Sentences with phrase «additional carbon offset»

Four additional carbon offset methodologies are currently in ACR's approval process for publication in 2013 including California and Mid-South modules for Emission Reductions in Rice Production, a modular approach to Grazing Land and Livestock Management in beef and dairy production, a methodology for Avoided Conversion of Grasslands and Shrublands to commodity crop production, and a methodology for quantifying emissions reductions from Carbon Capture and Storage in Oil and Gas Reservoirs.

Not exact matches

In the past, some people have argued that the increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air would be partially offset by an increase in plant growth, caused by that additional (CO2): increased CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere should work like extra fertilizer and lead to increased plant growth.

-- The Administrator may promulgate regulations to add to the list of class I and class II, group I, substances that may be destroyed for destruction offset credits, taking into account a candidate substance's carbon dioxide equivalent value, ozone depletion potential, prevalence in banks in the United States, and emission rates, as well as the need for additional cost containment under the class II, group II cap and the integrity of the class II, group II cap.

Aeroplan will match the miles you redeem, plus an additional 20 %, by transferring the total amount toward carbon offsets from Offsetters.

And are there any offsetting additional amounts of terrestial carbon (such as new forests or plant growth, or is this accounted for in the 3rd figure?).

By purchasing RECs and other credible carbon offsets AFTER reducing electricity use as much as possible, consumers and corporations can support the additional development of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.

Google is also completely carbon - neutral, thanks to purchases of «very high quality offsets that we think are additional, financially and environmentally,» Chokshi said.

Any methane destroyed as a result of the equipment Gailliot installed is «additional» to what is required by law and therefore eligible to be verified as offsets under the Climate Action Reserve (CAR), a carbon standard used widely in the United States.

Biomass offset projects must pass the same tests as other carbon offset schemes to ensure that carbon savings are genuine, quantifiable, permanent and additional.

Yet if those plants were going to grow anyway, simply diverting them to bioenergy does not remove any additional carbon from the atmosphere and therefore does not offset emissions from burning that biomass.

Yet if those plants were going to grow anyway, simply diverting them to bioenergy does not remove any additional carbon from the atmosphere and therefore does not offset the emissions from burning that biomass.

To make up for the missed revenue from the taxes and fire prevention fees, as well as to pay for offsets to counteract additional allowances put on the market if the carbon price hits its upper bound, money will be taken from the cap - and - trade program's revenue, effectively decreasing the amount of discretionary funds remaining for local environmental investments and other greenhouse gas reduction projects.

To help clients achieve their sustainability goals, a well - designed offset program applies the rules set out in the protocol to ensure offsets are genuine, additional and permanent and to make sure that projects perform as expected to deliver actual carbon savings.

And we've developed some of the most robust reporting and monitoring systems that ensure carbon credits represent real, measurable and additional emissions reductions,» said Simon Henry, program director at the International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA), which funded the research for this article.

-- The Administrator may promulgate regulations to add to the list of class I and class II, group I, substances that may be destroyed for destruction offset credits, taking into account a candidate substance's carbon dioxide equivalent value, ozone depletion potential, prevalence in banks in the United States, and emission rates, as well as the need for additional cost containment under the class II, group II cap and the integrity of the class II, group II cap.

If the purchase of carbon offsets is a critical factor in making the reductions happen, the reductions are said to be «additional» to the business - as - usual case.

Although increased vegetation would sequester additional carbon, this would be more - than - offset by the loss of the albedo effect, whereby sunlight bounces off white (snow and ice covered) parts of the Earth.

The registry only registers project - based carbon offset tons that are real, additional, permanent and independently verified.

Thawing permafrost also delivers organic - rich soils to lake bottoms, where decomposition in the absence of oxygen releases additional methane.116 Extensive wildfires also release carbon that contributes to climate warming.107, 117,118 The capacity of the Yukon River Basin in Alaska and adjacent Canada to store carbon has been substantially weakened since the 1960s by the combination of warming and thawing of permafrost and by increased wildfire.119 Expansion of tall shrubs and trees into tundra makes the surface darker and rougher, increasing absorption of the sun's energy and further contributing to warming.120 This warming is likely stronger than the potential cooling effects of increased carbon dioxide uptake associated with tree and shrub expansion.121 The shorter snow - covered seasons in Alaska further increase energy absorption by the land surface, an effect only slightly offset by the reduced energy absorption of highly reflective post-fire snow - covered landscapes.121 This spectrum of changes in Alaskan and other high - latitude terrestrial ecosystems jeopardizes efforts by society to use ecosystem carbon management to offset fossil fuel emissions.94, 95,96

The forests that the industry claims are offsetting the emissions of burning biomass for energy were already growing and sequestering carbon, so creating an additional source of carbon pollution by burning trees requires creating an additional offset to take that carbon up.

If forests globally were to become a net source of carbon to the atmosphere in the future — an all - too - plausible scenario under climate change — the EF would approach infinity, since additional forest would augment human carbon emissions rather than offset them.

The funds collected are invested in additional efficiency, clean energy and carbon offset projects.

With the development of additional pilot projects, it would be possible to see a soil carbon offset protocol adopted by the California Air Resources Board in the future.

For each additional ton of carbon dioxide their trees store, forest owners earn a credit that they can sell to companies who wish to offset their emissions.

All carbon offset transaction proceeds resulting from the project will be reinvested by the school board into additional greenhouse emission reduction projects and climate change related education and programs.

Many carbon offsets, even though they come from projects that are additional to business as usual, are generated by projects that already exist.

A carbon tax, partly offset by tax cuts or rebates for middle - income and poorer taxpayers, could provide additional revenue.

The goal is to encourage and facilitate the planting of enough new trees to offset the additional atmospheric carbon that would result from the Trump administration scrapping the Clean Power Plan.