Like us, you are aware of the many issues surrounding the subject of climate change and the effects of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on global warming. Beginning with its emergence on the international political agenda in the mid-1980s and reaching critical mass in the Kyoto Protocol of December 1997, GHG emissions have become a significant financial interest for companies in the United States as they discover how an effective GHG management program can bring both environmental and economical benefits. Even though the U.S. has not agreed to the Kyoto accord, there is increasing attention here to reducing GHG emissions, both for the environmental benefits and the financial benefits to your bottom line. President George Bush has announced a goal of 18% reduction of GHG intensity by 2012, and bills have been introduced in Congress to specifically regulate GHG emissions. Companies wishing to do business on a global scale already face very stringent international GHG emission rules and procedures.

The GHG emission issue is very fluid. Currently, there are programs administered by individual states, the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). While all these programs have many common elements, there are also some significant differences. Add to the mix the now active GHG emission trading markets and you begin to understand why many companies are both anxious to address the GHG emission issue and unsure as to how to approach it.

The Payne Firm can help your company negotiate the complex and often confusing world of GHG emissions by helping you design and implement a Greenhouse Gas Management Program. Whether your company is seeking to address GHG emissions in response to a corporate GHG risk management program, participation in voluntary reporting initiatives (including reporting to stakeholders), participation in GHG markets or compliance with regulatory reporting requirements, our tailored Management Programs provide profit-driven road maps. More importantly, when you move beyond the regulatory uncertainty that currently exists in a manner that allows your program to be effective whichever way the regulators go, you can feel good about the decision to go forward, realizing all of the benefits now.

For more than 15 years, The Payne Firm has helped companies solve complex environmentally-related issues with as much emphasis on the bottom line as the scientific and legal realities. Please take a moment to review the elements of our Program (click here), and you’ll see that The Payne Firm is the right partner to engage for your GHG emissions and bottom line needs.