, e, – factor tablesfactor tables– glossaryglossary and links to supporting info. and links to supporting info.– regulator rulingsregulator rulings– links to alternative methodslinks to alternative methods– locatable by keyword search enginelocatable by keyword search engine

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Online Screens - EmissionsOnline Screens - Emissions

Press

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Online Screens - Emissions Online Screens - Emissions BreakdownBreakdown

Press

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Input Variables & ResultsInput Variables & Results

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GIMS ExampleGIMS Example

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• Allows client to focus on business not on Allows client to focus on business not on reporting.reporting.

• Industry consultant can focus on helping client Industry consultant can focus on helping client and not number crunching.and not number crunching.

• All calculated results are easily auditable.All calculated results are easily auditable.• Method descriptions are informative, consistent, Method descriptions are informative, consistent,

and current.and current.• Data and results stored in a secure and Data and results stored in a secure and

accessible format.accessible format.• Online tools allow collaboration between all Online tools allow collaboration between all

parties.parties.

Main PointsMain Points

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