From carrie.sisto at argusmediagroup.com Fri Feb 1 13:07:42 2008 From: carrie.sisto at argusmediagroup.com (Carrie Sisto) Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 13:07:42 -0500 (EST) Subject: [GHG Network] Landfill Gas Offset projects Message-ID: <20080201180742.CCEC5C1805E@milkyway.forumone.com> What is the general rule for determining the value, in terms of offsets, for a project that captures and destroys landfill methane and generates electricity? Is there an equation typically used to determine the CO2 equivalence of the methane captured?Is there a penalty assessed for the emissions produced during combustion to generate electricity? Are there separate considerations if the project is qualifying for a renewable energy credit -- does it still generate offsets for the capture of methane, on top of the electricity produced from the methane? From ccummis at clearcarbonconsulting.com Fri Feb 1 14:11:19 2008 From: ccummis at clearcarbonconsulting.com (Cynthia Cummis) Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 13:11:19 -0600 Subject: [GHG Network] Clear Carbon Consulting looking for GHG analysts In-Reply-To: <20dd85730801311358m2b1bc251tb6e2d6687b0ef464@mail.gmail.com> References: <20dd85730801311358m2b1bc251tb6e2d6687b0ef464@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Hello Everyone, Our firm, Clear Carbon Consulting, is looking for a well-qualified GHG analyst and a senior GHG analyst. Please forward this posting to anyone that may be interested. Listed below are job descriptions and instructions for submitting an application. Thanks, Cynthia Cummis Clear Carbon Consulting Job Openings Clear Carbon Consulting Inc. is a dynamic, fast-growing carbon consulting firm committed to creating competitive advantages for companies through measuring, managing, and mitigating their greenhouse gas impacts. Our firm is a leader in corporate and product supply chain footprints having successfully completed dozens of projects for a diverse set of clients including industrial and commercial companies, government agencies, and non-profits. Once a client has measured their carbon impacts, Clear Carbon Consulting works with them to assess mitigation opportunities and develop cost-effective reduction strategies. We also offer innovative information management applications that improve clients' capabilities to manage data by standardizing and streamlining data collection, calculation processes, and reporting and providing enterprise-wide access to actionable information. . We are currently looking for qualified candidates with excellent analytical and computing skills who are passionate about doing work that makes an impact. All positions for employment will be located in our Washington DC metropolitan area offices. If interested, please send cover letter and resume to info at clearcarbonconsulting.com. Please be sure to insert the name of the position for which you are applying in the subject line of your email. Senior Greenhouse Gas Analyst. This position requires three to five years of direct working experience in energy and/or GHG issues. Experience can be from consulting, corporate, government, or non-profit positions. Preference for candidates with a strong technical and quantitative background. In addition, ideal candidates will have an advanced degree in environmental science, engineering, public policy, or business. Qualified candidates will have a strong familiarity with the WRI/WBCSD GHG Protocol (www.ghgprotocol.org ) and GHG management or quantification experience and are prepared to contribute the following: * Direct and contribute to client engagements that focus on corporate emissions inventory development, product life-cycle carbon footprints, and other carbon quantification or research efforts; * Contribute towards efforts to build and maintain intellectual properties that solve corporate information management challenges for carbon, energy, and financial information; * Work with other Clear Carbon Consulting senior management, assist in branding, marketing, and developing service offerings and corporate recognition in the evolving GHG policy, inventory, energy and information management, and registry and regulatory compliance space; * Train staff and share your knowledge base; * Lead quality control efforts related to products and services in your area of technical expertise; * Assist in recruiting new staff with expertise required to fulfill the work within the practice area; * Develop business by winning new work with new clients, and winning new work with existing clients; and * Travel to domestic and foreign sites as deemed appropriate by senior managers of the firm. Greenhouse Gas Analyst. The position requires two-three years of direct working experience in energy and/or GHG issues. Experience can be from consulting, corporate, government, or non-profit positions. In addition, ideal candidates will have a bachelor's degree in environmental studies, engineering, or economics. Qualified candidates will have a strong familiarity with the WRI/WBCSD GHG Protocol (www.ghgprotocol.org ) and are prepared to contribute the following: * Contribute to client engagements that focus corporate emissions inventory development, product life-cycle carbon footprints, and other carbon quantification or research efforts; * Develop proficiency in reviewing and manipulating large sums of energy and emissions data using spreadsheet and database applications; * Develop knowledge of GHG policies and programs at the state, federal, and international level. * Contribute towards quality control efforts related to products and services in your area of technical expertise; and * Travel to domestic and foreign sites as deemed appropriate by senior managers of the firm. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thank you again, Eric Mehlhoff From stephen.kenihan at iclei.org Sat Feb 2 22:24:25 2008 From: stephen.kenihan at iclei.org (Stephen Kenihan) Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2008 14:24:25 +1100 (EST) Subject: [GHG Network] Landfill Gas Offset projects In-Reply-To: <20080201180742.CCEC5C1805E@milkyway.forumone.com> References: <20080201180742.CCEC5C1805E@milkyway.forumone.com> Message-ID: <18416.192.168.0.1.1202009065.squirrel@mail.mel.iclei.org> Carrie, The answers to some of your questions will depend on which program you are seeking accreditation under. If you're wanting to do a CDM project the following methods will be useful: ? AM0025: ?Avoided emissions from organic waste through alternative waste treatment processes? ? ACM0001: ?Consolidated methodology for landfill gas project activities? ? AMS-I.D: ?Grid connected renewable electricity generation? A PDD that has used these methodologies would be a good guide. For an example, search for title "GALFAD" at http://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/projsearch.html regards Stephen Kenihan -- Consultant Technical Advisor ICLEI Oceania Secretariat 4/267 Collins