Delivering sustainable solutions in a more competitive world

New Delhi, November 1, 2002

Voluntary CO2-Monitoring-System for enterprises

A joint initiative of the Bavarian industry and trade associations and the Ministries of environment and

economy

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Agenda

• Pilot companies

• Project objectives

• The „CO2-Monitoring-System“

• Functions and structure of the „CO2-Monitoring-System“

• Sample screenshots

• Project benefits for the companies and outlook

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Pilot companies

• Erlus Baustoffwerke AG, Neufahrn/Nb (mineral industry, bricks)

• Leipa Georg Leinfelder GmbH, Schrobenhausen (pulp and paper industry)

• OMV Deutschland GmbH, Burghausen (mineral oil refinery)

• Wacker, Burghausen (chemical industry)

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• Guarantee leading role of Bavaria regarding climate change in Germany

• Prepare companies for national and international climate change policy requirements

• Develop instrument to monitor greenhouse gas emissions of enterprises

• Structured gathering of greenhouse gas emission data and emission reduction measures

• Design tool for company needs’

Project objectives

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The „CO2-Monitoring-System“

• Project workshops to coordinate structure, content and user friendliness

• International, European and national standards relevant to climate change were adopted

• Pilot testing of monitoring system in companies

• Continuous improvement of the monitoring system by strong participation of pilot companies

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Functions of the Monitoring-System I

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Functions of the Monitoring-System II

• Input of company data (Betriebserfassung)

• Hierarchical structure (admin. Units, installations)

• Input of product data (Produkterfassung)

• Products on each level

• Emission units (Einheiten)

• Company specific units (specific emissions)

• Types of emissions (Emissionsarten)

• Energy transformation processes (calculated via energy quantity, mass and volume of combustible), measured emissions, process emissions, indirect and direct emissions

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Functions of the Monitoring-System III

• Evaluation of data (Auswertung)

• Following the companies’ requirements

• Emission reduction measures (Emissionsminderungsmaßnahmen)

• Simulation

• Influence of operational activities on emissions

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Example evaluation I

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Example evaluation II

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Example simulation I

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Example simulation II

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Benefits for companies

• Transparent management of data relevant to CO2

• Historic climate protection measures

• Determination of characteristic figures, energy efficiency benchmarks

• Identification of possible energy reduction potentials

• Business development scenarios

• „Carbon-Risk-Management“

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Future outlook

• CO2-inventory reports can be certified

• Extend system for all GHG and English version

• Basis for JI and CDM project start

• Monitoring-System as basis for EPER

• Planed German fund for climate protection

• Plans and experience of participating companies