This ACC Web-Edu Program addresses EPA’s recently approved rule requiring annual compilation and reporting of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions.  The Rule, which mandates an inventory process that must commence January 1st of 2010, is intended to guide the establishment of a point of regulation for implementing a carbon tax or cap-and-trade system.  The requirements apply to all participants in the coal industry—including mines, transporters, and major users, including power plants—that emit more than 25,000 tons of GHGs, or that produce a quantity of fuel which, when combusted, will emit more than 25,000 tons.  Two experts in GHG management in mining and energy will discuss the rule, its requirements and compliance strategies.

Topics include:

• Basic elements of inventorying, reporting and self certifying
• Relationship to anticipated legislation mandating GHG emissions reduction
• Determining whether your facility is covered
• Special considerations for the coal producers and users

• Regulated emissions
• Establishing organizational and operational boundaries
• Collecting data from existing data streams and as-yet unmeasured sources
• Compiling, self-certifying and reporting your GHG inventory

• Identifying energy efficiency opportunities
• Creating carbon offsets for future use (early action)
• Strategic planning to control energy costs and GHG emissions fees

• Dr. Charles Reith, Principal, Remote Energy Solutions & Affiliated Professor of Environmental Science and Policy ~ George Mason University
• Zack Gorstein, GHG Analyst, Remote Energy Solutions

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