Street Melbourne 3000 Victoria Australia skype: skenihan From discuss-owner at ghgnetwork.org Mon Feb 4 14:45:22 2008 From: discuss-owner at ghgnetwork.org (Michael Gillenwater [moderator]) Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 14:45:22 -0500 Subject: [GHG Network] GHG Experts Network Milestone Message-ID: <20dd85730802041145q7c98f1f3ne6d74ef050de5a52@mail.gmail.com> I wanted to briefly share a symbolic milestone for the GHG Experts Network. You each now have 1000 fellow Network participants as of today. I encourage each of you to investigate the GHG Management Institute, the Network's sister organization. In the last year, most of our efforts have been put into the development of the Institute, and I think you will find it a rich resource for further professional development. Sincerely, michael -- Michael Gillenwater Executive Director GHG Experts Network www.ghgnetwork.org -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://milkyway.forumone.com/pipermail/discuss/attachments/20080204/a839370c/attachment-0001.html From taschini at isb.uzh.ch Tue Feb 5 02:52:22 2008 From: taschini at isb.uzh.ch (Luca Taschini) Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 08:52:22 +0100 Subject: [GHG Network] Paper on emission allowance price formation in the EU ETS References: Message-ID: Dear Readers, we have recently posted a paper on emission allowance price formation in the EU ETS. Please, feel free to download it and/or distribute this link to interested persons. Title: The Endogenous Price Dynamics of the Emission Allowances: An Application to CO2 Option Pricing. Abstract: Market mechanisms are increasingly being used as a tool for allocating somewhat scarce but unpriced rights and resources, such as air and water. Tradable permits have emerged as the most cost-effective measure leading to the emergence of both nationwide (SO2) and supranational(CO2)emission permits markets. By means of the dynamic optimization of companies which are covered by such environmental regulations, we develop an endogenous model for the emission permit spot price dynamics that accounts also for the presence of asymmetric information. In the model, the companies are characterized by exogenous pollution processes that, in the short term, is the underlying of the permit price dynamics. An extensive numerical exercise is carried out for the CO2 permit price in the European market. We introduce for the first-time in actual literature a CO2 option pricing model comparison. The option pricing method can be used for hedging purposes and for pricing CO2-linked projects and investments. Keywords: Asymmetric Information, Emission Allowances, Endogenous Price Dynamics, Environmental Finance Link to download the paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1090150 Luca Taschini University of Z?rich Plattenstrasse 32 CH - 8032 Z?rich My papers are available on SSRN at: http://ssrn.com/author=605723 *** "Before printing please think about the ENVIRONMENT !" *** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://milkyway.forumone.com/pipermail/discuss/attachments/20080205/c9721c6a/attachment-0001.html From tahl.kestin at iclei.org Mon Feb 11 17:10:44 2008 From: tahl.kestin at iclei.org (Tahl Kestin) Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:10:44 -0500 (EST) Subject: PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD NOW OPEN for ICLEI’s Local Government ,GHG Protocol Message-ID: <20080211221044.BCE78C18092@milkyway.forumone.com> Public Comment Period Now Open! ICLEI ??? Local Governments for Sustainability has released a DRAFT version of the International Local Government Greenhouse Gas Protocol for public review and comment. The protocol consists of two component documents: the Emissions Analysis Protocol provides guidance on inventorying and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and the Measures Analysis Protocol provides guidance on quantifying the emission reduction benefits of mitigation policies and projects. Both documents provide guidance for analysis at both the government operations and community-wide scales. As local governments all over the world continue to rapidly join the climate protection movement, the need for common conventions and a standardized approach to quantifying greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is more pressing than ever. ICLEI has been developing this guidance since the inception of its Cities for Climate Protection Campaign??? in 1993. ICLEI has recently formalized its GHG emissions analysis protocol development process and seeks to complete and publish the protocol through a peer review process drawing upon the expertise and experience of a network of peer organizations and its worldwide membership of over 800 local governments. ICLEI is striving for the fullest possible alignment with established protocols to ensure the final Local Government Greenhouse Gas Protocol captures the most relevant expertise and sets an informed global standard for local governments executing climate protection work. ICLEI requests your feedback and comments on the Draft Local Government Greenhouse Gas Protocol; feedback on the document???s clarity, accessibility, comprehensiveness, accuracy, methodologies and rigor are especially helpful. In order to facilitate dialogue and transparency, ICLEI is employing a wiki site to gather public comment. To register for access to the wiki, visit www.iclei.org. Alternatively, comments can be emailed to ghgprotocol at iclei.org. Comments can be submitted through Friday, February 15, 2008. ICLEI also requests that you forward this email to any parties that you feel would appreciate reviewing the Draft Local Government Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Thank you in advance for your comments on the Draft Local Government Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Your feedback and participation will be extremely valuable. The ICLEI GHG Protocol Team --------------------------- -- Tahl Kestin Technical Manager ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability - Oceania www.iclei.org/oceania 4/267 Collins St, Melbourne 3000, Australia Direct: +61 3 9660 2212 Switch: +61 3 9639 8688 Fax: +61 3 9639 8677 Please consider the environment before printing this email. From discuss-owner at ghgnetwork.org Wed Feb 20 20:35:23 2008 From: discuss-owner at ghgnetwork.org (Michael Gillenwater [moderator]) Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:35:23 -0800 (PST) Subject: [GHG Network] Meet the the GHG Experts Network and OQI at Carbon Forum America! Message-ID: <75965.82451.qm@web38909.