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Membership Options

Membership options with The Climate Registry

Basic Membership
Climate Registered™ Membership
Climate Registered™ Silver, Gold or Platinum Status
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Reinstate Your Registry Membership

BASIC MEMBERSHIP

Basic Membership allows organizations to increase their capacity for building a high quality, cost effective GHG emissions inventory by accessing The Registry’s tools, expertise, and leadership community. Third party verification and public reporting are not required, but encouraged.

A summary of the program is here.

BENEFITS of BASIC MEMBERSHIP

Members have access to:

Guidance on building a high quality, cost-effective GHG inventory
Step by step assistance with measurement, reporting and verification
The Registry’s online calculation and reporting tools
Training and technical support
Policy updates from our Governmental Board members
A community of leaders from industry and government

COST of BASIC MEMBERSHIP

The annual fee structure for Climate Registry Basic Membership is below.

Commercial and Industrial Organizations with Revenues
Over $2 billion	$12,000
From $500 million – $2 billion	$6,600
From $100 million – $500 million	$4,000
From $20 million – $100 million	$2,500
Under $20 million	$1,000

Non-profit, Government and Academic Organizations with Budgets
Over $2 billion	$5,500
From $500 million – $2 billion	$4,000
From $100 million – $500 million	$3,000
From $20 million – $100 million	$1,200
Under $20 million	$750

Climate Registered™ MEMBERSHIP

Members who third party verify and report their North American or global greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories to The Registry are automatically Climate Registered™.

First and foremost, a GHG inventory built with The Registry is high quality, transparent and credible. It can help you understand and manage your carbon risk, and showcase your environmental leadership to your stakeholders.

In addition, Climate Registered™ Members have access to these additional benefits:

Publicize your Climate Registered™ status by using the Climate Registered logo
Your organization and inventory will be reported on The Climate Registry’s website
Receive recognition from media and the international community
Be eligible to be part of The Registry’s delegation at UN climate change conferences
Be eligible to profile your achievements on Climate Registry webinars and at regional forums

COST of Climate Registered™ MEMBERSHIP

There are no additional costs to being Climate Registered. The fees for Membership apply, refer to the chart below.

Annual Fee Structure

Commercial and Industrial Organizations with Revenues
Over $2 billion	$12,000
From $500 million – $2 billion	$6,600
From $100 million – $500 million	$4,000
From $20 million – $100 million	$2,500
Under $20 million	$1,000

Non-profit, Government and Academic Organizations with Budgets
Over $2 billion	$5,500
From $500 million – $2 billion	$4,000
From $100 million – $500 million	$3,000
From $20 million – $100 million	$1,200
Under $20 million	$750

Climate Registered™ SILVER, GOLD and PLATINUM STATUS

Members can apply for Climate Registered™ Silver, Gold or Platinum after third party verifying and reporting their North American or global GHG inventories to The Registry.

Achieve Silver, Gold or Platinum status by meeting criteria such as having a public emissions reduction plan and/or reducing emissions by 5 to 20%. Use the Climate Registered™ logo to demonstrate your environmental leadership to your stakeholders.


Member must have a public GHG management and reduction plan in place that includes: An absolute GHG emission reduction goal for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. A target base year and the expected timeline to achieve the target. Demonstration of 5+ best practices	Member must meet all Climate Registered™ Silver requirements+ Member must demonstrate an absolute five percent reduction in Scope 1 and scope 2 (a portion of Scope 2 reductions may be met through purchase of RECs) emissions in its total, entity-wide North American or global footprint against a target base year.Companies subject to mandatory requirements must demonstrate – through the implementation of best practices or additional reductions – that they are going above and beyond mandatory requirements to reduce their emissions.	Member must meet all Climate Registered™ Gold requirements+ Member must demonstrate an absolute 20 percent reduction in Scope 1 and 2 (a portion of Scope 2 reductions may be met through purchase of RECs) emissions in its North American or global footprint against a target base year. 49% of the reduction can be met with regulatory-approved offsets.Companies subject to mandatory requirements must demonstrate – through the implementation of best practices or additional reductions – that they are going above and beyond mandatory requirements to reduce their emissions.

Member must have a public GHG management and reduction plan in place that includes:

An absolute GHG emission reduction goal for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.
A target base year and the expected timeline to achieve the target.
Demonstration of 5+ best practices

Member must meet all Climate Registered™ Silver requirements+
Member must demonstrate an absolute five percent reduction in Scope 1 and scope 2 (a portion of Scope 2 reductions may be met through purchase of RECs) emissions in its total, entity-wide North American or global footprint against a target base year.Companies subject to mandatory requirements must demonstrate – through the implementation of best practices or additional reductions – that they are going above and beyond mandatory requirements to reduce their emissions.

Member must meet all Climate Registered™ Gold requirements+
Member must demonstrate an absolute 20 percent reduction in Scope 1 and 2 (a portion of Scope 2 reductions may be met through purchase of RECs) emissions in its North American or global footprint against a target base year. 49% of the reduction can be met with regulatory-approved offsets.Companies subject to mandatory requirements must demonstrate – through the implementation of best practices or additional reductions – that they are going above and beyond mandatory requirements to reduce their emissions.

Draft Climate Registered Accounting and Reporting Requirements

The Climate Registry is currently conducting a pilot of the Climate Registered leadership program with 12 Charter Members. The draft requirements for this program will be tested by the Charter Members through December 31^st, 2010. In early 2011 an updated version of these requirements including lessons learned from the pilot phase will be released for a full public comment period. If you have any questions about the draft accounting and reporting requirements, please contact The Registry’s Policy Manager, Peggy Foran, at peggy@theclimateregistry.org.

NEW: Application for Climate Registered Status (Pilot Phase)

Application for Climate Registered Status (Pilot Phase)

The Climate Registered™ reduction program highlights companies that are taking initiative to voluntarily reduce their emissions in a credible way, which is increasingly important to your stakeholders and the broader community.

HOW to JOIN THE REGISTRY

Please follow this link for information on how to join The Registry.

HOW to REINSTATE MEMBERSHIP

Registry membership is annual and is renewed upon receipt of annual membership dues, providing access to Registry services including technical assistance, software access, policy briefs and updates, participation in webinars and recognition events and more. An organization may end its membership in The Climate Registry at any time by notifying The Registry. However, membership dues are not refundable.

If there is a gap in membership, organizations can reinstate their membership at any time by paying a one-time fee equivalent to 50% of their annual membership dues for every year that they were not a member. Returning members can apply for a waiver of the reinstatement fee in cases where extraordinary circumstances prevented their continuous membership.

Please contact Member Services at help@theclimateregistry.org for information on how to reinstate your membership with The Registry.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

See the frequently asked questions documents for Membership and Climate Registered, or contact Alex Carr at alex@theclimateregistry.org

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