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Refresher on CARIP and Carbon Neutral Reporting Green Communities Committee (GCC) Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Climate Action Secretariat, Ministry of Environment March 14, 2017

AGENDA PART 1 – Introduction to CARIP (10:00 – 10:30) • Climate Action Charter • The Green Communities Committee (GCC) • CARIP 2017 Reporting Requirements and Process • Questions & Answer PART 2 - CARIP & Carbon Neutral Reporting (10:30 – 11:30) • Context - Climate Action Charter & GCC • GCC Carbon Neutral Framework • Measuring Corporate GHGs - SMARTTool Update • Recognition and Resources • Questions & Answers

BC Climate Action Charter • Established in 2007 and signed by 187 LGs • Local governments commit to 3 goals: - Carbon neutral corporate operations - Measure/report on community wide emissions - Creating complete, compact, energy efficient rural and urban communities • Joint Provincial-UBCM Green Communities Committee (GCC) established to support local governments

Green Communities Committee (GCC) • Established under the Climate Action Charter to support local government climate action – BC Climate Action Toolkit - http://www.toolkit.bc.ca/ – Carbon Neutral Framework for BC local governments – UBCM Excellence Awards for Climate – GCC Recognition Program – Guidance documents

Refreshing Actions under the Charter • BC Climate Leadership Plan released August 2016 • Includes commitment to refresh actions under the Climate Action Charter • GCC Working Groups established to discuss: – Green Infrastructure and Services – Low Carbon Land Use – Adaptation

CARIP REPORTING • What is CARIP? • Reporting Requirements for 2016 • Measuring vs not measuring • Recognition and summary report

CARIP – Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program • Charter signatories are eligible • Conditional grant program that provides funding equivalent to 100% of carbon tax paid directly • Recipients must report annually on climate actions including progress on carbon neutrality (survey)

CARIP Reporting Requirements 1. 2016 CARIP Climate Action/Carbon Neutral Progress Survey 2. Public report of survey content 3. Carbon Tax Calculation Form 4. 2016 CARIP Public Report Attestation Form Deadline: JUNE 1/17

SurveyMonkey Changes 1. CFOs will receive message from SurveyMonkey inviting them to participate in the survey. 2. SurveyMonkey can not produce a report for the party filling in the survey. We recommend using the Word Template

Reporting Pieces http://www.cscd.gov.bc.ca/lgd/greencommunities/carip.htm

Survey: Climate Actions Reporting • Corporate and community-wide climate actions • Required questions, including: – Contact information – Snapshot questions

Survey: Carbon Neutral Reporting • Answer “No” to question “Did you measure…” • Identify that you are “Demonstrating Progress..”

Survey: Innovation and Peer Learning

CARIP Summary Report http://www.cscd.gov.bc.ca/lgd/library/2015_CARIP_Summary_Report.pdf

Climate Action Recognition Program 2016 Level 1: Demonstrating Progress on Charter Commitments Level 2: Measuring GHG Emissions Level 3: Accelerating Progress on Charter Commitments (New) Level 4: Achievement of Carbon Neutrality

CARIP Reporting Requirements 1. Submit CARIP Survey 2. Make survey content public 3. Sign and submit Attestation Form 4. Fill out and submit Carbon Tax Calculation Form Deadline: JUNE 1/17

QUESTIONS???

Refresher on CARIP and Carbon Neutral Reporting Green Communities Committee (GCC) Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Climate Action Secretariat, Ministry of Environment March 14, 2017

AGENDA PART 1 – Introduction to CARIP (10:00 – 10:30) Climate Action Charter • The Green Communities Committee (GCC) • CARIP 2017 Reporting Requirements and Process • Questions & Answer • PART 2 - CARIP & Carbon Neutral Reporting (10:30 – 11:30) Context - Climate Action Charter & GCC • GCC Carbon Neutral Framework • Measuring Corporate GHGs - SMARTTool Update • CARIP Reporting Process • Questions & Answers •

BC Climate Action Charter • Established in 2007 and signed by 187 LGs • Local governments commit to 3 goals: - Carbon neutral corporate operations - Measure/report on community wide emissions - Creating complete, compact, energy efficient rural and urban communities • Joint Provincial-UBCM Green Communities Committee (GCC) established to support local governments

Green Communities Committee (GCC) • Established under the Climate Action Charter to support local government climate action – BC Climate Action Toolkit - http://www.toolkit.bc.ca/ – Carbon Neutral Framework for BC local governments – UBCM Excellence Awards for Climate – GCC Recognition Program – Guidance documents

