Transcript ccac_march_27_2009.ppt

Climate Change Advisory
Committee
March 27, 2009
Welcome & Introductions
Agenda
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Action Items:
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Approval of Minutes (2/27)
Introduction of CCS Staff
Subcommittee Reports
Public Comment
Lunch
Draft Impacts Assessment Report Presentation
EPA Draft GHG Reporting Rule
Outreach Update
GHG Inventory & Projections Update
Action Item – Approval of Minutes
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February 27th
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Questions or comments prior to action?
Public Outreach
Joe Sherrick
Staffing Changes
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CCAC
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Pat Lupo resignation
Governor appointment of Laureen Boles
Electricity Subcommittee Chair vacancy
DEP
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Kim Hoover to assume more coordination
responsibilities with CCAC
Comment Period on Action Plan
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Comment Period Begins 10/9/09
Comment Period Closes 11/9/09
Approximately 30 day comment response
period followed by internal approval process
for publication; concurrent review by CCAC
Comment response document available end
of 2009 and incorporated as addendum to
Action Plan
Timeline
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2/27 - 4/30
5/1 - 6/30
7/1
7/1 - 7/24
7/27 - 8/7
8/10 - 8/14
8/17 - 8/28
8/31 - 9/18
9/21 - 10/2
9/29
10/9
Continue to refine and score work plans
DEP begins drafting action plan
Final work plan recommendations due
DEP integration of CCAC final recommendations
OETD & Policy Review (concurrent)
CCAC Review
Chief Counsel, OA & Policy Review (concurrent)
Secretary & Communications Review (concurrent)
Printing
Submit PA Bulletin notice to Policy Office
Action Plan delivered to General Assembly,
Governor’s Office and available via DEP website
Center for Climate Strategies
Tom Peterson
Center for Climate Strategies
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Introductions
CCS’s Role
Projection Coordination
Subcommittee Reports
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Status of Work Plan Review/Refinement
Schedule of Upcoming Meetings
Questions, Concerns, Other
Subcommittee Reports
Subcommittee Chairs
Subcommittee Reports
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Electricity Generation, Transmission & Distribution
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Industry & Waste
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Vivian Loftness, Chair
Land Use/Transportation
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Terry Bossert, Chair
Residential/Commercial
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Wayne Williams, Chair
Nathan Willcox, Chair
Agriculture/Forestry
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John Quigley, Chair
Public Comment
Lunch
Lunch is provided for
CCAC members only.
Thank you.
Draft Impacts Assessment Report
Dr. James Shortle
Baseline & Target Years
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Critically important for further assessment
Global standard/international recommendation to use 1990 as
base year
Typical baseline years include:
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1990 - difficulties obtaining complete and accurate data
2000 – good access to high quality data; captures recent actions
2005 – fails to incorporate recent actions
Typical near-term target years include:
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2020
2025
Additional target years, with increasing targets, also identified by
many state plans
EPA’s Proposed Mandatory
Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule
Krish Ramamurthy
Chief, Division of Permits
Bureau of Air Quality
PA. DEP
GHG Mandatory Reporting Rule
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Statutory Authority – FY 2008 Consolidated
Appropriations Act – $3.5 million
Scope of Coverage
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Define gases- “…to require mandatory reporting of
greenhouse gas emissions”
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CO2, CH4, N2O, HFC, PFC, SF6
Both upstream and downstream sources – “The Agency is
further directed to include in its rule reporting of emissions
resulting from upstream production and downstream
sources…”
Proposed Rule – Statutory Deadline -Sept. 2008
Final Rule – Statutory Deadline -June 2009
Rule - Timelines
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Proposed rule [40 CFR 86 through 1065
(nonconsecutive)] was signed by the EPA
Administrator on March 10, 2009
The proposed rule will be published in the Federal
Register (www.regulations.gov) shortly under
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0508
Pre-publication copy can be found on
www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html
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The rule is expected to be finalized by June 2009
Public participation
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Two public hearings- Washington,DC and
Sacramento, CA.
First public hearing will be held on April 6 and
7, 2009 in the Washington, DC area (One
Potomac Yard, 2777 S. Crystal Drive,
Arlington, VA 22202)
Comments must be received on or before 60
days after date of publication in the Federal
Register
Greenhouse Gases (GHGs)
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Carbon Dioxide - CO2
Methane - CH4
Nitrous Oxide - N20
Sulfur Hexaflouride - SF6
Hydrofluorocarbons - HFCs
Perfluorocarbons – PFCs
Other fluorinated compounds (e.g., NF3 and
HFEs
Proposed Rule – Overview: Reporters
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Facilities that emit 25,000 metric tons or more of
CO2e of GHG emissions per year (Exceptions include
fugitive emissions from coal mining)
Suppliers of fossil fuels or industrial greenhouse
gases
Manufacturers of vehicles and engines
Emission sources from the agriculture sector would
not be covered by the rule, with the exception of
livestock operations with GHG emissions from
manure management systems
Proposed Methodologies
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Use direct measurement for EGUs in Acid
Rain Program (ARP)
Facility–specific calculations for other source
categories
Vehicle/engine manufacturers would use
existing certification and test protocols
Industrial gas suppliers- direct reporting of
gas produced, imported and exported
Level of Reporting
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Generally downstream reporters at the Facility
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Within the facility : Each Source category (facility,
process, unit)
Upstream Suppliers of fossil fuel and
industrial gases and manufacturers of
vehicles and engines at the corporate level
Annual Mass GHG emissions by gas, as per
respective subpart and certain activity data
(fuel use, feedstock inputs)
Reporting Frequency
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Report directly to EPA
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Annually for new reporters
Quarterly for existing reporters
Data collection begins January 1, 2010 with
first report submitted to EPA by March 31,
2011
Monitoring requirements
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Direct measurement at facilities that currently
required to use CEMS
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May require upgrade existing CEMS to monitor CO2
Facilities that do not use CEMs may use
facility-specific GHG calculation methods as
specified in each subpart (e.g., mass balance,
measurement of fuels and raw materials)
Supplier source categories – production, import
and export data
Mobile Sources
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Vehicle and engine manufacturersEmissions reported as a rate (e.g.
grams/mile)
Report annually
Small manufacturers may be exempt from
reporting
Not proposing to require fleet and VMT/travel
activity data
For more information
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Preamble and proposed regulatory text
available at www.regulations after publication
in the Federal Register
Additional information:
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www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html
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Hotline: 1-877-GHG-1188
Email: [email protected]
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General Questions, Comments or
Additional Issues?
CCAC Members
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