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Meet the Offset Quality Initiative at Carbon Forum America ! Join us for the Offset Quality Initiative Side Event at the Carbon Forum America Conference, Tuesday, February 26th from 11:15-12:15 am in room 123 on the main event level. The recently announced Offset Quality Initiative is a collaborative and consensus-based voluntary effort that brings together the collective experience, resources, and expertise of its member organizations: The Climate Trust California Climate Action RegistryEnvironmental Resources TrustGreenhouse Gas Experts Network Pew Center on Global Climate ChangeThe Climate Group The OQI will promote a policy agenda focused on the effective incorporation of high quality greenhouse gas offsets and other reduction mechanisms into emerging climate change policy. In this special session you can: Meet the member organizations of the OQIFind out why the OQI was formed Learn about the purpose, goals and objectives of the OQI Learn about how to get involved in future OQI endeavors Give us feedback regarding the issues and topics you?d most like to see the OQI address in an interactive session format Speakers include: Mike Burnett, Executive Director, The Climate TrustJanet Peace, Senior Economist and Program Manager for Economics, the Pew Center on Global Climate ChangeMichael Gillenwater, Executive Director, Greenhouse Gas Experts Network Josh Harris, Carbon Finance Program Manager, the Climate Group Alexia Kelly, Policy Analyst, The Climate Trust We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco ! Additional information about the Carbon Forum America Conference can be found at: http://www.carbonforumamerica.com/ For additional information or questions please contact: Alexia Kelly at akelly at climatetrust.org. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://milkyway.forumone.com/pipermail/discuss/attachments/20080220/50f54a31/attachment.html From asookun at mail.gov.mu Thu Feb 21 02:52:33 2008 From: asookun at mail.gov.mu (A.Sookun) Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:52:33 +0400 Subject: [GHG Network] Landfill Gas Offset projects References: <20080201180742.CCEC5C1805E@milkyway.forumone.com> <18416.192.168.0.1.1202009065.squirrel@mail.mel.iclei.org> Message-ID: <00b801c8745e$b7c6b520$babc11ac@mrsookun> Dear All Can anyone tell about 1. how do we account for emissions from sugar cane burning prior to harvest, in the IPCC software 2. Whether sugar cane crop can be taken as a carbon sink Thanks Anand Sookun National GHG compiler Mauritius ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Kenihan" To: "Carrie Sisto" Cc: Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 7:24 AM Subject: Re: [GHG Network] Landfill Gas Offset projects Carrie, The answers to some of your questions will depend on which program you are seeking accreditation under. If you're wanting to do a CDM project the following methods will be useful: . AM0025: 'Avoided emissions from organic waste through alternative waste treatment processes' . ACM0001: 'Consolidated methodology for landfill gas project activities' . AMS-I.D: 'Grid connected renewable electricity generation' A PDD that has used these methodologies would be a good guide. For an example, search for title "GALFAD" at http://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/projsearch.html regards Stephen Kenihan -- Consultant Technical Advisor ICLEI Oceania Secretariat 4/267 Collins Street Melbourne 3000 Victoria Australia skype: skenihan _______________________________________________ Greenhouse Gas Inventory Experts Network www.ghgnetwork.org To post message: Discuss mailing list Discuss at ghgnetwork.org To unsubscribe: http://milkyway.forumone.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss From marco.ratton at dnv.com Thu Feb 21 12:31:34 2008 From: marco.ratton at dnv.com (Marco Ratton) Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:31:34 -0500 (EST) Subject: [GHG Network] Can consumption of green-certified elelectricity be regarded as CO2 neutral? Message-ID: <20080221173134.7E4E1C18052@milkyway.forumone.com> Dear experts, A large global industrial manufacturing group recently announced the first vehicle plant in the world in Belgium that is completely free from carbon dioxide (CO2). Such achievement was based on: - 1) investments in biofuels and wind power to provide the plant with electricity and heat that does not add any carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. This included the construction of a new pellet-fired biomass plant which supplies 70% of the heating requirements. Energy for the combustion process is provided by solar cells on the roof. Three wind turbines on the site cover half of the facility???s electricity requirements. 30% is provided by an oil-fired boiler that was converted to burn bio-oil. - 2) The remaining electricity consists of certified green energy (from hydropower plants) supplied by Belgium's leading energy company (utility). My question here is regarding the fairness of consider ??? ??? 2 ??? as zero carbon achievement. Well, while the company signed a Power Purchasing Agreement to buy electricity from hydropower plants connected to the grid. Note that these power plants DO NOT represent addition of new energy sources to the same grid. We must also observe that, in the absence of initiative 2, these hydropower would supply the same amount of electricity to other consumers connected to the grid. Thus there is a leakage situation resulted of initiative 2: in thesis, as a result of initiative 2, other consumers that were used to consume (in group) the same amount of green electricity generated by such hydropower plants had to start consuming energy from other non-green electricity sources in the margin. Thus, in my opinion, due to the leakage effect, initiative 2 can not be regarded as CO2 neutral. In reality instead of claiming that energy consumption associated with initiative 2 is CO2 neutral, the company would be supposed to use an EF for the whole Belgium grid (which is based on CO2 that was emitted by ALL power plants that supply electricity to the grid) (See EIA doc that suggests grid EF for GHG inventories and GHG reduction initiaves in Belgium and other countries: http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/1605/pdf/Appendix%20F_r071023.pdf). Well, what worries me is that indeed this company, like others, is doing a big ???CO2 neutral??? press campaign about something that in my opinion is not entirely CO2 neutral as they claim. Comments? From alex at ahmedia.co.za Thu Feb 21 12:35:10 2008 From: alex at ahmedia.co.za (Alex Hetherington) Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:35:10 -0500 (EST) Subject: [GHG Network] Emissions factor for Freon R22 Message-ID: <20080221173510.3A1D6C18052@milkyway.forumone.com> Dear All I am wondering if anyone has ever used a verified emissions factor for Freon R22 (a non-Kyoto GHG) and, if so, could they say what it is. With best regards Alex From matt.spannagle at undp.org Thu Feb 21 17:40:51 2008 From: matt.spannagle at undp.org (Matt Spannagle) Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:40:51 -0800 Subject: [GHG Network] Emissions factor for Freon R22 In-Reply-To: <20080221173510.3A1D6C18052@milkyway.forumone.com> References: <20080221173510.3A1D6C18052@milkyway.forumone.com> Message-ID: <00b801c874da$d2ed9fe0$e17641a5@GEFADMIN> Alex, Not sure if you mean Emission Factor such as: "x tCO2e per year per unit" (of which I don't know any such Efs), or if you mean direct conversion - ie - Global Warming Potential (GWP). Freon 22 is HCFC-22 (CHF2Cl), which has a GWP of 1780 +/- 620 for direct radiative forcing (ie - contribution to climate change). However, since it is also an ozone depleting substance (ODS), and ozone depletion is a negative feedback (ie - cooling effect on climate), this is known as the 'indirect radiative forcing', and has a GWP of -269 +/- 183 (ie cooling). Thus a 'total climate impact' would be GWP = 1780 - 269 = 1511 Thus, emitting 1 tonne of HCFC-22 equivalent to emitting 1511 tonnes of CO2. Many practicioners do not like to subtract the ODS component, as this is in effect giving credit to the environmental damage of ozone depletion, and thus you may wish to consider using GWP of 1780 only. Further info on this can be found in IPCC/TEAP special report at http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/special-reports.htm Regards, Matt Spannagle Carbon Technical Advisor, MDG Carbon Facility Environment and Energy Group Bureau for Development Policy United Nations Development Program 304 East 45th st., FF-9th floor New York, NY, 10017, USA. Ph: (1) 212 906 6329 -----Original Message----- From: discuss-bounces at ghgnetwork.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at ghgnetwork.org] On Behalf Of Alex Hetherington Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 9:35 AM To: discuss at ghgnetwork.org Subject: [GHG Network] Emissions factor for Freon R22 Dear All I am wondering if anyone has ever used a verified emissions factor for Freon R22 (a non-Kyoto GHG) and, if so, could they say what it is. With best regards Alex _______________________________________________ Greenhouse Gas Inventory Experts Network www.ghgnetwork.org To post message: Discuss mailing list Discuss at ghgnetwork.org To unsubscribe: http://milkyway.forumone.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss From d.noble at fivewinds.com Thu Feb 21 15:37:34 2008 From: d.noble at fivewinds.com (Duncan Noble) Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:37:34 -0500 Subject: [GHG Network] Emissions factor for Freon R22 References: <8EF12ABD52594CB282B400F894C350B0@fw.local> Message-ID: <01CE0D85287E7A42968FB5C46568C64025BBF8@fwserver.fw.local> If you are looking for the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of Freon R22 (aka HCFC 22, or CHClF2), you can find it in chapter 2 of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Working Group I Report "The Physical Science Basis", available at http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/ar4-wg1.htm FYI, the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report gives the 100 year GWP as 1810, vs. 1500 that was published in the IPCC Second Assessment Report (1996). If you are looking for an emissions factor, several approaches are available, including mass balance (e.g., track purchases used for make up charging), measurement of leaks, or make assumptions about leak rates. Choice of approach depends on what you are using the results for, how much accuracy is desired, and available resources. Cheers ... Duncan Duncan Noble Five Winds International - Value without Burden - _______________________________________________ www.fivewinds.com Ottawa, Canada Tel.: +1.613.722.6629 ext. 224 Fax: +1.613.722.0574 Five Winds is a Carbon Neutral Company and follows a Sustainable Purchasing Policy -----Original Message----- From: discuss-bounces at ghgnetwork.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at ghgnetwork.org ] On Behalf Of Alex Hetherington Sent: February 21, 2008 2:17 PM To: discuss at ghgnetwork.org Subject: [GHG Network] Emissions factor for Freon R22 Dear All I am wondering if anyone has ever used a verified emissions factor for Freon R22 (a non-Kyoto GHG) and, if so, could they say what it is. With best regards Alex _______________________________________________ Greenhouse Gas Inventory Experts Network www.ghgnetwork.org To post message: Discuss mailing list Discuss at ghgnetwork.org To unsubscribe: http://milkyway.forumone.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://milkyway.forumone.com/pipermail/discuss/attachments/20080221/fe6f161c/attachment.html From arran at bloomfieldcreations.com.au Thu Feb 21 17:23:53 2008 From: arran at bloomfieldcreations.com.au (Arran Haydon-Clark) Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:23:53 -0500 (EST) Subject: [GHG Network] Can consumption of green-certified elelectricity be regarded as CO2 neutral? Message-ID: <20080221222353.8CC21C18052@milkyway.forumone.com> Hi Marco; Similar concerns apply if the hyrdo power source WAS additional as well. Additional hydro power would lower the EF for the entire Belgian grid so the manufacturing group could claim carbon neutrality (due to the new hydro power source) yet emissions for everone in the country are reduced slightly by the contribution of more hydro power to the grid - a form of double counting. I've proposed that EF number be fixed at 1990 levels so the carbon credits associated with new green power only go to those who are paying the extra amounts to obtain it. As grids get greener, and EFs reduce, the incentive to invest in further CO2 neutral power is reduced gradually, fixing EF's at 1990 levels would maintain the incentive to invest. From arran at bloomfieldcreations.com.au Thu Feb 21 17:24:44 2008 From: arran at bloomfieldcreations.com.au (Arran Haydon-Clark) Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:24:44 -0500 (EST) Subject: [GHG Network] Emissions factor for Freon R22 Message-ID: <20080221222444.970DCC18052@milkyway.forumone.com> 1700 http://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/zgzjmr/product-detailmoOQFpjHhErW/China-Refrigerant-R22-.html From emehlhoff at cameron-cole.com Thu Feb 21 17:55:59 2008 From: emehlhoff at cameron-cole.com (Eric Mehlhoff) Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:55:59 -0500 (EST) Subject: [GHG Network] Propylene EF Message-ID: <20080221225559.AA632C18052@milkyway.forumone.com> Dear Colleagues, I am wondering if anybody has any experience calculating CO2 emissions from propylene fuel. Do you know of an appropriate emission factor <> and a source? Sincerely, Eric Mehlhoff From discuss-owner at ghgnetwork.org Thu Feb 21 14:08:21 2008 From: discuss-owner at ghgnetwork.org (Michael Gillenwater [moderator]) Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:08:21 -0800 (PST) Subject: [GHG Network] Can consumption of green-certified elelectricity be regarded as CO2 neutral? Message-ID: <720343.89472.qm@web38908.