CSA to Assist Manitoba in Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting
November 12, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS
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Canadian Standards Association (CSA) announced it is assisting the government of Manitoba by providing content for its new provincial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting web site.
This site provides access to tools developed by CSA that will help people understand the sources of GHG emissions, how to measure them, how to reduce them and where to find guidance and professional help.
"CSA is committed to developing climate change standards that help manage, reduce, monitor, report and measure GHG emissions," said Suzanne Kiraly, president of standards at CSA.
"CSA assisted the province of Manitoba by developing the conceptual design for innovative solutions to facilitate the public reporting of GHG inventories and emission reducing projects, such as CSA's GHG Registries."
Under the first phase of the agreement, CSA liaised extensively with the Manitoba government to propose a variety of possible solutions for the exchange of information to help proponents develop and showcase GHG emission-reducing projects.
This work included approaches to address the demand for verified GHG credits from organizations wishing to reduce their GHG footprint.
The second phase of Manitoba's Green Registry - coming in early 2009 - will address the exchange of information about the supply of verified emissions reductions and demand from organizations wishing to reduce their GHG footprint. This will form the basis for establishing voluntary, market-based emissions reductions activity in Manitoba.
The Green Registry web site is organized into categories providing resources for Manitoba residents, businesses and GHG emissions reduction project developers.
CSA acts as Canada's secretariat for the development of new International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14064 standards for GHG inventory and reporting at the organization and project level, as well as standards regarding validation verification and accreditation of inventories and projects.
In 2005, CSA acquired the assets of the Voluntary Challenge Registry. CSA offers web-based registries to showcase voluntary emission-reducing projects, as well as GHG inventories at the organization level through its GHG CleanProjects and GHG CleanStart Registries.
Source: Canadian Standards Association (CSA).