Refreshing Actions under the Charter • BC Climate Leadership Plan released August 2016 • Includes commitment to refresh actions under the Climate Action Charter • GCC Working Groups established to discuss: – Green Infrastructure and Services – Low Carbon Land Use – Adaptation

GCC CARBON NEUTRAL FRAMEWORK • What is Carbon Neutrality? • Four steps to Carbon Neutrality • SMARTTool Update • CARIP Reporting Process • Recognition and Resources

Carbon Neutrality Reductions 1. Emissions Corporate GHG’s must be “balanced off” or 2. “offset” by a reduction in emissions from somewhere outside the organization. The Workbook: Helping Local Governments Understand how to be Carbon Neutral in their Corporate Operations.

Local Gov’t Carbon Neutral Boundary Corporate GHGs Emitted Community Wide GHGs Reduced Local Government Corporate Operations Traditional Services: - Administration and Governance GHGs from Local - Drinking, Storm and Waste Water Government’s - Solid Waste Collection, Transportation and Diversion corporate operations - Roads and Traffic Operations in “traditional” - Arts, Recreation and Cultural Services services - Fire Protection

GCC Carbon Neutral Framework • Common approach for local governments to determine carbon neutrality. • Exclusive to BC’s local governments and customized to their needs. • Includes four key steps along the path to carbon neutrality: M EASURE R EPORT R EDUCE B ALANCE AND / OR O FFSET

M EASURE Step 1: Measure • Traditional services include: - Administration and governance - Drinking, storm and waste water - Solid waste (collection, transportation, diversion) - Roads and traffic operations - Arts, recreation, parks, and cultural services - Fire protection (See: The Workbook at http://toolkit.bc.ca/cnlg)

Step 1: Measure • 80 local governments using SMARTTool • Alternative tools – B.C Best Practices Methodology for Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions • Contact Climate Action Secretariat:  Carbon.NeutralApps@gov.bc.ca

M EASURE SMARTTool Timelines • Overall reporting deadline of June 1, 2017 • Remaining EDX transfers scheduled for: • APR 10/14 (FortisBC/BCHydro) • MAY 10/12 (FortisBC/BCHydro) • Keep an eye on your EDX messages page • “Load early and load often”

M EASURE SMARTTool Refresh Project • Procurement phase of SMARTTool Refresh complete! – SoFi Enterprise selected • Some benefits of the new tool include: – Improved analytics (energy intensity, user defined reports) – Support for setting GHG targets and tracking progress – Weather normalization of energy/emissions – Flexible loading of data (multiple file formats) – Interface with NRCan’s Portfolio Manager – Track costs – Additional sustainability metrics

M EASURE SMARTTool Refresh Project • Next Steps include: – Kick-off and admin training (~FEB/MAR) – System configuration (~APR-JUN) – Piloting (testing & feedback (~JUL) – Data conversion/migration (~JUL-SEP) – Client onboarding (~OCT-DEC) • Seeking volunteers for the pilot & testing phases - let us know if you are interested!

M EASURE SMARTTool Support CLIENT SUPPORT & CAPACITY BUILDING TEAM Darryn Yakelashek (Sr. Policy Analyst) Erin Prescott (Policy Analyst) Carbon.NeutralApps@gov.bc.ca

R EDUCE Step 2: Reduce CARIP Summary Reports http://www.cscd.gov.bc.ca/lgd/library/2015_ CARIP_Summary_Report.pdf BC Climate Action Toolkit http://toolkit.bc.ca/taking-action/Operations

B ALANCE AND / OR O FFSET Step 3: Balance/Offset Community Wide Corporate Option 1 Projects GHGs Reduced GHGs Emitted 1. Energy efficient building retrofits/ fuel switching 2. Solar hot water 3. Household organic waste composting 4. Low emission vehicles 5. Avoided forest conversion Local Government Option 1 Corporate Local Projects (GCC Supported) Operations Option 2 Alternative Local Projects GHGs from Local Government’s Option 3 corporate operations Credible Offset in “traditional” Provider services Becoming Carbon Neutral: Guidebook for B.C. Local governments : http://toolkit.bc.ca/cnlg

R EPORT Step 4: Report CARIP Reporting Requirements 1. 2016 CARIP Climate Action/Carbon Neutral Progress Survey 2. Public report of survey content 3. Carbon Tax Calculation Form 4. 2016 CARIP Public Report Attestation Form Deadline: JUNE 1/17