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Marco, First, taking off my moderator hat, and putting on my academic researcher hat... Your question is a very good one. Claims of carbon neutrality are often ambiguous, in large part because there is no commonly accepted definition. When offsets and green power are involved, it gets even more difficult. Below are two articles that might provide you some useful information. They are focused on Renewable Energy Certificates, but are more generally applicable to many of the questions you raise. Both will be coming out in Energy Policy in the coming months. Redefining RECs (Part 1): Untangling attributes and offsets http://www.princeton.edu/~mgillenw/REC-OffsetPaper-PartI_v2.pdf Redefining RECs (Part 2): Untangling certificates and emission markets http://www.princeton.edu/~mgillenw/REC-OffsetPaper-PartII_v2.pdf Sincerely, Michael Michael Gillenwater Princeton University Science, Technology and Environmental Policy Program gillenwater at alum.mit.edu ----- Original Message ---- From: Marco Ratton To: discuss at ghgnetwork.org Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 12:31:34 PM Subject: [GHG Network] Can consumption of green-certified elelectricity be regarded as CO2 neutral? Dear experts, A large global industrial manufacturing group recently announced the first vehicle plant in the world in Belgium that is completely free from carbon dioxide (CO2). Such achievement was based on: - 1) investments in biofuels and wind power to provide the plant with electricity and heat that does not add any carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. This included the construction of a new pellet-fired biomass plant which supplies 70% of the heating requirements. Energy for the combustion process is provided by solar cells on the roof. Three wind turbines on the site cover half of the facility?s electricity requirements. 30% is provided by an oil-fired boiler that was converted to burn bio-oil. - 2) The remaining electricity consists of certified green energy (from hydropower plants) supplied by Belgium's leading energy company (utility). My question here is regarding the fairness of consider ? ? 2 ? as zero carbon achievement. Well, while the company signed a Power Purchasing Agreement to buy electricity from hydropower plants connected to the grid. Note that these power plants DO NOT represent addition of new energy sources to the same grid. We must also observe that, in the absence of initiative 2, these hydropower would supply the same amount of electricity to other consumers connected to the grid. Thus there is a leakage situation resulted of initiative 2: in thesis, as a result of initiative 2, other consumers that were used to consume (in group) the same amount of green electricity generated by such hydropower plants had to start consuming energy from other non-green electricity sources in the margin. Thus, in my opinion, due to the leakage effect, initiative 2 can not be regarded as CO2 neutral. In reality instead of claiming that energy consumption associated with initiative 2 is CO2 neutra l, the company would be supposed to use an EF for the whole Belgium grid (which is based on CO2 that was emitted by ALL power plants that supply electricity to the grid) (See EIA doc that suggests grid EF for GHG inventories and GHG reduction initiaves in Belgium and other countries: http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/1605/pdf/Appendix%20F_r071023.pdf). Well, what worries me is that indeed this company, like others, is doing a big ?CO2 neutral? press campaign about something that in my opinion is not entirely CO2 neutral as they claim. Comments? -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Greenhouse Gas Inventory Experts Network www.ghgnetwork.org To post message: Discuss mailing list Discuss at ghgnetwork.org To unsubscribe: http://milkyway.forumone.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://milkyway.forumone.com/pipermail/discuss/attachments/20080221/6ef85a8d/attachment.html From mvgaldos at gmail.com Fri Feb 22 07:53:41 2008 From: mvgaldos at gmail.com (Marcelo Galdos) Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:53:41 -0300 Subject: [GHG Network] Landfill Gas Offset projects In-Reply-To: <00b801c8745e$b7c6b520$babc11ac@mrsookun> References: <20080201180742.CCEC5C1805E@milkyway.forumone.com> <18416.192.168.0.1.1202009065.squirrel@mail.mel.iclei.org> <00b801c8745e$b7c6b520$babc11ac@mrsookun> Message-ID: <14f66b500802220453y5e30245er1dea42480dd25807@mail.gmail.com> Anand, My research group (at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil) is currently working on the second question you raised. In a nut shell, it could be either a source or a sink, depending on factors such as fertilizer application rates, soil disturbance during the replanting period, and trash management. For example, a sugarcane crop planted in the no-till system, harvested without burning and bred to low N fertilizer rates (high biological N fixation) has a better chance of being a sink than a crop which was managed conventionally. I am more than willing to further discuss this topic with you (and with others who might interested). Regards, Marcelo Galdos 2008/2/21, A.Sookun : > Dear All > > Can anyone tell about > > 1. how do we account for emissions from sugar cane burning prior to harvest, > in the > IPCC software > > 2. Whether sugar cane crop can be taken as a carbon sink > > > Thanks > > Anand Sookun > National GHG compiler > Mauritius > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stephen Kenihan" > To: "Carrie Sisto" > Cc: > Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 7:24 AM > Subject: Re: [GHG Network] Landfill Gas Offset projects > > > Carrie, > > The answers to some of your questions will depend on which program you are > seeking accreditation under. If you're wanting to do a CDM project the > following methods will be useful: > > . AM0025: 'Avoided emissions from organic waste through alternative waste > treatment processes' > . ACM0001: 'Consolidated methodology for landfill gas project activities' > . AMS-I.D: 'Grid connected renewable electricity generation' > > A PDD that has used these methodologies would be a good guide. For an > example, search for title "GALFAD" at > http://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/projsearch.html > > regards > Stephen Kenihan > > -- > Consultant Technical Advisor > ICLEI Oceania Secretariat > 4/267 Collins Street > Melbourne 3000 > Victoria Australia > skype: skenihan > > _______________________________________________ > Greenhouse Gas Inventory Experts Network > www.ghgnetwork.org > > To post message: > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at ghgnetwork.org > > To unsubscribe: > http://milkyway.forumone.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > _______________________________________________ > Greenhouse Gas Inventory Experts Network > www.ghgnetwork.org > > To post message: > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at ghgnetwork.org > > To unsubscribe: > http://milkyway.forumone.