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BC Carbon Neutral Government 2015 Timelines, Information Update & Q’s & A’s Climate Action Secretariat Ministry of Environment Government of British Columbia March 5, 2015

Topics for Today…. • CNG Reporting timelines/deadlines • CNG Updates: • SMARTTool Review • Use of Portfolio Manager • Live. Smart Leaders website • EDX update • Legislation changes • Offset Payment process • CNG Reductions Strategy BC Climate Action

2015 Timeline April 30 th, 2015 • Final Data Uploaded to SMARTTool • QA/QC Data Begins (completed by CAS & CMR) May 15 th, 2015 May 29 th, 2015 • QA/QC Data Completed • Final CNAR Due • Offset Invoice Generated (sent to PSOs by CAS) • Final Offset Payment Due • Self-Certification Checklist Due (signoff required) th, By By. June 30 30 th , 2015 Declare Carbon Neutrality (signoff required) BC Climate Action

SMARTTool Review • Project to establish a refreshed (more costeffective and efficient) carbon measurement and reporting tool for the CNG program • RFQ issued last year • Currently working towards issuing an RFP by end of April 2015 • Have a new tool in place for Jan 1, 2016 • New tool may include energy management functions as well as inventory • Compatible with EDX • No drastic changes for PSOs! • Updates to come in monthly newsletter BC Climate Action

Use of Portfolio Manager by PSOs • Proposal from BC Hydro and Ministry of Energy and Mines to use Portfolio Manager to benchmark buildings in BC • PM provides excellent way to compare and benchmark building energy use • BC public sector use could provide a leadership role • CNG response is that PM does not provide more valuable data for GHG reductions than we already have • Public sector use should be phased in and voluntary BC Climate Action

Live. Smart Leaders Website - transition The current Live. Smart Leaders site, including the Carbon Neutral Corner, will be shut down April 1, 2015 and transitioned to…. BC Climate Action

……the Climate Action Secretariat website http: //www 2. gov. bc. ca/gov/theme. page? id=4 D 9 B 65 E 26 DFA 11 EF 78 C 200 B 82 FAD 10 BD BC Climate Action

New CAS website BC Climate Action

EDX Update • Electronic Data Exchange is up and running • Allows for automatic loading of BC Hydro and Fortis BC utility data into SMARTTool • To be set up to use the EDX, send an email to: carbon. neutralapps@gov. bc. ca BC Climate Action

Legislative Changes • NO CHANGES FOR PSOs! • The offset regulations in the CNGR are being repealed as part of the new Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act • All offsets regulations will be placed in the new act • No changes to CNG or PSO offset obligations BC Climate Action

Offset Payment Process • • • New process for 2014 offsets Invoice issued on May 15, 2015 Payment to the “Minister of Finance” EFT info sent out in March newsletter Core Government NOT part of this process • CNG newsletter will contain updates BC Climate Action

CNG Reductions Strategy • Key result of CNG symposium • Development of a “GHG Reductions Strategy for the public sector” • Goal is to provide a business case for each sector to take forward – request for funding • Need to collect basic data from PSOs BC Climate Action

CNG Reductions Strategy Data Requirements from PSOs: • Do you know what projects are required to achieve substantive GHG reductions? • Cost of project? • Estimated GHG reductions? • Payback period? • Operational cost savings? • Energy/Feasibility study required? BC Climate Action

CNG Reductions Strategy Other Issues: • • Specific targets? How to pay for studies? How to prioritize projects? Revolving fund? • Updates to come in CNG Newsletter BC Climate Action

Thank You!! Questions & Answers climateactionsecretariat@gov. bc. ca BC Climate Action