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43 <br /> Orange County, NC RFQ 5225 SCS ENGINEERS <br /> c oil co N <br /> O ;; V1 C C <br /> O <br /> _ O •£ O o •w fff <br /> o "� a, ° a 0 w E a v <br /> Q C C d C W 0 0 F ce W °° Z <br /> d d <br /> o f 1_ o, E $ C u, C $ a as W VI CO <br /> 2 ICE a m a ° Z <br /> 2 * <br /> a t° m Q N _ V Cd V E 't <br /> Q = Q hOt Ea c °, E Ts o o ° o 42. U) vW <br /> u° u o 7 o ` ? dQ - 6 c <br /> o c c <br /> j <br /> C U a o o T— > y o e Q >°,° 8 v, ° W a a Q c <br /> Project Location . 7 o = • - £ 2 > <br /> 0 Z v E :. 3 E F Z C <br /> c: N F c U W <br /> Howard County Alpha Ridge LF IL ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ <br /> Montgomery County Oaks LF ✓ ✓ <br /> Prince George's County,BS Rd LF ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ <br /> Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction (Carbon Credits) <br /> Methane gas (the gas created by an active landfill)has a global warming potential 21 to 23 times <br /> more powerful than carbon dioxide in terms of its greenhouse effect. The United Nations <br /> Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) adopted in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and <br /> subsequent developments, including the Kyoto Protocol are driving current efforts towards GHG <br /> trading. <br /> SCS is among the firms pioneering our nation's efforts at reducing GHG emissions from landfills <br /> in order to combat climate change. SCS Engineers is actively involved in developing markets <br /> for Greenhouse Gas emissions reductions both domestically and internationally. Our work <br /> includes engineering assignments on projects in various stages of development in South <br /> America,North America, Oceania, and Asia. We are fully aware of the existing and developing <br /> markets where landfill owners can sell GHG credits by voluntarily installing methane recovery <br /> systems. SCS has provided the following services within the carbon credit arena: <br /> • Arranging for sale of carbon credits/monetization. <br /> • Implementation of monitoring, recordkeeping, and quality assurance programs to <br /> generate carbon credits at landfills. <br /> • Estimation of methane generation rates at landfills, and quantifying the GHG emissions. <br /> • Development of GHG protocols for landfill projects. <br /> • Development of GHG emissions inventories and verification of GHG reductions. <br /> • Tracking GHG programs at the international, national, regional, state, and local levels in <br /> order to advise our clients as to the effects on their businesses. <br /> 22 <br />