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss > From khoumamamadou at yahoo.fr Fri Feb 22 09:04:03 2008 From: khoumamamadou at yahoo.fr (Khouma Mamadou) Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:04:03 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [GHG Network] Re : Landfill Gas Offset projects Message-ID: <253878.84102.qm@web25810.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Dear Sookun you should first estimate the burnt quantity in term of dry biomass and apply the same procedure as in crop residue burning. Figures applied in Senegal are around 6 tons of dry matter. regards Dr Mamadou Khouma Ing?nieur Agronome B.P. 50037 Dakar, R.P. Senegal Tel bureau : (221) 33 869 39 53 Cellulaire : (221) 77 632 13 88 ----- Message d'origine ---- De : A.Sookun ? : stephen.kenihan at iclei.org; Carrie Sisto Cc : discuss at ghgnetwork.org Envoy? le : Jeudi, 21 F?vrier 2008, 7h52mn 33s Objet : Re: [GHG Network] Landfill Gas Offset projects Dear All Can anyone tell about 1. how do we account for emissions from sugar cane burning prior to harvest, in the IPCC software 2. Whether sugar cane crop can be taken as a carbon sink Thanks Anand Sookun National GHG compiler Mauritius ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Kenihan" To: "Carrie Sisto" Cc: Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 7:24 AM Subject: Re: [GHG Network] Landfill Gas Offset projects Carrie, The answers to some of your questions will depend on which program you are seeking accreditation under. If you're wanting to do a CDM project the following methods will be useful: . AM0025: 'Avoided emissions from organic waste through alternative waste treatment processes' . ACM0001: 'Consolidated methodology for landfill gas project activities' . AMS-I.D: 'Grid connected renewable electricity generation' A PDD that has used these methodologies would be a good guide. For an example, search for title "GALFAD" at http://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/projsearch.html regards Stephen Kenihan -- Consultant Technical Advisor ICLEI Oceania Secretariat 4/267 Collins Street Melbourne 3000 Victoria Australia skype: skenihan _______________________________________________ Greenhouse Gas Inventory Experts Network www.ghgnetwork.org To post message: Discuss mailing list Discuss at ghgnetwork.org To unsubscribe: http://milkyway.forumone.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ Greenhouse Gas Inventory Experts Network www.ghgnetwork.org To post message: Discuss mailing list Discuss at ghgnetwork.org To unsubscribe: http://milkyway.forumone.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss _____________________________________________________________________________ Ne gardez plus qu'une seule adresse mail ! Copiez vos mails vers Yahoo! Mail http://mail.yahoo.fr -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://milkyway.forumone.com/pipermail/discuss/attachments/20080222/5b2fa8e2/attachment-0001.html From othmar.schwank at infras.ch Sat Feb 23 09:27:52 2008 From: othmar.schwank at infras.ch (Othmar Schwank) Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:27:52 +0100 Subject: [GHG Network] Landfill Gas Offset projects In-Reply-To: <14f66b500802220453y5e30245er1dea42480dd25807@mail.gmail.com> References: <20080201180742.CCEC5C1805E@milkyway.forumone.com><18416.192.168.0.1.1202009065.squirrel@mail.mel.iclei.org><00b801c8745e$b7c6b520$babc11ac@mrsookun> <14f66b500802220453y5e30245er1dea42480dd25807@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <6F49D949D6F62945BABEBD14950D54BC01013882@MAIL-ZH.infras.ch> Dear Anand, >From my understanding of the Marrakech Accord, carbon sequestration in CDM is for the current 1st Committment period under the Kyoto Protocol is restricted to afforestation/reforestation. So there is no provision carbon sequestration from agricultural soils under the current CDM methodologies. What will be post 2012 is to be seen. I assume however that the agroecological system are too complex to be regulated under the current layout of the CDM (for issuing CERs for carbon storage in agricultual soils), considering the monitoring requirements the EB applies to energy efficiency/biofuel methodologies/projects, where uncertainties on system behaviour and local influences are much smaller. There are however projects with carbon sequestration in agricultural soils which are developed for the voluntary market With best regards Othmar ________________________________ Othmar Schwank Managing Director/Member of the Executive Board INFRAS Consulting, Analysis & Research Binzstrasse 23, Postfach CH-8045 Zurich, Switzerland ________________________________ Tel +41 44 205 95 20 Fax +41 44 205 95 99 Mobile +41 79 620 00 59 othmar.schwank at infras.ch http://www.infras.ch -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht----- Von: discuss-bounces at ghgnetwork.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at ghgnetwork.org] Im Auftrag von Marcelo Galdos Gesendet: Freitag, 22. Februar 2008 13:54 An: A. Sookun Cc: discuss at ghgnetwork.org Betreff: Re: [GHG Network] Landfill Gas Offset projects Anand, My research group (at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil) is currently working on the second question you raised. In a nut shell, it could be either a source or a sink, depending on factors such as fertilizer application rates, soil disturbance during the replanting period, and trash management. For example, a sugarcane crop planted in the no-till system, harvested without burning and bred to low N fertilizer rates (high biological N fixation) has a better chance of being a sink than a crop which was managed conventionally. I am more than willing to further discuss this topic with you (and with others who might interested). Regards, Marcelo Galdos 2008/2/21, A.Sookun : > Dear All > > Can anyone tell about > > 1. how do we account for emissions from sugar cane burning prior to > harvest, in the IPCC software > > 2. Whether sugar cane crop can be taken as a carbon sink > > > Thanks > > Anand Sookun > National GHG compiler > Mauritius > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stephen Kenihan" > To: "Carrie Sisto" > Cc: > Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 7:24 AM > Subject: Re: [GHG Network] Landfill Gas Offset projects > > > Carrie, > > The answers to some of your questions will depend on which program > you are seeking accreditation under. If you're wanting to do a CDM > project the following methods will be useful: > > . AM0025: 'Avoided emissions from organic waste through alternative > waste treatment processes' > . ACM0001: 'Consolidated methodology for landfill gas project activities' > . AMS-I.D: 'Grid connected renewable electricity generation' > > A PDD that has used these methodologies would be a good guide. For an > example, search for title "GALFAD" at > http://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/projsearch.html > > regards > Stephen Kenihan > > -- > Consultant Technical Advisor > ICLEI Oceania Secretariat > 4/267 Collins Street > Melbourne 3000 > Victoria Australia > skype: skenihan > > _______________________________________________ > Greenhouse Gas Inventory Experts Network www.ghgnetwork.org > > To post message: > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at ghgnetwork.org > > To unsubscribe: > http://milkyway.forumone.