Attachment 10 - Manage Your GHG Emissions - Slip Sheet.pdf

General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS)

Managing Your Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) Track, Disclose and Set Targets to Reduce Your Greenhouse Gas

Emissions

Background.

Recent Executive Orders seek to leverage the purchasing power of the Federal Government to track and incentivize the reduction of climate change impacts. Notably, Executive Order 14030 directs the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council, in consultation with the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality and the heads of other agencies as appropriate, to consider amending the FAR to:

• Require major Federal suppliers to publicly disclose greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate-related financial risk and to set science-based targets;

• Ensure that major Federal agency procurements minimize the risk of climate change, including requiring the social cost of GHG emissions be considered in procurement decisions; and

• Where appropriate and feasible, give preference to bids and proposals from suppliers with a lower social cost of GHG emissions.

GSA is tracking our suppliers’ progress using FAR provision 52.223-22 Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals - Representation (DEC 2016). Since 2016, offerors that have received $7.5 million or more in Federal contracts in the prior fiscal year are required to represent if they publicly disclose or set targets to reduce emissions as part of any offers they submit the following year.

How Do I Track and Reduce My Greenhouse Gas Emissions?

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Center for Corporate Climate Leadership serves as a resource center for organizations to track and reduce their climate impacts. The EPA provides a four-step process:

1. Get Started: Scope and Plan Inventory.

This presentation on EPA’s GHG Management Tools and Resources is an excellent resource to check out if you’re getting started!

2021 Climate Related Executive Orders include:

January 20, 2021

E.O.

13990

Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis

January 27, 2021

E.O.

14008

Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad

May 20, E.O.

14030

Climate Related Financial Risks

December 8, 2021

E.O.

14057

Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability

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General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS)

If you’re a small business, the EPA has developed guidance specifically for you! Check out EPA’s Guide to Greenhouse Gas Management for Small Business and Low Emitters.

2. Collect Data and Quantify GHG Emissions. For this step, you need to figure out what data you need, how you will collect the data, choose your emission factors, and calculate emissions. This can be challenging; however, EPA’s Center for Corporate Climate Leadership has several GHG Management Resources to assist you. The Simplified GHG Emissions Calculator is a particularly helpful resource for small and medium-size businesses.

3. Develop a GHG Inventory Management Plan.

An Inventory Management Plan (IMP) describes an organization's process for completing a high-quality, corporate-wide GHG inventory. Organizations use an IMP to institutionalize a process for collecting, calculating, and maintaining GHG data. EPA’s Inventory Management Plan guidance is available here!

4. Set a GHG Emission Reduction Target and Report Progress. Now that your IMP is in place, report your data, set a GHG target, and begin reducing your emissions. Public disclosures are usually made on company websites or through third party environmental disclosure systems (e.g., the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)). Guidance on GHG target setting is available on EPA’s Target Setting page and additional guidance for setting a “science-based” target is available from the Science Based Targets Initiative linked on EPA’s site. [Please note, the Carbon Disclosure Project is non-governmental. It is provided for informational purposes only, and is neither affiliated with, nor endorsed by, GSA.]

What Can I Do to Start Reducing My Climate Impacts Now?

GHG Management is no simple task. The good news is you don’t have to wait to begin reducing your GHG emissions! Here are some ways to start reducing your footprint:

• If you own your commercial facility, buy renewable energy (see EPA’s Green Power

Partnership) and/or make your facility more energy efficient.

• Shift your owned or leased fleets, or any domestic delivery services, to electric vehicles.

• Purchase and use sustainable products. The GSA

Green Procurement Compilation (GPC) provides a list of sustainable products that Federal agencies are required to purchase.

• Make or sell green products that conform to Standards and Ecolabels Recommended by EPA.

Manufacturers: certify your products! Resellers or distributors: identify green products on federal market platforms (e.g., GSAAdvantage!®.)

• Work with EPA Smartway to reduce GHG from goods your company ships or receives.

GHG Measurement Resources

• GHG Emission Factors Hub

• Simplified GHG Emissions

Calculator

• GHG Target Setting

• GHG Reductions Programs and Strategies

• Understanding Global

Warming Potential

Get Recognized For Your Efforts!

Apply for awards for your climate impact reductions via the Climate Leadership Awards, the ENERGY STAR program, the EPA Green Power Partnership Program, or the EPA Smartway Transport Partnership Program.

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