Back in 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandated greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting, putting approximately 13,000 industrial facilities (representing 85% of GHG emissions in the U.S.) on the hook to monitor and report their annual emissions.
Initially, these regulations did not include petroleum and natural gas requirements, until the EPA issued the subpart W rule in November 2010. Subpart W requires petroleum and natural gas facilities that emit 25,000 metric tons or more of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) per year to report annual methane (CH4) and CO2 emissions.
Of the 13,000 reporting facilities, 2,800 will need to report on the subpart W rule, a complex set of regulations that would require a significant amount of effort to be put forth by the petroleum and natural gas industries. Fortunately, the initial reporting deadline for subpart W may be extended to September 30, 2012 if recently proposed revisions are adopted. This would give facilities the opportunity to get their monitoring and reporting strategies in place in the meantime.
To outline best practices on how the eight key petroleum and natural gas industries affected by this directive can keep compliant with subpart W, Greg Gasperecz, Enviance’s vice president of Environmental, Health and Safety, recently dissected the new rules in an educational webinar.
In this presentation, Greg shares his insights on subpart W, giving a full background and overview of mandate, and addressing the changes/updates that have occurred since promulgation. He also discusses compliance strategies and tips for reporting, including real-world examples to help shape strategies within organizations.
Watch the Webinar here.
Sincerely,
The Enviance team
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