For additional information, contact:

• Ashley Kaiser, Chair of the Board at 503-948-7204

TOPIC:    Oregon’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Rules: 
               What is it and do I care?

During the 2007 Legislative Session, House Bill 3543 made statewide greenhouse gas reduction goals a part of the Oregon statutes. These goals call for arresting the growth of Oregon’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2010 and for reducing them to 75 percent below 1990 levels by 2050.

In October 2008, the Environmental Quality Commission adopted mandatory reporting rules for significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions.  These rules require that Oregon businesses producing over 2500 metric tons of CO2 equivalents report these emissions to DEQ.  In addition, these reporting rules will help inform policy makers and track progress toward the state and regional reduction goals.

This year affected Oregon businesses must report their greenhouse gas emissions for the first time. With some exceptions, affected businesses will report these emissions by March 15. Uri Papish, DEQ’s Air Quality Program Operations Manager, will discuss the steps taken to reach this important milestone and the reporting process for submitting greenhouse gas emissions data to DEQ.

THE PRESENTERS
Uri Papish, Air Quality Program Operations Manager, Oregon DEQ

Uri Papish is the Air Quality Program Operations Manager with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.  He has 12 years of experience working in the environmental field and is actively involved in rule development and climate change policy.  He has held a variety of positions within DEQ  including water quality permit writing, rule and policy development.  Prior to working at DEQ Mr. Papish was a project manager for a private environmental consulting firm.

Download the forum announcement here.

For additional information, contact:

• Ashley Kaiser, Chair of the Board at 503-948-7204