GHG Climate Team LLC is an environmental consulting firm that assists clients with greenhouse gas regulation compliance and climate action planning. It was founded in 2009 and has offices in Sacramento, Los Angeles, and the Inland Empire. The company provides greenhouse gas verification services and helps clients develop climate strategies and plans to reduce emissions. Key services include greenhouse gas inventory development, climate action planning, regulatory updates on climate policies, and carbon offset strategies.

1. Company Background Team Members GHG Climate Team LLC
GHG Climate Team LLC, was created in 2009 to assist Greenhouse Gas Strategy & Verification
John McCabe, MS, QEP, CSP is a Partner in
clients with regulatory issues centered around climate GHG Climate Team and has over 25 years ex-
change and the generation of greenhouse gas (GHG). perience in national and international EHS
GHG Climate Team is a California Air Resources Board programs. John is a lead verifier for both CARB
(CARB) Verification Body (No. H-09-012) and is a certi- and CAR and has extensive regulatory involve-
fied small business with the California Department of ment at the federal, state, and local levels. He
General Services (No.1134240) and various local gov- is an environmental lead auditor with over 100 regulatory,
ernmental organizations. With offices in Sacramento, systems, and air emissions audits conducted. He has
Los Angeles, and the Inland Empire, GHG Climate assisted companies in development of sustainable waste,
Team provides our clients with the ability to provide storm-water, and carbon and energy programs. He has
GHG verification services or strategy development with an MS in Environmental Engineering and a BS in Biology.
Climate Action Plans, GHG reduction measures, imple-
mentation of green alternative energy sources, and Cynthia Vant Hul, MPA, is a Principal Partner
implementation of energy and water conservation pro- and Technical Specialist for the GHG Climate
grams in order to decrease the production of GHG. Our Team and has over 11 years experience in
company was formed by Principals with experience in sustainable program development in private Professional Consulting
both industry and consulting and who have worked industry and government sectors. Ms Vant
with the following sectors: Hul is a lead environmental auditor and has Services in
Pharma/Biotech/Med Device, Landfills, Waste,
completed over 1,500 environmental and waste au- Greenhouse Gas
dits. She has developed GHG baseline inventories, strate-
BioWaste, Food Industry, Oil & Gas (all
gies, programs and training under the guidelines of CA’s Strategies & Verification
streams), Aerospace, Large Manufacturing,
AB 32 and holds a Masters of Public Administration.
Energy, Cement, Electrical, Government, Con- www.ghgteam.com
struction, Composting, Retailers, & Govern- Ray Kapahi, MS, is a Principal Partner with
ment. GHG Climate Team and has over 25 years
Our clients come from various sectors including: experience in air quality permitting, analysis
 Landfills ( Waste Mgmt) of toxic emissions and impact analysis with
 Industry ( Knauf Fiberglass) a focus on power generation. His skills
 Composting (Kellogg Garden Products) include emission calculations, dispersion modeling,
 Mining & aggregate (Jaxon Enterprises) preparation of EIRs, and preparation of health risk as-
 Chemical (Searles Minerals) sessments. Mr. Kapahi is a lead verifier with CARB and
 Construction (Desilva Gates Construction) CAR with cement and electrical sectors expertise. He
 Power Generation (biomass ) holds a M.S. in chemical engineering.
Offices Team Qualifications GHG Climate Team LLC provides
Sacramento - 12247 Welch Rd., Wilton, CA 95693 Over 75 years experience dealing with environmental risk issues, air Greenhouse Gas Verification,
O: (916) 687-8352 F: (916) 687-7863 permitting, local air programs, emission baselines, CEQA/NEPA & Emissions Inventory, Carbon
Inland Empire - 1130 Tyler Lane, Upland, CA 91784 Environmental Impact Reports.. We have the ability to develop
sustainable programs centered around GHG reduction and energy &
Footprint Analysis & Reduction
O: (909) 908-6577 F: (775) 243-2218
Los Angeles - 7100 Hayvenhurst Ave, Ste 314, LA, water conservation. We are experienced in environmental, waste, Strategy Development for our
CA , 91402 O: (818) 618-1096 F: (775) 243-2218 safety-related issues, and program development. Lead auditors for clients.
all EHS issues.

