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Welcome to the 2017 Reporting cycle kick-off webinar: “What’s new for reporting to TCR in 2017?” 1

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• In today’s webinar we’ll hear from TCR’s Executive Director, who will recap our

current, ongoing projects, as highlight TCR’s plans for 2017.

• We’ll hear about policy & verification updates, reporting updates and new CRIS

features

• Hear from Daniel Locke from Utah Transit Authority on their GHG reporting and

sustainability initiatives

• Of course, we’ll leave some time for Q&A at the end of the presentation to be sure

everyone has all their questions answered. 3

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The major updates in GRP 2.1 relate to the incorporation of the GHG Protocol’s Scope 2 Guidance, which introduced two methods for accounting for indirect

• emissions. Each method results in a separate Scope 2 total, and both totals

must be included in your public report to be considered complete.

• Location-based method: quantifies average emissions from electricity generated and

consumed in a Member’s geographic region(s) of operations within a Member’s boundaries, primarily using grid-average emission factors

• Market-based method: quantifies emissions from electricity generation and consumed

that a Member has purchased, using emission factors conveyed through contractual instruments between the Member and the electricity or product provider. Complete reporters are also now required to report indirect biogenic emissions, an example of which is CO2 emissions associated with the consumption of electricity that has been generated by combusting renewable fuels. You can read more about the location-based and market-based methods in Chapter 14 of the GRP. Purchased heating is also now required to be reported:

• This occurs when a member receives heat from a source that is outside of their

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• perational control (like from a boiler in the basement of office building that they are

leasing space from) they will report this as indirect scope 2 emissions. Default rates for US and Canadian natural gas consumption based on the size and function of

• ccupied spaces are included in TCR’s emission factors if site-specific information is

not available. Members must also publicly demonstrate that eligibility criteria for market-based method are met

• Fill out S2 disclosure Form (more details on next page)
• Upload documentation of your contracts for electricity, power purchase agreements,

REC retirement, utility specific emission factors that aren’t certified through TCR to CRIS 8

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The materiality threshold for Scope 2 must be evaluated by calculating entity-wide emissions separately for each Scope 2 method total, so that a five percent or greater understatement or overstatement of location-based emissions or marked-based emissions (including indirect biogenic) will exceed the materiality threshold. VBs must achieve accreditation against specific industry sectors specified by ANSI in

• rder to conduct verification work for clients that have operations in any of the

following sectors: General (all organization-level reporting) Manufacturing Power Generation Electric Power Transactions Mining and Mineral Production Metals Production Chemical Production Oil and gas extraction, production and refining, including petrochemicals Waste Verifiers must review the required sections of the Scope 2 Disclosure Form, and verify whether the emission factors you used to calculate your market-based emissions meet the eligibility criteria listed in Chapter 14 of the GRP. 10

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Now I’ll pass control over to Chelsea Hasenauer, TCR’s Program Associate with the Technical Services team. Chelsea will provide an overview of the new functionality available to you in CRIS, new program policies and procedures, and also show you where to find updated resources on our improved reporting toolkit. 12

What does that all mean for me as a reporting member? What can I expect in terms of reporting to TCR in 2017? 13

Members who participate in our voluntary reporting program have, historically, had the

• ption to request an extension for the reporting and verification deadlines. Going

forward, we’ll still encourage you to stay on top of our reporting and verification timeline, and provide regular reminders about milestones in the reporting process, but you will no longer need to submit a form to TCR to request an extension to the deadline. As most of you know, members are required to submit the Scope 2 Disclosure Form along with their inventory. Last year was our first year using the form, and we received feedback on ways it could be improved. As Peggy mentioned earlier, an improved version of the form will soon be available in the Reporting Toolkit. Among other changes, we’ve turned it into an Excel sheet, made it easier to digitally sign, and have clarified what sections are required and what sections are options. 14

We’ve added a few new features in CRIS:

• First, we’ve introduced a new way to get your activity data and emissions data into
• CRIS. If you’ve already reported an inventory, you can download an Excel spreadsheet

template of your facilities and sources, enter in new data via the spreadsheet, and upload it back into CRIS. This will create a new emissions year and automatically enter in your data.

• If you prefer to copy an inventory to report for a new year by hand (as it has worked in

the past), we’ve simplified the steps to do so.

