Climate Change

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Climate Change

The management of climate change is one of the most important environmental challenges facing corporations, governments, and other organizations.  Decision-makers are challenged with the task of managing multiple and simultaneous climate change obligations, on both local and global fronts.

CRA develops strategies for evaluating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, reducing carbon footprints, and managing energy consumption.  CRA also designs, constructs, and retrofits projects to reduce GHG emissions.  We provide robust data management programs, delivering reliable and verifiable performance metrics as the basis for corporate reporting of emissions and the implementation of GHG reduction strategies. CRA has proven experience in the initiation of GHG reduction projects in a variety of areas, including assessment, design, permitting, and construction support.

A number of revenue streams can be realized through effectively managing and reducing GHG emissions. The growth in regulatory and voluntary emissions trading schemes offers revenue opportunities, especially for early action.

CRA offers knowledge and expertise in global GHG emissions inventory development, verified emissions reductions or offset credit generation, reporting validation/verification and auditing services, and GHG reduction project implementation.  CRA actively supports clients under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, the California Global Warming Solutions Act, the Kyoto Protocol, the Chicago Climate Exchange, and various other federal, state, provincial, and voluntary emissions trading, estimating, and reporting mechanisms. CRA provides specialist support for all aspects of compliance including emissions monitoring, reporting, verification, validation and new entrant allocation applications.  Our services include:

Strategic Management

• Corporate Strategy and Policy Development
• GHG Reduction Alternatives Assessments
• Emissions Trading Strategies and Market Identification
• Emissions Credit Evaluation and Verification
• Site-Specific Evaluations and Strategies to Maximize Potential GHG Revenues
• Data Acquisition, Management, and Quality Control
• Energy Evaluation and Management Services
• Fleet Management Studies

 

Emissions Inventories and Regulatory Compliance

• Emissions Inventory Development and Reporting at the Corporate Level and Offset Project Level
• Application of GHG Protocol and ISO 14064
• Carbon Footprinting
• Air Permitting 
• Dispersion Modeling

 

Auditing

• GHG Emissions Reporting, Validation, and Verification
• GHG Validation of New and Emerging Technologies

 

Project Development

• Feasibility assessments and GHG assessments of projects and system
  upgrades
• Design of systems and projects intended to yield a GHG emission reduction
• Construction and construction support, including commissioning of offset
  projects and energy efficiency systems

 

Energy Evaluation and Management

• Energy Consumption Evaluation
• Assessment of Alternate Energy Sources
• Implementation and Management of Alternate Energy Sources

 

Relevant Projects

Learn more about Accreditations, Approvals, and Partnerships

Click here to read CRA's flyer, "UK Greenhouse Gas Reporting Guidelines."

Click here to read CRA's brochure, "Reducing Your Environmental Footprint."

Click here to read the Spring 2009 edition of the Ontario Mineral Exploration Review featuring an article entitled "Defining and Quantifying an Environmental Footprint," written by Douglas Smith.  Douglas Smith is a Professional Geoscientist with CRA Ltd., in Waterloo, Ontario.