British Columbia agrees to
participate in The Climate Registry
to:
- Develop and manage a
common greenhouse gas emissions reporting system with high integrity that
is capable of supporting multiple greenhouse gas emissions reporting and
emissions reduction policies for its member states/tribes and reporting
entities; and
- Provide an accurate,
complete, consistent, transparent, and verified set of greenhouse gas
emissions data from reporting entities, supported by a robust accounting
and verification infrastructure.
As
a member of The Climate Registry we
will:
- Work with The Climate Registry to establish
and endorse a voluntary entity-wide greenhouse gas emissions reporting and
verification system and will encourage entities in British Columbia to
voluntarily report their emissions to The
Climate Registry;
- Work with The Climate Registry to identify a
set of greenhouse gas emissions minimum data quantification standards to
be recognized by member states and tribes in both voluntary and mandatory
reporting and emissions reduction programs; and
- Work to incorporate
these minimum data quantification standards into any mandated greenhouse
gas reporting and emissions reduction program.
As a member of The Climate Registry we will work to
achieve the following goals:
- Utilize best practices in greenhouse gas emissions
reporting;
- Establish a common data infrastructure
for voluntary and mandatory reporting and emissions reduction programs;
- Minimize the burden on reporting
entities, states and tribes;
- Provide an opportunity
for reporting entities to establish an emissions baseline and document
early action;
- Develop a nationally
recognized platform for credible and consistent greenhouse gas emissions
reporting; and
- Promote full and public
disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions while respecting business
confidentiality.
We agree that The Climate Registry will be governed by
the following principles:
- Openness and
Transparency: Consider input from stakeholders, including environmental
groups, businesses, local government, and other interested parties;
- Collaboration: Seek
consensus whenever possible;
- Broad Engagement:
Conduct outreach to other states and tribes and potential reporting
entities;
- Appropriate Representation:
Establish committees, including an Executive Committee, to optimize
regional and tribal representation, with member tribes determining their
Board representation if the number of tribal members exceeds the number of
available tribal seats; and
- Economic Efficiency:
Promote least cost solutions wherever possible.
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