• CH4 and N20 emission factors now automatically load alongside utility-specific CO2

emission factors

• A new checklist on the Submit Inventory page

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If you’d like some more personalized support, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We can be reached via the phone number and email address you see on your screen and we’re open from 9am to 5pm pacific, Monday through Friday. I’m excited to be kicking

• ff a new reporting year with all of you and look forward to answering any questions

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Are you new to The Climate Registry? Or just looking for a refresher? The below resources can be found in our Reporting Toolkit: https://www.theclimateregistry.org/tools-resources/reporting-toolkit/starter-kit/.

• The Carbon Footprinting 101 training is an excellent place to start for more

information about GHG accounting, TCR’s reporting program, or reporting your emissions.

• Our Reporting FAQ document contains frequently asked questions about TCR’s

reporting program, building your inventory, quantifying your emissions and the verification process. We’ve also put together FAQs for the new Scope 2 reporting requirements.

• TCR’s Draft Small Business Guidance is aimed at helping to orient small businesses to

the GHG reporting process, but it contains useful information for anyone looking to get started with reporting. The Draft Small Business Guidance is located on our website here: https://www.theclimateregistry.org/tools-resources/reporting- protocols/transit-metrics/ 17

Those of you working on an inventory for a California State Agency, your reporting deadline is April 1. REGISTER HERE for the California State Agency training: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5069494453191076609 For those of you participating in the batch verification program that Peggy mentioned earlier, your deadline for reporting your emissions in CRIS 4 is And for the rest of you, your reporting deadline is June 30th (which is a Friday). REGISTERE HERE for the CRIS Training: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3128737682751595778 18

Dan Locke has been involved in addressing air quality issues for 30 years, including 20 years in the hazardous waste incineration industry and 10 years in transportation. Dan worked for Westinghouse as a production manager at the Aragonite, UT incinerator, playing an integral role to obtain Utah’s first issued Title V permit. In his current positions in the transportation industry for Freightliner and UTA, Dan has written and implemented ISO management systems for Quality (9001), Environmental (14001), and OHSAS Safety (18001). He is currently designated as the management representative for UTA’s Quality Management System. Dan has served on the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) working group for sustainability metrics, participating in developing publications on “Quantification of Greenhouse Gases from Transit” and The Climate Registry’s publication “Performance Metrics for Transit Agencies”. In addition, Dan chaired the APTA sub-group for the development of technical tools for quantifying air emissions from transit services. The “Transit Emissions Quantifier Tool” and User’s Guide published by Dan is available for transit agencies through APTA. Dan holds a BS in Chemistry from Earlham College, Richmond, IN. 19

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The Utah Transit Authority is one of the largest geographic public transportation agencies in the United States. UTA’s bus operations are managed in business units with geographical boundaries that include

• Central (downtown Salt Lake City)
• Meadowbrook (greater Salt Lake County)
• Mt. Ogden (Davis and Weber Counties)
• Timpanogos (Utah County)

UTA also has business units for:

• Light rail (TRAX)
• Commuter rail (Frontrunner)
• Special Services (Paratransit and Vanpool)

In 2015, UTA provided service for 46,275,247 annual riders across its various services. 21

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1) Emissions per PMT represents the improved carbon efficiency by reducing VMT in the region. 2) Emissions per VMT represents operational efficiency of the agency 3) Emissions per RVH represents the operational efficiency to reduce deadheading and congestion mitigation. 24

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Fuel savings are normalized with 2008 mpg (4.25) as the baseline. 27

UTA has partnered with the University of Utah to place monitors for particulate matter, methane and ozone on the roof of out light rail vehicles.

• 1) Ozone standard is 75 ppb set in 2008
• 2) Data from 7/14/15 TRAX – Red Line
• 3) http://meso1.chpc.utah.edu/mesotrax/cgi-bin/mesotrax_map.cgi

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That brings us to the end of our agenda today. Before we move into questions, a few reminders:

• CA State Agency Webinar is coming up on February 16
• CA State Agencies deadline is on April 1st
• CRIS training webinar on February 22
• General reporting deadline for all other members is Friday June 30th
• Join us on social media – we love highlighting the impressive climate action

initiatives or achievements of our members on social media – so be sure to connect with us there, & feel free to share your accomplishments with our team – we’d love to promote your work! 29

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