Sentences with phrase «of voluntary offsetting»

But I'm a fan of voluntary offset projects of this sort where the added value of a payment goes far beyond avoided greenhouse gases.

In 2011, corporate buyers continued to dominate the market, contributing $ 368 million — or nearly 65 % — of the market's total value, with European corporate buyers remaining the largest source of voluntary offset demand.

One of those surprises came from the United States which emerged as the world's largest single - country buyer of voluntary offsets despite the lack of impending regulations that had previously sparked demand from companies looking to get a leg up on the law.

Not exact matches

NGOs, World Bank look to «blue» portfolios Although Siikamäki's study ties successful conservation to the price of offsets in mandatory and voluntary carbon markets, the researchers also took into account other benefits unrelated to carbon, like maintaining species diversity.

Anja Kollmuss, a staff scientist with the Stockholm Environment Institute and the author of two recent industry reports, says that while problems exist, voluntary offsets «have helped to get some good projects off the ground?

«(1) any person in the United States to exchange instruments in the nature of offset credits issued before January 1, 2009, by a State or voluntary offset program with respect to which the Administrator has made an affirmative determination under section 740 (a)(2), for emissions allowances established by the Administrator under section 721 (a); and

Summarizes GAO's prior work examining (1) the challenges in ensuring the quality of carbon offsets in the voluntary market, (2) the effects of and lessons learned from the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), an international offset program, and (3) matters that the Congress may wish to consider when developing regulatory programs.

Atop a pleather stool cushion, a round painting of leucaena leucocephala, the first tree species to be deployed en mass to combat climate change, is stickered with certified receipts of the voluntary carbon offsets purchased by Assiff to cover his footprint in creating the show.

One of the largest problems currently plaguing the voluntary offset market in the U.S. are Renewable Energy Credits (RECs).

ACR also operates a robust and secure electronic registry system, powered by APX, for members to register California and voluntary market projects and record the issuance, transfer and retirement of serialized, project - based and independently verified offsets.

«Some voluntary programs are even writing the rules for regulated carbon markets as governments outsource a growing list of market functions to independent bodies — leaning on their accumulated experience with carbon offset projects.»

The study finds governments have moved beyond their traditional role of providing oversight for voluntary offsetting programs to now performing services ranging from the certification of projects and development of methodologies that reduce greenhouse emissions — to registering offsets and educating buyers.

Several other nations are not be far behind, including Costa Rica, the Republic of Korea and most recently South Africa — which could consider allowing offsets of voluntary origin for use under its proposed carbon tax.

Beyond implementing national pilots to engage the private sector in carbon offsetting, some of these governments also view their «voluntary» programs as the first step toward developing national climate action plans and regulated carbon marketplaces.

Nine of the 21 programs identified in the report emerged just in the last four years, and three of the 13 programs profiled in the report — California, British Columbia and Oregon — use offsetting tools that were developed for voluntary actors to underpin regional GHG regulations.

With the future of an international climate agreement still in flux, governments worldwide are turning to markets for voluntary carbon offsetting to engage private sector climate actors — and to inform or provide the tools that could shape tomorrow's regulated carbon markets.

Demand for carbon offsets on the voluntary market grew 14 % last year to 87 million offsets, according to Ecosystem Marketplace's Ahead of the Curve: State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2015 report, released last week.

«Of course the hope is that eventually we'll be able to use the verified tonnes from the Carbon Reduction Fund to partially offset those voluntary registrations [of CleanSteps customers],» said Ginger Williams of Sterling PlaneOf course the hope is that eventually we'll be able to use the verified tonnes from the Carbon Reduction Fund to partially offset those voluntary registrations [of CleanSteps customers],» said Ginger Williams of Sterling Planeof CleanSteps customers],» said Ginger Williams of Sterling Planeof Sterling Planet.

In both the voluntary carbon market and California's regulated carbon market, ACR oversees the registration and verification of carbon offset projects following approved carbon accounting methodologies or protocols and issues offsets on a transparent registry system.

register California and voluntary market projects and record the issuance, transfer and retirement of serialized, project - based and independently verified offsets.

The first private, voluntary offset program in the world, ACR has over 20 years of experience in developing scientific greenhouse gas emissions accounting methodologies.

Founded in 1996 as the first private voluntary registry in the world, ACR has 15 years of experience in the development of rigorous, science - based carbon offset standards and methodologies as well as in carbon offset issuance, serialization and transparent online transaction and retirement reporting.

With the promise of revenue from carbon offsets, a methane gas collection and control system at the Bi-County Municipal Landfill was built as a completely voluntary action.

The International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA) is a not - for - profit alliance of leading carbon reduction and offset providers that provides leadership and a unified voice advocating for rigorous industry standards for the voluntary carbon mOffset Alliance (ICROA) is a not - for - profit alliance of leading carbon reduction and offset providers that provides leadership and a unified voice advocating for rigorous industry standards for the voluntary carbon moffset providers that provides leadership and a unified voice advocating for rigorous industry standards for the voluntary carbon market.