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > _______________________________________________ > Greenhouse Gas Inventory Experts Network www.ghgnetwork.org > > To post message: > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at ghgnetwork.org > > To unsubscribe: > http://milkyway.forumone.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ Greenhouse Gas Inventory Experts Network www.ghgnetwork.org To post message: Discuss mailing list Discuss at ghgnetwork.org To unsubscribe: http://milkyway.forumone.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss From watch at greenloop.eu Mon Feb 25 11:20:30 2008 From: watch at greenloop.eu (Raphael Stevens) Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:20:30 +0100 Subject: [GHG Network] Truck vs Rail Message-ID: <212.71.12.122.1203956422.14588@ns0.ovh.net> Dear Colleagues, I am looking for accurate and average emission factors for good transportation (ton/tonne.miles/km) by truck and rail in the US. Anyone can help ? Thank you in anticipation for your kind attention to my request, Best regards, Raphael Rapha?l Stevens GHG Analyst ---- Tel: +32 (0)477 970 604 Fax: +32 (0)2 736 96 78 Skype: raphael.stevens Greenloop SA Sustainability Solutions 20, avenue Milcampslaan 1030 Brussels BELGIUM From ttreadwell at juice-inc.com Mon Feb 25 17:28:55 2008 From: ttreadwell at juice-inc.com (Timothy Treadwell) Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:28:55 -0500 (EST) Subject: [GHG Network] Fuel Mix Specific Scope 2 Emission Factors Message-ID: <20080225222855.78293C1807A@milkyway.forumone.com> All: I am looking for a methodology to develop fuel mix specific Scope 2 emission factors for electricity in the U.S. I was considering using technology specific emission intensities by state from the eGRID 2004 dataset then extrapolating the total CO2/MWh based on the actual composition of generation (fuel mix), but that does not take into account NH4 and N2O. Does anyone have suggestions on an approach or useful datasets? Thanks in advance. Tim Timothy Treadwell Juice Energy, Inc. 33 E. 33rd Street, Suite 1201 New York, NY 10016 T. (646) 963-2273 | C. (917) 748-4087 F. (888) 955-8423 | www.juice-inc.com From Joy.Williams at carboncapitalmarkets.com Wed Feb 27 07:32:07 2008 From: Joy.Williams at carboncapitalmarkets.com (Joy Williams) Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:32:07 -0000 Subject: [GHG Network] Truck vs Rail In-Reply-To: <212.71.12.122.1203956422.14588@ns0.ovh.net> References: <212.71.12.122.1203956422.14588@ns0.ovh.net> Message-ID: Dear Raphael, The last time I worked on this (and it was a while ago), I used 3 different sources: - the Canadian GHG Inventory - has emission factors in the appendices, but they are in volume of fuel so then you need fuel efficiency - the Rail assocation of Canada - publishes data on their trains in the units you are looking for. I think the US Rail association I think also publishes data on emissions. - lastly, I think I also used the US department of transportation for fuel efficiency and other stats Hope this helps. Joy -----Original Message----- From: discuss-bounces at ghgnetwork.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at ghgnetwork.org] On Behalf Of Raphael Stevens Sent: 25 February 2008 16:21 To: discuss at ghgnetwork.org Subject: [GHG Network] Truck vs Rail Dear Colleagues, I am looking for accurate and average emission factors for good transportation (ton/tonne.miles/km) by truck and rail in the US. Anyone can help ? Thank you in anticipation for your kind attention to my request, Best regards, Raphael Rapha?l Stevens GHG Analyst ---- Tel: +32 (0)477 970 604 Fax: +32 (0)2 736 96 78 Skype: raphael.stevens Greenloop SA Sustainability Solutions 20, avenue Milcampslaan 1030 Brussels BELGIUM _______________________________________________ Greenhouse Gas Inventory Experts Network www.ghgnetwork.org To post message: Discuss mailing list Discuss at ghgnetwork.org To unsubscribe: http://milkyway.forumone.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss This message has been scanned for viruses by MailController - www.MailController.altohiway.com Registered Name: Carbon Capital Markets; Company Registration Number: 5312939 Place of Registration: England. VAT Registration Number: 858 6377 67; Registered Office Address: Level 3, 15 Berkeley Street, London W1J 8DY, United Kingdom. Carbon Capital Markets is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. This message has been scanned for viruses by MailController - www.MailController.altohiway.com Save Paper - do you need to print this e-mail? From rsobin at deq.virginia.gov Tue Feb 26 15:49:23 2008 From: rsobin at deq.virginia.gov (Sobin,Rodney) Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:49:23 -0500 Subject: [GHG Network] Truck vs Rail Message-ID: <6C097DA58429B743A67070F98BE73A3702FE8D26@deqex01.deq.local> Mr. Stevens, While I don't have a specific answer to your query on truck v. rail emissions, you may wish to inquire with the U.S. EPA SmartWay program http://www.epa.gov/smartway/ The contact page is at http://www.epa.gov/smartway/contacts.htm If you find emissions per km or km-t estimates, you may wish to ask whether they consider emissions during idling. See http://www.epa.gov/smartway/idling.htm According to U.S. EPA, truck and locomotive engine idling in the United States consumes 1 billion U.S. gallons of diesel fuel and emits 11 million tons CO2, 200,000 tons NOx, and 5,000 tons particulate matter (I assume these are short tons, not metric tonnes). There are a number of approaches to reduce idling fuel consumption and emissions in trucks, such as auxiliary power units (small diesel engines), batteries, and truck stop electrification to operate heating, air conditioning, and other services while the main truck engine is off. I hope this is useful. Rodney Sobin Office of Small Business Assistance Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Postal: P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218-1105 Street: 629 E. Main St., Richmond, VA 23219-2429 Tel. 804-698-4382 fax 804-698-4264 rsobin at deq.virginia.gov ________________________________________________________ DEQ Innovative Technology http://www.deq.virginia.gov/innovtech DEQ Distributed Energy Resources http://www.deq.virginia.gov/innovtech/der1.html Environmental Assistance for Small Businesses http://www.deq.virginia.gov/osba -----Original Message----- From: discuss-bounces at ghgnetwork.