2. Implementing Carbon Strategies & Programs to Minimize Impact
SERVICES refining baseline emission inventories using on-site emis- Regulatory Updates
GHG Climate Team LLC sions testing, continuous monitoring and fuel substitution. GHG Climate Team provides regulatory intelligence to
provides upfront sustain- Once baselines are established, then reduction goals are clients so they can keep up to date and make strategic
able strategy development determined based on either regulation (State or Federal) or decisions on upcoming environmental issues. With both
and third party verification a company’s emission reduction goals. States and Federal GHG regulations being crafted and
services for clients. We are
Climate Action Plan implemented, companies need to know how these regu-
a Verification Body for CA
Air Resources Board Development of a strategic approach and plan is next in lations will affect their operation now and down the road.
(CARB) and Climate Action Registry (CAR). Our team con- order to determine how to cost effectively achieve the de-
Sustainable Program Development
sists of Lead Verifiers, Verifiers, and technical experts who sired goals. Key areas typically identified include energy
have extensive backgrounds in the environmental area. and water conservation, implementation of alternative non- GHG Climate Team assists companies in the develop-
Some of our services are detailed below. combustion technologies, and transportation related re- ment of sustainable programs and systems. These typi-
ductions. cally revolve around environmental and social impacts
Site Verification evolving from resource use, product impacts, and waste
Cap & Trade
Site Verification commences with development of a Verifica- issues as measured through life cycle impacts, emis-
tion & Sample Plan which outlines necessary steps to en- Starting in 2012, GHG emission limits will be developed for sions, and waste volumes. Your company’s carbon foot-
sure that a facility has an accurate accounting of their various business sectors in hopes to decrease global print can be calculated and strategies identified in order
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions. Facility emissions data, warming potentials. Businesses will be regulated in their
process flow diagrams, and current air permits are reviewed emission limits (capped) and local markets will develop
prior to a site visit while GHG emission sources, process around emission credit buying and selling. We can assist
Benefits of using
equipment, and metering locations and devices are re- companies develop strategies to take advantage of future GHG Climate Team LLC
viewed on-site. In addition, key personnel are interviewed, Cap & Trade programs. GHG Climate Team brings years of experience in
and operating procedures and training records are reviewed
managing air issues, regulatory programs, and
to determine the quality of emissions data and ensure com- Offsets
pliance. Collected site data is reviewed for accuracy and audits. Our in-depth experience in negotiating with
A key component of the CA AB-
misstatements and a final report including an opinion state- regulatory agencies, and obtaining solid solutions
32 legislation is to require
ment generated. allows us to keep companies up to date with key
companies to limit their 2020
GHG emissions to 1990 levels. regulations and programs focusing around climate
Inventory, Strategy & Climate Action Plan (CAP)
We partner with clients to develop tools, models, and inven- In order to achieve this goal, a change, air issues, and other environmental-
tories that are crucial in determining carbon impacts and company may require the pur- related programs.
potential mitigation measures. chase of emission offsets if
KEY CONTACTS
their emissions exceed their 1990 baseline. Offset exam-
Inventory
ples may include technologies and processes involving the  John McCabe, 818-618-1096
The key to an accurate baseline is to first determine
capture of GHG in planted forests, sub-gradient sequestra- john.mccabe@ghgteam.com
whether the carbon footprint is accurate. We have found
tion processes, or GHG capture at livestock feedlots. We
that many companies over-estimate emissions due to inac-  Ray Kapahi, 916-687-8352
work with companies to determine which technologies may
curate emission factors and assumptions. Approaches for ray.kapahi@ghgteam.com
be most cost effective and efficient and in line with your
defining inventories include: reviewing existing GHG
business strategies.  Cynthia Vant Hul, 909-908-6577
sources, data, and emission estimates used to develop
baselines and reduction targets; and then
Cynthia.vanthul@ghgteam.com