Find out more information about the transition from the September 16th webinar here.
As climate change is a global issue, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting belongs on an international level. Any success in reporting and reducing emissions must be based on consistent data in an integrated system that stretches beyond one jurisdiction’s borders. For this reason, the California Registry was instrumental in establishing The Climate Registry, a sister organization that has expanded emissions reporting to all of North America and supports its members in continuing to report their emissions to one unified registry.
The Climate Registry provides rigorous standards for emissions reporting that are consistent across jurisdictions and inline with international standards. The Climate Registry enables harmonization between mandatory and regulatory reporting programs and is supported and guided by a Board of Directors comprised of 41 US states and the District of Columbia, 12 Canadian provinces and territories, six Mexican states and four Native Sovereign Nations.
The California Climate Action Registry now operates as a program under the Climate Action Reserve, and 2009 will be the last year it accepts entity emissions reports. As the California Registry transitions out of entity emissions reporting, it is encouraging all of its members to continue their pioneering work with The Climate Registry. The California Registry is proud that its members are well prepared to manage and reduce GHG emissions. As the issue of climate change becomes a main topic on regional and national levels, its members are faced with an exciting opportunity to continue and strengthen their GHG emissions reporting and reduction profile through The Climate Registry.
To help explain the transition, the California Registry and The Climate Registry will be jointly hosting a number of webinars to clarify the differences between the two programs and protocols, provide an overview of the transition process itself, and discuss the transfer of CARROT emissions data to The Climate Registry’s online reporting tool, CRIS.
Wednesday, September 2 10:00am – 11:30am PDT – REGISTER
Wednesday, September 16 11:00am – 12:30pm PDT – REGISTER
Why should members transition?
Numerous tangible and intangible benefits include:
- Leadership
- Belong to a strong and diverse community of environmental leaders
- Risk management
- Energy efficiency
- Public disclosure and transparency
- Investment research
- Emissions reductions
- Product footprint
- Public image
- Recruitment
How can I transition my membership?
- Submit a Statement of Intent to The Climate Registry now
or
Wait until November and The Climate Registry will complete a courtesy transfer of your Membership; your invoice will come from The Climate Registry instead of the Climate Action Reserve.
Once you’ve made the transition, you can discuss the transition of your CARROT data into CRIS and begin seamlessly reporting your emissions data to The Climate Registry.
What fees are involved?
Members of The Climate Registry pay a membership fee, which is based on a sliding scale similar to the California Registry’s. The fee schedule is available on The Climate Registry’s website. Additionally, if California Registry members transition to The Climate Registry before December 31, 2009, there will be no fee to transfer data from CARROT to CRIS.
Who has already made the transition?
Over 90 California Registry Members have already transitioned. They include:
Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
Allergan, Inc.
Anderson Lithograph
Aquarium of the Pacific
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Bentley Prince Street
Blue Source, LLC
California Department of Finance
California Environmental Protection Agency
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
City and County of San Francisco, CA
City of Long Beach, CA
City of Riverside Public Utilities
City of Vernon, CA
Colorado Interstate Gas
Covanta Energy
Dean Foods Company
Driftwood Dairy
Dublin San Ramon Services District
Eastman Kodak Company
Ecos
EcoSecurities
Ecotek
El Dorado Energy LLC
Element Markets
Enviance, Inc.
Environmental Science Associates
EORM, Inc.
First Climate
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market
Global Energy Partners LLC
GT Environmental Finance LLC
Hellman Properties LLC
Hilmar Cheese Company
Innovative Bio-Technologies, LLC
Jazz Semiconductor, Inc.
Johnson & Johnson
Kaiser Permanente
KEMA, Inc.
Marin Sanitary Services
Mazzetti & Associates
Mesquite Power
Modesto Irrigation District
MotivEarth, LLC
Natural Resources Defense Council
Northern California Power Agency
Orange County Sanitation District
Pacific Waste Consulting Group
PacifiCorp
PG&E
Platte River Power Authority
Point Carbon North America, LLC
PTI California Group
Rainbow Disposal
Rio Tinto Minerals
Sacramento Area Council of Governments
Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System
Salt River Project
San Diego Gas & Electric
San Diego Unified School District
San Lorenzo Valley Water District
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
SCS Engineers
Shell Oil Company
Shultz Steel
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Sierra Pacific Resources
Sonoma County Water Agency
Southern California Gas Co.
Southwest Gas Corporation
Tamalpais Community Services District
Termoelectrica de Mexicali, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Terra Global Capital LLC
Tetra Tech
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
The City of San Jose
The Climate Trust
The Energy Foundation
The Port of Los Angeles
The Termo Company
Towne Exploration Company
TRC Companies, Inc.
Truckee Tahoe Airport District
Turlock Irrigation District
U.S. Postal Service
Union of Concerned Scientists
United States Tile Company
University of California, San Diego
VeeV Spirits, LLC
West Basin Municipal Water District
West Coast Environmental and Engineering
Weston Solutions, Inc.
More Questions?
Please visit the FAQs or contact:
The Climate Registry Staff:
Denise Sheehan, Eastern Regional Director / VP Government and Regional Affairs
denise@thecaclimateregistry.org
518-608-6421
Alex Carr, Canadian Regional Director
alex@thecaclimateregistry.org
778-340-8837
Tymon Lodder, Western Regional Director
tymon@thecaclimateregistry.org
303-467-7765
Ann McCabe, Midwestern Regional Director
ann@thecaclimateregistry.org
773-661-1230
Kati Price, Member Services
kati@thecaclimateregistry.org
213-542-0287
California Registry Staff:
Joy Cernac, Member Services
joy@caclimateregistry.org
213-785-1230