Transcript Global Warming Potential Of Ozone Depleting Substances

The Climate Action Reserve
U.S. Ozone Depleting Substances
Project Protocol
Destruction of U.S. Ozone Depleting
Substances Banks
Version 1.0
Regulation of ODS
• The signing of the Montreal Protocol in 1987 lead
to amendments to the Clean Air Act in 1990.
• EPA regulations became effective in 1992.
• ODS had multiple uses but use as a refrigerant
and a foam blowing agent were by far the largest.
• Regulation of refrigerant included:
1. A ban on release to the atmosphere (venting).
2. Establishment of Certified Reclaimers to recycle the material.
3. A ban on the production/import of CFC’s effective Jan 1, 1996.
Note there was not ban on the use, just production.
ODS’s also have very high
Global Warming Potential (GWP)
• Original legislation and regulation was because
CFC’s destroyed the ozone layer.
• As global warming became an issue it was
observed that CFC’s have a high GWP.
• There are five CFC’s rather widely used as
refrigerants and the CAR protocol recognizes four
of them, R-11, R-12, R-114, R-115.
Global Warming Potential
Of Ozone Depleting Substances
Refrigerant
Carbon
Conversion
Factor
Metric Tons
of CO2
Equivalent
R-11
R-12
R-114
R-115
1.79
4.35
3.18
2.33
1,000 lbs.=1,790
1,000 lbs.=4,350
1,000 lbs.=3,180
1,000 lbs.=2,330
Destruction vs. Continued Use as a
Refrigerant
Carbon offsets are created because refrigerants are
destroyed that would otherwise be used as refrigerants and
ultimately released to the atmosphere.
Eligibility Rules:
1. Location - Must be sourced domestically and destroyed
domestically.
2. Project Start Date- Must be submitted to CAR within 6
months of destruction date.
3. Additionality - GHG reductions must be in addition to
what would have otherwise occurred without a GHG
market.
A.
B.
Legal requirement test – No law or regulation mandates
destruction. Must be voluntary.
Performance Standard Test – Established by CAR that
demonstrates common practices would lead to eventual
release to the atmosphere.
4. Regulatory Compliance – Project must be in material
compliance with all applicable laws and regulations
e.g., air, water quality, safety, etc.
Role of the Project Developer
1. Source the ODS material from an eligible source.
Customer base of over 1,000 contractors on buy back program.
2.Process the material to meet specifications for oil and
moisture.
High volume reclaim machines for processing refrigerant.
3. Test material to ensure it meets specifications.
Fully equipped laboratory with 6 Gas Chromatographs, Karl
Fischer, Goetz tubes, and acid titrator.
4. If ODS is mixed, circulate in mixing tank.
Mixing Tank Meeting All CAR Protocol Specifications
The process must be conducted and verified by a third party
5. Send Sample to third party authorized
laboratory
6. Develop a Monitoring and Operation Plan.
• The M & O plan describes all monitoring, operational,
reporting activities and procedures to be followed
throughout the project.
• It serves as the basis for the verification bodies to
confirm that all requirements of the protocol have been
met.
• It describes how data will be collected, stored and
provided to the CAR ODS tracking system.
7. Send the refrigerant to an approved
incineration facility.
Fleet of Tankers for Transporting Refrigerant to the Incinerator
8. Incineration
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B.
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F.
G.
Refrigerant is sampled again.
Chain of Custody is established.
Tanker is weighed heavy on certified scales.
Refrigerant is incinerated.
Tanker is weighed light.
Certificate of Destruction is issued.
Stack gas monitoring data is issued.
9. Greenhouse gas emission reductions are
calculated.
Complex calculations very conservatively calculate the
reductions.
A. Baseline emissions based on the refrigerant destroyed.
B. Project emissions are subtracted from the baseline.
10. Verification process begins
The third party verifier has been trained by CAR and is ISO
certified.
A review is made to ensure there is no conflict of interest
between the parties.
The verifier visits the project developers facility to audit
records, procedures and data and verifies calculations.
The verifier visits the incinerator to audit records and stack
gas monitoring. (must be 99.99% destroyed)
The verifier issues a report and opinion and submits it to
CAR.
11. Final review by CAR and, upon approval,
issuance of Climate Reserve Tonnes (CRT)
• CAR reviews the verifiers report and opinion.
• Upon approval by CAR the CRT’s are issued and
available for trading.
• The process takes about 120 to 160 days.
• This is not an easy process. Careful attention to
detail is required at every step of the way.
Completed Projects
Pure Chem Separation has completed two domestic ODS
projects under the CAR protocol. CRT’s were issued and
sold.
• One project was concentrated ODS
• The other project was mixed ODS
• Two additional projects are in process. One has already
been incinerated and the other is scheduled for early
July. Both are expected to issue in September.
Consultants
Perrone & Associates