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Rob Janzen
Vice President, Western Canada
Robert Janzen is the VP of Western Canada for ClimateCHECK. Rob brings to ClimateCHECK highly technical expertise and experience concerning greenhouse gas (GHG) dynamics associated with agricultural and environmental systems.
In his extensive academic education and research, Rob focused on the biological and physical controls on elemental cycling in soil. In his M.Sc. thesis, Rob investigated the physical aspects of carbon and nitrogen transformations in soils, and the consequences of these for the stability of soil organic matter and soil structure. Rob’s Ph.D. dissertation focused on the physical and biological controls regulating the microbial communities involved in element cycling in soil. As a Research Associate at the University of Alberta, Rob planned and implemented research concerning recycling of nutrients by composting dairy manure. This involved a multi-disciplinary team of scientists, including scientists focusing on the emission of N2O from soil and the sequestration of carbon in soil.
This foundation of education and research enables Rob to provide advanced quantification and verification of GHG emissions from agricultural and environmental systems, and the sequestration of carbon (CO2e) in soil. These competencies in agricultural and environmental GHG dynamics are also essential to comprehensive life cycle analyses of bio-products and bio-energy.
Currently, Rob manages a number of ClimateCHECK engagements. These include: (1) development of a protocol to quantify GHG emission reductions from dairy farms, (2) assessment of opportunity to generate GHG reduction credits from a biomass-to-energy facility, (3) validation of a protocol to quantify offset credits from capture and destruction of methane from livestock manures, (4) compilation of scientific knowledge to support development of a protocol to quantify GHG emission reductions through more effective use of nitrogen fertilizers, (5) analysis of opportunities to generate GHG reduction credits by avoided change of land use, and (6) documentation for GHG emission reduction credits from energy efficiency projects of a multi-national supplier of retail and commercial energy products.
Also, Rob has contributed to verification of a number of GHG emissions reports from regulated facilities in Alberta. And, Rob represents ClimateCHECK as a strategic advisor to a major corporation in the North American oil and gas industry.
Rob, his wife Janet, and their two sons live in Coaldale, Alberta.
Expertise:
- GHG Projects in Agriculture
- Alberta GHG Regulations
- GHG Inventory and Management Systems
- Carbon Neutral Products
- ISO 14064 Standards and Auditing
- WRI-WBCSD GHG Protocols
- Western Climate Initiative
Education and Training:
- Master of Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
- Bachelor of Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
- Bachelor of Theology, Canadian Mennonite Bible College, Winnipeg
- Qualified GHG Auditor ISO 14064
