The Washington State Department of Ecology and the WCI will host a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Benchmarking Symposium from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm on May 19 at The Westin Seattle in downtown Seattle, WA. 

To download the agenda, click here.  Meeting presentations will be posted on Ecology's website.

The Washington Department of Ecology has engaged the Seattle office of the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) to prepare a white paper, Issues and Options for Benchmarking Industrial GHG Emissions.  This paper will form the basis of the discussion at the Symposium, and examines a number of industrial sectors in detail including: aluminum, cement, chemicals, food processing, pulp and paper, steam, and steel.  SEI worked with representatives from each of those sectors as they developed this preliminary draft, which will be finalized after the Symposium.  Additional background information – including the scoping memo for this project – at Ecology’s website.

Stakeholders are invited to attend in-person or via teleconference.  There is no charge to participate in the meeting, but participants planning to attend in-person are asked to register to ensure sufficient capacity. Click here to register.

To join the meeting via teleconference, dial 1-800-868-1837, and enter code 659 537# (1-404-920-6440 for outside the U.S. and Canada).  To view the presentation as it is being discussed, go to https://www1.gotomeeting.com/join/115725897 and follow the prompts.  Questions will be taken through the webinar interface, rather than over the phone, and incorporated into the discussion by the facilitator.  Those without access to the webinar can email questions to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

This symposium will be followed by a WCI Partner meeting on May 20 (click here for details).