RTKnet: GHG Reporting (Greenhouse Gases)

PROTECTING ACCESS TO ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION

EPA Proposes Trade Secrets Protections for GHG Reports (EPA)

The EPA is seeking public comment on their national greenhouse gas reporting program to determine which industry-related greenhouse gas information should be made public and which non-emission data should be entitled to confidential treatment. The agency is now requiring underground coal mines, industrial water treatment systems, industrial waste landfills, and magnesium production facilities to report their emissions. The EPA is planning to provide data to the public by March 2011.

(09 Jul 2010)

GHG Emissions Down in 2008 (U.S. EPA)

The EPA has released the U.S. greenhouse gas inventory report, which shows a drop in overall emissions of 2.9 percent from 2007 to 2008. The downward trend is attributed to fewer emissions associated with fuel and electricity consumption. Emissions are still 13.5 percent higher than they were in 1990.

(15 Apr 2010)

EPA Moves to Expand Greenhouse Gas Registry (OMB Watch)

The EPA has proposed several changes to its greenhouse gas (GHG) registry, a new mandatory program requiring thousands of facilities economy-wide to monitor and report their emissions of global warming gases. EPA is proposing to add oil and natural gas facilities and facilities that inject carbon dioxide (CO2) underground for storage, along with other facilities.

(25 Mar 2010)

EPA Moves on GHG Reporting Rule for Oil and Gas Operations

The EPA has developed a proposed rule to require oil and gas production facilities to monitor and report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

(17 Dec 2009)

High Compliance for California GHG Reporting (CA Air Resources Board)

In California, more than 97 percent of the state's 600 largest facilities are complying with the California Air Resources Board's mandatory reporting requirements for greenhouse gas emissions.

(25 Nov 2009)

AES to Disclose Climate Change Risk to Investors (NY Attorney General)

In a deal with NY's Attorney General, energy company AES Corp. will disclose information to investors about financial risks associated with climate change. In 2008, two other energy companies agreed to similar disclosures.

(25 Nov 2009)

Financial Firms Need to Report GHG Emissions (World Resources Institute)

A new brief from the World Resources Institute, Accounting for Risk, makes the case for reporting by financial institutions of GHG emissions in their investment portfolios. Pressure is mounting for financial companies to disclose their investment risks, especially those from climate change.

(17 Nov 2009)

Congress Chooses Ignorance on GHG Emissions (OMB Watch)

Congress is exempting factory farms from having to track and report greenhouse gas emissions from manure management systems.

(30 Oct 2009)

EPA Says Carbon Registry Could Spur Emissions Cuts (New York Times)

The head of EPA's air office says of the new greenhouse gas registry, "I'm hoping it will have the exact same effect as the Toxics Release Inventory and be actually even more successful."

(15 Oct 2009)

Greenhouse Gas Registry Finalized (OMB Watch)

The EPA finalized its mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting rule Sept. 22, creating the nation's first mandatory GHG registry, with facilities to begin emissions monitoring January 2010.

(22 Sep 2009)