1. John Carberry E. I. DuPont - CR&D Wilmington, DE 14 September, 1999 INDUSTRIAL VIEWS ON ESTABLISHING A “BASELINE” Pew Center on Global Climate Change Early Action Conference Washington, DC

2. BROAD RANGE OF ISSUES Process for establishing the rules Content and procedures for the data Data quality Key learning's thus far

3. PROCESS FOR THE RULES Multi-stakeholder involvement Clarity of content (gasses, dates, etc.) Certainty of implementation Adequate lead time Local and global equity Rational content

4. CONTENT AND PROCEDURES THE EASY ONES(!) Gasses Baseline year(s) Equivalency factors Business unit Geographical unit

5. CONTENT AND PROCEDURES THE NOT SO EASY ONES(!) Finding “all” your sources Product transportation Business related use by employees (e.g. travel) Allocating carbon content of purchased energy

6. CONTENT AND PROCEDURES THE HARD ONES(!) Why, what data, by whom, accuracy, verification Joint ventures Sales or purchases of businesses International transfer of manufacturing base New or discontinued businesses Abandoned products Backward integration

7. QUALITY OF THE DATA Measurement, statistics, calculations and estimates Data is decent back to about ‘91. Open to “interpretation” Shifting personnel and data requirements Large company records likely better Compiled data will have weaknesses. Single projects will be better

8. LEARNING'S THUS FAR Non-CO 2 contributors offer opportunities Create and support a “Czar” Date publications. Show revision dates Adopt broadly consistent units Data improves but benefit diminishes

9. THE LEARNING CURVE FOR A DATA SYSTEM 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 024681012 Number of Cycles Percent "Perfection" Achieved Understanding Issues and Problems Strategic Value Credible Project Planning Accounting Accuracy Greatly increased cost with almost no increase in internal value Audit Accuracy

10. CLOSING CHALLENGES Establish base year, credit for early action, and basket of gasses Clarity of use of baselines & inventories Including non-industrial sectors Running out of time Accept reduced use of fossil derived carbon #1! - Credit impact of use