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 reports are now available through
the
Registry's website.