ICROA's support of robust standards for the voluntary offset market is critical: Member firms currently provide carbon offset and management services to thousands of businesses and hundreds of thousands of individuals.

Subtitled «Do voluntary carbon offsets help counteract greenhouse gases, or are they just a way for guilt - ridden consumers to buy their way out of bad feelings?»

To ensure voluntary reductions receive appropriate credit and to help create an initial supply of offset credits for California's Cap - and - Trade Program, the Compliance Offset Program allows for Early Action Offset Credits (Eoffset credits for California's Cap - and - Trade Program, the Compliance Offset Program allows for Early Action Offset Credits (EOffset Program allows for Early Action Offset Credits (EOffset Credits (EAOCs).

Our work has played an important role in the development of the voluntary carbon market and our project principles have widely influenced the debate about what counts as a valid carbon offset.

It should be of great value to anybody interested in understanding how voluntary offset use can benefit both the climate agenda and the sustainable development goals adopted last year».

They take issue with the voluntary period of the agreement, as well as the fact that airlines will be able to offset their emissions rather than having to reduce them through efficiency gains or use of biofuels, etc..

Amongst a forest of Kyoto offset mechanisms, mandatory cap - and - trade systems, voluntary standards and other programs, certifications and protocols, how can you identify a program that fits your needs?

In the voluntary carbon market there are many offset standards, which set criteria for the selection and evaluation of projects.

The voluntary carbon market (VCM) supports a range of carbon offset projects that also deliver various socio - economic and environmental co-benefits.

67 % of respondents reported positive and tangible business benefits from their voluntary offset programme, ranging from reductions in energy consumption and costs, to market differentiation, winning new business and client retention, to employee engagement.

A lot of prominent brands use offsetting, including household names like General Motors, Delta Air Lines, and Microsoft, all of whom were among the top five buyers on the voluntary market in 2014.

Here, Robert Stevens from ClimateCare, a recently certified B Corporation and winner of a Queen's Award for Sustainable Development for its outstanding contribution to tackling climate change and alleviating poverty, responds to some of the common questions that surround carbon offsetting, to help you decide if a voluntary carbon offset programme should be part of your business's carbon management strategy.

Paying to reduce an equivalent amount of carbon emissions through voluntary carbon offsetting is the most cost effective, fast and efficient way of doing this.

In the early days of carbon markets in the early 2000's, voluntary offset quality was a mixed bag — some projects were well - planned and some were not.

Despite the lack of mandated standards for voluntary carbon offsets, marketers should generally avoid making false or misleading environmental claims.

Requires the EPA Administrator to issue regulations allowing: (1) any person to exchange instruments in the nature of offset credits issued before January 1, 2009, by an approved state or a voluntary offset program for emission allowances; and (2) the EPA Administrator to provide compensation in the form of emission allowances for other documented early reductions or avoidance of GHG emissions or GHGs sequestered before January 1, 2009, that meet specific conditions.

Virtually all of the activity documented in the report took place in the voluntary markets, while most media coverage of carbon trading has focused on the European Union's top - down Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) that was initiated to handle credits and offsets generated under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

The urgency of the challenge has prompted a number of new initiatives from business - oriented environmental groups that aim to reassess — and reimagine — the role of voluntary carbon offsetting in helping to generate the finance needed to protect the climate.

In 2012 American Carbon Registry demonstrated continued leadership in the voluntary carbon market, reaching a milestone of issuance of over 37.5 million offsets.

We're pleased to report that new offset projects are already in the development pipeline utilizing the four new voluntary carbon offset methodologies approved by ACR in 2012 including a first - of - akind methodology for emissions reductions from

«(1) any person in the United States to exchange instruments in the nature of offset credits issued before January 1, 2009, by a State or voluntary offset program with respect to which the Administrator has made an affirmative determination under section 740 (a)(2), for emissions allowances established by the Administrator under section 721 (a); and

One approach is passing the carbon cost on to passengers in the form of voluntary carbon offset purchases.

We're pleased to report that new offset projects are already in the development pipeline utilizing the four new voluntary carbon offset methodologies approved by ACR in 2012 including a first - of - akind methodology for emissions reductions from Restoration of Degraded Deltaic Wetlands, a rigorous and pragmatic methodology for Reduced Use of Fertilizer on Agricultural Crops, a ground - breaking methodology for Truck Stop Electrification that offers air quality co-benefits, and long - awaited REDD methodology modules.

The Regional Analysis examines the geography of voluntary carbon markets — where offsets are produced, how prices, project types, and standards vary by location, as well as developments shaping the carbon market in each region.

Established in 1996 as the first voluntary GHG registry in the world, ACR has over 15 years of unparalleled voluntary carbon market experience in the development of rigorous, science - based offset methodologies and operational experience in the oversight of offset project verification, registration, offset issuance and retirement reporting.

When the US state of California's cap - and - trade program came into force in 2013, many buyers that had voluntarily purchased offsets in prior years (averaging 10 million tonnes / year) to prepare for the law last year began obtaining the same offsets — which had their origins in the voluntary market — to comply with the law.