Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting
Welcome
This
website provides information on California’s Mandatory Greenhouse Gas
(GHG) Reporting program.
What's New
An unofficial electronic version of the complete regulation
is available, without underline/strikeout formatting. Other regulatory documents documents
are also posted.
ARB
staff is developing guidance for reporting of GHG emissions under the
revised regulation
The
new California Electronic Greenhouse Gas Reporting Tool (Cal e-GGRT),
will be deployed in mid-February. Reporters will be notified when the
tool is available. Cal e-GGRT is based on the U.S. EPA e-GGRT
tool, which will
provide a familiar look-and-feel for reporters subject to EPA
reporting. The tool must be used for submitting 2012 reports on 2011
data, and all subsequent data submissions.
Additional tool information is available on the Reporting
Tool page.
Quick Links
Background
Reporting of greenhouse gases by major sources is required by the California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32, 2006). Revisions to the existing ARB mandatory greenhouse gas reporting regulation were considered at the December 16, 2010 Board Hearing. The revised regulation was approved by the California Office of Administrative Law, and became effective on January 1, 2012. The revised regulation affects industrial facilities, suppliers of transportation fuels, natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquefied petroluem gas, and carbon dioxide, operators of petroleum and natrual gas systems, and electricity retail providers and marketers.
All future GHG reports, beginning with the 2012 submittal of 2011 data, must comply with the new requirements and be submitted via the Cal e-GGRT reporting system. An unofficial electronic version of the regulation is available, without underline/strikeout, as well as the official legal edition at the OAL website, and all supporting regulatory documents.
Electric Power Entities that import or export electricity must register their anticipated specified facilities and units by Febuary 1, 2012, using the spreadsheet form provided.
Contact Us
For questions please contact:
Sector Contacts,
ghgreport@arb.ca.gov,
Dave Edwards,
Manager, Climate Change Reporting Section, 916.323.4887 or
Patrick Gaffney,
Climate Change Reporting Section, 916.322.7303
