GWP Joined the California Climate Action Registry
In 2005, GWP voluntarily joined the California Climate
Action Registry in order to publicly and voluntarily report our green house gas
emissions from the generation of electricity under the registry's rigorous program.
GWP has a proven track record in making positive investments in renewable resources
which helps us reduce green house gas emissions. Since joining the registry, we
have an added bonus of monitoring our emissions that provides us with a benchmark
for improvement as we continually seek to provide low cost reliable service to our
customers and while being environmentally responsible and strengthening our renewables
portfolio.
About the California Climate Action Registry (CCAR)
The California Climate Action Registry (CCAR) was created by the California legislature
in 2000, as a non-profit public/private partnership that helps companies and organizations
throughout the United States to track, publicly report and reduce their greenhouse
gas emissions. The results are certified by independent third-parties to ensure
compliance with CCAR protocols and standardization across participants and sectors.
Organizations that are willing to meet the accounting standards and third party
certification requirement of the CCAR show their serious intent to address climate
change. The CCAR has been widely recognized as a gold standard for public reporting
of greenhouse gases.
GWP Leads the Way
In 2006, GWP was the first municipal utility in Southern California to earn the
distinction of Climate Action Leader. GWP is now publicly and voluntarily reporting
its green house gas emissions from generation of electricity under the CCAR rigorous
program. GWP has successfully certified CHG emissions inventory with CCAR.
Diane Wittenberg, President of the California Climate Action Registry stated “Glendale
Water & Power understands that everyone has a role to play in combating climate
change, including our local municipalities. We applaud GWP for making the effort
to track its progress in reducing GHG emissions through our rigorous program.”
Future Plans
Starting next year, all of the electric power companies and utilities in the Registry
program, including Glendale Water & Power, will also report the "carbon intensity"
of the power it delivers. This not only provides a basis for consistent comparison
across the power industry regardless of entity size, but also greatly enhances the
public's ability to compare the climate impact of power companies operating in California
and allow for the tracking of carbon intensity performance over time.
Glendale Water & Power's certified GHG emission report for 2004 is now available
through the Registry's website.