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