ECR Program & Software Demonstration WRAP Registry Workshop Heather Kaplan, NESCAUM July 17, 2006

 Background  Drivers  Program Elements  Process Update  Software Tool ECR Emissions Reporting Process Other Emissions & Allowance Tracking Programs Take Away: State collaboration is tough but worth the effort – don’t reinvent the wheel! Outline

Multi-state registry effort undertaken by ten states in the eastern U.S.: –CT, DE, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT (MD) Registry effort began in 2003 Key principles: –develop best practices in data reporting and management –establish a set of common quantification protocols –support common software platform Eastern Climate Registry: Background

Eastern Climate Registry: Drivers Voluntary reporting of GHG emissions Mandatory reporting of GHG emissions Regulatory GHG emissions reduction programs, including:  GHG emissions tracking  Project-based GHG emission reduction tracking  GHG allowance tracking

Eastern Climate Registry: Program Elements Eastern Climate Registry Regulatory Programs (e.g., Regional GHG Initiative (RGGI), MA CMR 7.29 regulations) Mandatory Reporting Programs (e.g, CT, NJ, ME) Voluntary Reporting Programs

Eastern Climate Registry: Benefits of State Collaboration Increase participation in voluntary programs Leverage resources Standardize best practice Develop consistent accounting standards Promote linkages between program/policy regimes

ECR working group now finalizing program elements Released draft Voluntary Reporting Requirements: Total of 32 companies and organizations submitted comments, including: –BP, Dominion, PSEG, GE, HP, NRDC, Pew, among others Nearly all comments expressed support for joining a broader registry initiative with other states & regions Eastern Climate Registry: Process Update

Eastern Climate Registry: Software Tool EATS (Emissions and Allowance Tracking System) developed by EPA in 2001 Purpose: to support multiple criteria pollutant or GHG programs in reporting and emissions trading (e.g., Mexico, China, Chile, New York) Web-based system Key Points: flexibility in reporting requirements and integration of programs

EATS Registries ECR - Eastern Climate Registry (Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting) NADATS – NY Acid Deposition & Allowance Tracking System (NO x & SO 2 Cap & Trade) NZ EUR - New Zealand Emission Unit Register (Kyoto- based) CDM Registry (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - UNFCCC)

Eastern Climate Registry (ECR)

ECR – Emissions Reporting – Step 1

ECR – Emissions Reporting – Step 2

ECR – Emissions Reporting – Step 3

ECR – Emissions Reporting – Step 4 – Stationary Combustion

ECR – Emissions Reporting – Step 4 - Mobile Combustion

ECR – Emissions Reporting – Step 5

ECR – Emissions Reporting – Step 6

ECR – Annual Emissions Report

NADATS – Allowance Trading – Step 1

NADATS – Allowance Trading – Step 2

NADATS - Allowance Trading – Step 3

NADATS – Allowance Trading – Step 4

NZ EUR – Transaction History Report

CDM Registry – Projects

CDM Registry – Project Detail