EPA_Public_Private_Achievements_CCAC

Addressing Emissions: The Role of Public-Private Partnerships

Technology Forum on Climate-Friendly Alternatives in Commercial Refrigeration Cindy Newberg, Chief Alternatives and Emissions Reduction Branch

Retail Food HFC Consumption

Approaches in the United States • EPA combines regulatory & voluntary programs to: – Encourage uptake of climate-friendly alternatives – Reduce emissions

• Partnerships provide opportunities to go beyond regulatory requirements SNAP

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is an EPA partnership with food retailers to reduce refrigerant emissions and decrease their impact on the ozone layer and climate change

• We achieve this mission by providing the supermarket industry with information and assistance to: – Transition to refrigerants with better environmental profiles; – Lower refrigerant charge sizes and eliminate leaks; and – Adopt green refrigeration technologies and environmental best practices

GreenChill Stakeholders   

6 founding partners – launched Nov. 27, 2007 Currently 54 partners with nearly 8,000 stores 20% of all stores in the industry Environmental Regulators

Food Retailers

Chemical Manufacturers Service Contractors & Technicians

Advanced Refrigeration Systems Manufacturers Component Manufacturers

Trade Organizations

GreenChill Programs GREENCHILL’S MISSION: REDUCE REFRIGERANT EMISSIONS

Corporate Emissions Reductions Program Partners measure emissions and set annual goals

Store Certification Program Awards GreenChill certification to stores for achieving emissions reduction targets

Advanced Refrigeration Program Promotes use of advanced refrigeration technologies, strategies, and practices

Design Store to Prevent, Rather Than Repair Leaks 25%

~3500

~25%

3000 20%

Percent Leak Rate

Charge Size (lbs. refrigerant)

3500

2500 2000 1500

1325 1028

1000

15%

10%

5%

500

3.8%

264

0

0.5%

0%

Gold

Platinum

0%

Industry

Silver

Gold

Platinum

Average HFC commercial refrigeration system charge size for each GreenChill certification level vs. typical store

Industry

Silver

Average HFC leak rate for each GreenChill certification level vs. typical store

HFCs Annual Emissions Avoided 4.5 4 Million Metric Tons CO2eq

3.5 3

2.5 2

1.5 1

0.5 0 2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Financial Impact Calculator: Refrigerant Leaks How much product do you have to sell to pay the replacement cost of leaked refrigerant?

You have to sell 19,514 gallons of milk to pay replacement costs of 100 pounds of refrigerant!

Climate Impact Calculator: Comparison to Electricity • Uses electricity as comparison • Average supermarket’s refrigerant leaks can impact climate as much as the store’s entire annual electricity use

To achieve the same CO 2 eq of reducing refrigerant leaks by

700 pounds

you would have to reduce electricity consumption by 2,112,183 kilowatt hours.

To achieve the same CO 2 eq of reducing eletricity consumption by

10 percent

you would have to reduce refrigerant leaks by

2 percent.

Lessons Learned/Applied • CCAC HFC Focal Area Goal: provide a platform for cooperative activities between governments, private sector, and other stakeholders to promote climatefriendly alternatives to high-GWP HFCs across sectors – seek to change the current trajectory by enabling new technologies and addressing standards – Tools include: capacity building, inventories, demonstration projects, etc.

• Is there a role for voluntary partnerships?

– Is GreenChill a potential model that could work elsewhere?

– Are there other models?

Thank You!

Contact Information: Cindy Newberg newberg.cindy@epa.gov GreenChill Partnership: Keilly Witman witman.keilly@epa.gov www.epa.gov/greenchill