Climate Change Solutions
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Implementing a reasoned and proven approach to GHG reduction starts with developing an understanding of the requirements and risks and subsequent development of the processes you will employ to manage and report your progress.

Carbon Emissions Profiling Services

GHG Inventories

Black & Veatch can define and quantify the extent of each organization’s GHG emissions. Activities include:

  • assessing and the selection of an appropriate inventory protocol;
  • identifying the boundaries of corporate activities in quantifying baseline emissions data; and
  • developing an inventory of maintenance plans.

Carbon Footprinting

Black & Veatch will assist you in defining and quantifying the life cycle GHG emissions for your organization or project. Black & Veatch will evaluate the mass balances of all major input and output streams per functional unit regarding energy consumption, chemical reactions and resulting GHG emissions directly or indirectly made to the environment. This evaluation includes emissions from:

  • the production of materials used to build and operate the facilities;
  • construction and ongoing operations; and
  • final disposal and decommissioning of facilities.

GHG Reporting

Another Black & Veatch service is helping you compile annual emissions inventories reports to federal or state registries. These reports will ensure the inventories are fully creditable and verifiable in accordance with their specific rules. This complete reporting will preserve future reduction credit or compliance options while providing information for:

  • annual corporate shareholder reviews;
  • investor disclosures; and/or
  • life-cycle product labeling and marketing purposes.

Reduction Credits

Services in this area include generation, verification, monitoring and certification. Black & Veatch can:

  • prepare GHG emissions reduction credits for sale or purchase;
  • determine value as a creditable trading commodity; and
  • assess the risks and uncertainties regarding their use in current and potential future GHG reduction credit trading programs.

Greenhouse Gasses (GHG) Reduction Services