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Greenhouse Gas Management in California Who will be regulated?
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Greenhouse Gas Management in California
Who will be regulated?
What are Greenhouse Gases?
Trap the sun’s rays and warm the earth
Atmospheric concentrations increasing
Global Warming Potential
Carbon Dioxide 1
Methane 23
Nitrous Oxide 296
HFCs 120 - 12,000
Freons 5700 - 11,900
Sulfur Hexafluoride 22,000
Greenhouse Gases in California
Emissions Estimate from 2002
Greenhouse Gas by End-Use (2002)
GHG Trends Since 1990
California’s Carbon Intensity is Low
Who could be impacted?
Transportation – individual drivers, transportation systems, airlines, shippers
Electricity generators
Electricity users - Building owners and tenants- Residential developers
Industrial energy users
Waste disposers
Reducing Carbon Footprint
Measure carbon footprint- Desired verification drives methods- CCAR methods designed to be consistent with
Kyoto
Reduce carbon demand- Energy audit and conservation
Acquire carbon offsets- Different acquisition options- Recent skepticism on the true value of offsets