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at ghgnetwork.org] On Behalf Of Raphael Stevens Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 11:21 AM To: discuss at ghgnetwork.org Subject: [GHG Network] Truck vs Rail Dear Colleagues, I am looking for accurate and average emission factors for good transportation (ton/tonne.miles/km) by truck and rail in the US. Anyone can help ? Thank you in anticipation for your kind attention to my request, Best regards, Raphael Rapha?l Stevens GHG Analyst ---- Tel: +32 (0)477 970 604 Fax: +32 (0)2 736 96 78 Skype: raphael.stevens Greenloop SA Sustainability Solutions 20, avenue Milcampslaan 1030 Brussels BELGIUM _______________________________________________ Greenhouse Gas Inventory Experts Network www.ghgnetwork.org To post message: Discuss mailing list Discuss at ghgnetwork.org To unsubscribe: http://milkyway.forumone.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://milkyway.forumone.com/pipermail/discuss/attachments/20080226/b6758b39/attachment.html From Pierre.Boileau at csa.ca Wed Feb 27 13:37:16 2008 From: Pierre.Boileau at csa.ca (Pierre Boileau) Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:37:16 -0500 Subject: [GHG Network] Truck vs Rail In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <26544A22D05CD64DA2C3C93AD181C35E03DFBCFE@stdmsxbe1.corp.csa-group.org> Hello Joy, Raphael, There is also a new protocol on the Alberta offsets website that does provide a framework for this calculation. Please see: http://www.carbonoffsetsolutions.ca/pdf/public_comment/Modal%20Freight%20Shift%20Protocol%20-%20Public%20Review%20Document.pdf The values and figures may be Canadian, but I'm sure some further data can be accessed for U.S. specific needs. Regards Pierre. -----Original Message----- From: discuss-bounces at ghgnetwork.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at ghgnetwork.org] On Behalf Of Joy Williams Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 7:32 AM To: Raphael Stevens; discuss at ghgnetwork.org Subject: Re: [GHG Network] Truck vs Rail Dear Raphael, The last time I worked on this (and it was a while ago), I used 3 different sources: - the Canadian GHG Inventory - has emission factors in the appendices, but they are in volume of fuel so then you need fuel efficiency - the Rail assocation of Canada - publishes data on their trains in the units you are looking for. I think the US Rail association I think also publishes data on emissions. - lastly, I think I also used the US department of transportation for fuel efficiency and other stats Hope this helps. Joy -----Original Message----- From: discuss-bounces at ghgnetwork.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at ghgnetwork.org] On Behalf Of Raphael Stevens Sent: 25 February 2008 16:21 To: discuss at ghgnetwork.org Subject: [GHG Network] Truck vs Rail Dear Colleagues, I am looking for accurate and average emission factors for good transportation (ton/tonne.miles/km) by truck and rail in the US. Anyone can help ? Thank you in anticipation for your kind attention to my request, Best regards, Raphael Rapha?l Stevens GHG Analyst ---- Tel: +32 (0)477 970 604 Fax: +32 (0)2 736 96 78 Skype: raphael.stevens Greenloop SA Sustainability Solutions 20, avenue Milcampslaan 1030 Brussels BELGIUM _______________________________________________ Greenhouse Gas Inventory Experts Network www.ghgnetwork.org To post message: Discuss mailing list Discuss at ghgnetwork.org To unsubscribe: http://milkyway.forumone.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss This message has been scanned for viruses by MailController - www.MailController.altohiway.com Registered Name: Carbon Capital Markets; Company Registration Number: 5312939 Place of Registration: England. VAT Registration Number: 858 6377 67; Registered Office Address: Level 3, 15 Berkeley Street, London W1J 8DY, United Kingdom. Carbon Capital Markets is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. 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The sender, its subsidiaries and affiliates, do not accept liability for any errors, omissions, corruption or virus in the contents of this message or any attachments that arise as a result of e-mail transmission. Thank you. From graham.paul at erm.com Thu Feb 28 05:36:16 2008 From: graham.paul at erm.com (Graham Paul) Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:36:16 -0500 (EST) Subject: [GHG Network] CO2 emissions from welding/resin/fibreglass/paint processes Message-ID: <20080228103616.8CDD7C18069@milkyway.forumone.com> Good day I am trying to find out if there are CO2 emissions associated with the following: a client has a trailor and caravan "manufacturing plant" on site and they carry out welding processes as well as resin, painting, fibreglass processes. I was wondering if there are CO2 (and other GHG) emissions associated with these processes. I do know that welders sometimes use CO2 as a shielding gas and so pure CO2 is emitted to the atmosphere but other than that I am not sure. Thanks. From d.noble at fivewinds.com Fri Feb 29 06:20:08 2008 From: d.noble at fivewinds.com (Duncan Noble) Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:20:08 -0500 Subject: [GHG Network] Truck vs Rail References: Message-ID: <01CE0D85287E7A42968FB5C46568C64025C06C@fwserver.fw.local> It really depends on what you are going to use these emission factors for. I propose to all on this this list to provide this type of information (i.e., what is your application/problem?, within the limits of confidentiality) to encourage more thinking about what level of accuracy, rigor, etc. is appropriate (i.e., "fit for purpose"). What is sufficient for identifying hot spots and improvement opportunities may not work for external reporting or carbon markets. Notwithstanding the above, the relevant GHG Protocol calculation tool is always a good place to start for these types of questions. In this case, check out the mobile combustion tool for emission factors; check out the assumptions/methodology behind it; then decide if it matches your needs. Cheers ... Duncan Duncan Noble Five Winds International - Value without Burden - _______________________________________________ www.fivewinds.com Ottawa, Canada -----Original Message----- From: discuss-bounces at ghgnetwork.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at ghgnetwork.org] On Behalf Of Raphael Stevens Sent: February 26, 2008 11:31 AM To: discuss at ghgnetwork.org Subject: [GHG Network] Truck vs Rail Dear Colleagues, I am looking for accurate and average emission factors for good transportation (ton/tonne.miles/km) by truck and rail in the US. Anyone can help ? Thank you in anticipation for your kind attention to my request, Best regards, Raphael Rapha?l Stevens GHG Analyst ---- Tel: +32 (0)477 970 604 Fax: +32 (0)2 736 96 78 Skype: raphael.stevens Greenloop SA Sustainability Solutions 20, avenue Milcampslaan 1030 Brussels BELGIUM _______________________________________________ Greenhouse Gas Inventory Experts Network www.ghgnetwork.org To post message: Discuss mailing list Discuss at ghgnetwork.org To unsubscribe: http://milkyway.forumone.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss