• Cancellation Policy

Seminar Description

This course focuses on providing an understanding of how two primary Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Regulations and their associated Acts and guidance documents drive the GHG market in BC:

• Reporting Regulation; and
• Emissions Offset Regulation

The Reporting Regulation will require nearly 200 BC firms to annually quantify and report their GHG emissions to the BC Ministry of Environment.  Almost half of these will also need to have their reports verified by an accredited third party.  This Regulation sets the stage for a future “Cap and Trade” Regulation with further consequences and expected in late 2010.

The Emissions Offset Regulation creates the opportunity for organizations that are able to reduce their GHG emissions to generate “offset credits” which can be sold to earn income.  The quantities and other properties of these offset credits must be validated and verified by accredited third parties.

Engineers are employed by firms that:

• must report
• generate offset credits
• provide services to help reduce GHG emissions
• provide the accredited third party validations and verifications

Consequently, these two Regulations drive the market and create exciting new opportunities for the Engineering profession!  However, it is not that simple as evidenced by the relatively slow uptake of money-earning GHG offset projects.  The presenter, Mr. Nelson Lee, M.A.Sc., P.Eng., the first CSA certified GHG Verifier in BC offers his insights and ideas to help you benefit from this new market.

This course is suitable for Engineers in the following business sectors:

• industry
• consulting
• municipal government
• provincial governments and crown corporations

Instructor:

Mr. Nelson Lee, M.A.Sc., P.Eng. is a Senior Sustainability Strategist with EBA’s Environment Practise. He focuses on helping his clients benefit from sustainability enhancements, including capturing opportunities in the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) market. As a CSA certified Greenhouse Gas Verifier, Mr. Lee has led the successful verification of nine greenhouse gas projects in BC and Alberta, earning his clients over $3 million in revenue so far. The projects were in gas and electricity reduction projects through energy efficiency and fuel switching initiatives.  He also regularly teaches GHG courses through professional organizations such as the Association of Professional Engineers, Geoscientists of BC and the Environmental Managers Association of BC and on contract to Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance an ANSI-accredited GHG Verifying body.

Cancellation Policy

Registered attendees unable to attend the event may designate a substitute, provided APEGBC receives written notification at least one business day prior to the event. Registration information for the substitute attendee should accompany the notice. If notice of cancellation of registration is received:

•  5 business days or more prior to the event, a refund will be processed
•  Less than 5 business days prior to the event, no refunds apply

Substitute registrants are permitted up to the day of the seminar and member/non-member fees will be applied. The organizers reserve the right to cancel the event if less than the minimum required participants have registered. Liability limited to registration fee.

APEGBC is an AIBC/CES registered provider offering an AIBC-Accredited activity for 2.75 Core Learning Units.

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