GEMI BenchmarkEnergy & Climate ChangeMay 2006Carl Wirdak Bob Accarino Audrey BambergerOccidental Petroleum Abbott Laboratories Anheuser-BuschOutline• Survey Recap•Energy• Climate• NuggetsEnergy & Climate Benchmarking – May 2006 2Survey Overview• Survey addresses the topic of energy management and climate change• Response rate = 55% – Not all companies completed all questions• Thank you to all participants!Energy & Climate Benchmarking – May 2006 3Is energy a strategic issue?Number of Companies• In most companies, energy is an important issue, 414but…not all consider energy to be strategic• Drivers:2 2–Cost– ManagementNo Yes– RegulatoryIs it strategic?No. of companies = 22Energy & Climate Benchmarking – May 2006 4YesNoEnergy is significant –either as a product or cost Has your energy been curtailed?Number of Companies• Energy has been curtailed at some point in the last 2 years at 34about 30% of respondents• At over 40% of companies where 124energy supply has been interrupted, energy is not a No Yesstrategic issueIs it strategic?– sample size is smallNo. of companies = 23Energy & Climate Benchmarking – May 2006 5YesNoEnergy has been curtailedEnergy strategy elementsInternal communicationInternal communicationand programsConservationCost controlCost controlGreenhouse gas goals/impactsBenchmarkingBenchmarkingPolicy commitmentExternal communicationExternal communicationSupply assurance ...
0 20 40 60 80 100 Energy is managed to meet company priorities, not stakeholder expectations
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Who is involved in energy management
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Energy teams at: (87%) Site level (74%) Corporate (50%) Combined site and corporate Information sharing a) Meetings & conference calls b) Corporate staff group facilitated sharing c) Websites & newsletters
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Energy-related websites
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DOE (EIA, EERE Industrial Technologies Program) EPA (Energy Star, Climate Leaders, Green Power Partnership) WRI, WBCSD, Pew Center GEMI, BRT Climate RESOLVE U.S. Green Building Council Climatebiz.com PointCarbon Carbon Trust UNFCCC / IPCC NYMEX Pricing Website (track futures pricing) Various energy trend websites to track geopolitical, weather, and demand issues
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Energy goals
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Most companies intend to maintain or reduce energy consumption Baselines generally do not pre-date 2001 Most goals are normalized to production or sales Most target 5-10% reduction Some have annual targets, others have just an endpoint target date Some tied to greenhouse gas emissions reductions