Resources

The Oregon Environmental Council and the Oregon Wine Board, in partnership with Ecos Consulting, have joined together to develop an initiative for Oregon wineries and vineyards to assess and reduce their carbon footprint, with the ultimate goal of becoming carbon neutral.

To date, only a handful of wineries and vineyards in the world have become carbon neutral. Oregon wineries and vineyards – many of who have already adopted sustainable agricultural practices into their operations – recognize that climate change will significantly impact their ability to grow grapes and produce quality wines. The participating wineries and vineyards want to be leaders in addressing climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and producing a product that has a limited impact on the climate. While the wine industry is not a major emitter of greenhouse gasses in Oregon, it is directly impacted by climate change. By participating in this initiative, these wine industry leaders demonstrate the important role business plays in reducing carbon emissions.

This page is a resource both for those wineries and vineyards interested in learning about and/or joining the initiative as well as those already participating. See below for documents and contact information.  Additional details are available at www.cncwine.org.

Oregon Winery Data Requirements (xls)
GHG Inventory Overview (PDF)
2008 and 2009 GHG Inventory Data Collection Template
2010 GHG Inventory Data Collection Template
CNC Greenhouse Gas Management – Phase 1 (PDF)
CNC Greenhouse Gas Management – Phase 2 (PDF)
Oregon Carbon Neutral Challenge GHG Inventory Boundaries (doc)
FAQs (doc)
Renewable Energy Project Funding Opportunities (doc)

Contacts:
Andrea Durbin, Oregon Environmental Council – (503)222-1963 x 104
Brad Denig, Ecos Consulting – (503) 525-2700
Michael Brown – Sokol Blosser Winery and Vineyard – 503-864-2282
Eric Lemelson – Lemelson Vineyards – 503-852-6619
Tony Soter – Soter Vineyards – 503-662-5600