Sentences with phrase «voluntary carbon projects»

In 2016, ICROA and Imperial College conducted a second research study that highlighted further how private investment into voluntary carbon projects generates benefits to local communities in addition to mitigating climate change.

Therefore, it offers a cost effective way of evaluating the co-benefits of voluntary carbon projects.

Not exact matches

The group is the first body in Israel to utilize voluntary carbon offsetting through its own carbon offsetting projects.

«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.»

COTAP's carbon offset projects, which counteract emissions through tree planting, agroforestry and forest protection, are all located in areas where income levels are less than $ 2 per day, and are certified under Plan Vivo, the world's longest - standing voluntary standard for forest carbon.

Keurig Green Mountain coffee roasters challenged their own success with voluntary carbon reduction targets and, in partnership with NativeEnergy, helped create the Alex Little Soldier Wind Turbine project — the nation's first, tribal - owned, large scale wind turbine on the Rosebud Sioux reservation in South Dakota.

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.

In the voluntary market, ACR oversees the registration and independent verification of projects that meet ACR Standards and follow ACR approved carbon accounting methodologies, which ensure accuracy, precision and rigor in the measurement, monitoring and

We expect the resulting offset projects to be very popular in the voluntary market, where buyers favor high quality carbon offsets with a compelling story, such as those that manage, protect and replant forests.»

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's the kind of monumental aspiration the UN is great at articulating but horrible at achieving — until you stop to consider that this «shift» actually reflects what's already happening in the voluntary carbon markets, and it's being led by foresters, farmers, and project developers.

Five years on, the track record in voluntary carbon bears that out: with few exceptions, voluntary REDD projects work by helping local people develop sustainable livelihoods.

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.

The wildlife federation award was given to Leonard for a variety of climate - change projects, including being the first electric power company in the nation to establish and meet a voluntary target reduction for carbon pollution and establishing a $ 30 million fund to pay for carbon reduction projects, said Larry Schweiger, federation president and chief executive officer.

Through the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and voluntary markets, carbon finance is emerging as an attractive option to help scale - up cookstove projects.

For example, the WBCSD is developing its Natural Climate Solutions project to use the voluntary carbon market to direct funding to land - use projects that store carbon.

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.

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

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.

Based on current knowledge, it is expected that good quality projects from the following programs from both the compliance and voluntary carbon markets will be eligible: Clean Development Mechanism, Verified Carbon Standard, Gold Standard, Climate Action Reserve, American Carbon Registry, and a new mechanism which is being developed under the Paris Agreement.

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.

An understanding and some familiarity with voluntary carbon markets and their role in tackling climate change, though in depth projects knowledge is not needed

This senior voluntary portfolio position is a pivotal role, sitting in between the projects and carbon supply market and business clients.

The projects all mark important milestones in broadening the opportunities for farmers and landowners to participate in carbon markets, incentivizing adoption of voluntary actions to reduce emissions.

Participating farmers in this first rice project will implement voluntary management practices on their fields to reduce methane emissions, earning carbon credits to be sold in the voluntary and potentially the California carbon markets.

The VCS remained the most popular voluntary standard in the forest carbon markets, with projects developed according to VCS methodologies transacting 14.6 MtCO2e, or 46 % of all market activity.

But Ecosystem Marketplace's latest report on the voluntary and compliance markets shows forest carbon projects already having an impact an impact that could multiply if the right policy signals are sent.

In addition to its voluntary carbon market activities, ACR is an approved Offset Project Registry for the California Cap - and - Trade Program and works with the state regulatory agency to oversee the listing, verification and issuance of compliance - eligible Registry Offset Credits.

Projects adhering to the ACR standard contracted the largest volume of forest carbon credits from any North American program... owing to their popularity among purely voluntary buyers based primarily in the U.S.» Corporate Social Responsibility buyers of the two million ACR forest offsets transacted in 2011 included Norfolk Southern, General Motors / Chevrolet and The Walt Disney Company.

ACR has registered forest carbon projects throughout the U.S., Brazil and Madagascar as well as a pipeline of high quality voluntary projects around the world.

We would like to thank the companies who have pioneered the development of forest carbon projects under our standard as well as those purchasing the offsets as an investment in the environment and to demonstrate voluntary action to reduce emissions,» said John Kadyszewski, director of ACR.

For the avoidance of doubt, Gross Revenues shall (A) exclude monies received from any source other than the sale of electric energy and capacity, including, without limitation, any of the following: (i) any federal, state, county or local tax benefits, grants or credits or allowances related to, derived from, or granted to the Wind Energy Project or Grantee, including, but not limited to, investment or production tax credits, or property or sales tax exemptions, (ii) proceeds from financing activities, sales, assignments, partial assignments, contracts (other than the power purchase agreement) or other dispositions of or related to the Wind Energy Project (such as damages for breach of contract or liquidated damages for delays in project completion or failures in equipment performance), (iii) amounts received as reimbursements or compensation for wheeling costs or other electricity transmission or delivery costs, and (iv) any proceeds received by Grantee as a result of damage or casualty to the Wind Energy Project, or any portion thereof and (B) include any revenues derived from Grantee's sale of carbon dioxide trading credits, renewable energy credits or certificates, emissions reduction credits, emissions allowances, green tags, tradable renewable credits, or Green - e ® products, any of which are allocated to Grantee, if applicable, through its participation in any voluntary registry, association or market - based exProject or Grantee, including, but not limited to, investment or production tax credits, or property or sales tax exemptions, (ii) proceeds from financing activities, sales, assignments, partial assignments, contracts (other than the power purchase agreement) or other dispositions of or related to the Wind Energy Project (such as damages for breach of contract or liquidated damages for delays in project completion or failures in equipment performance), (iii) amounts received as reimbursements or compensation for wheeling costs or other electricity transmission or delivery costs, and (iv) any proceeds received by Grantee as a result of damage or casualty to the Wind Energy Project, or any portion thereof and (B) include any revenues derived from Grantee's sale of carbon dioxide trading credits, renewable energy credits or certificates, emissions reduction credits, emissions allowances, green tags, tradable renewable credits, or Green - e ® products, any of which are allocated to Grantee, if applicable, through its participation in any voluntary registry, association or market - based exProject (such as damages for breach of contract or liquidated damages for delays in project completion or failures in equipment performance), (iii) amounts received as reimbursements or compensation for wheeling costs or other electricity transmission or delivery costs, and (iv) any proceeds received by Grantee as a result of damage or casualty to the Wind Energy Project, or any portion thereof and (B) include any revenues derived from Grantee's sale of carbon dioxide trading credits, renewable energy credits or certificates, emissions reduction credits, emissions allowances, green tags, tradable renewable credits, or Green - e ® products, any of which are allocated to Grantee, if applicable, through its participation in any voluntary registry, association or market - based exproject completion or failures in equipment performance), (iii) amounts received as reimbursements or compensation for wheeling costs or other electricity transmission or delivery costs, and (iv) any proceeds received by Grantee as a result of damage or casualty to the Wind Energy Project, or any portion thereof and (B) include any revenues derived from Grantee's sale of carbon dioxide trading credits, renewable energy credits or certificates, emissions reduction credits, emissions allowances, green tags, tradable renewable credits, or Green - e ® products, any of which are allocated to Grantee, if applicable, through its participation in any voluntary registry, association or market - based exProject, or any portion thereof and (B) include any revenues derived from Grantee's sale of carbon dioxide trading credits, renewable energy credits or certificates, emissions reduction credits, emissions allowances, green tags, tradable renewable credits, or Green - e ® products, any of which are allocated to Grantee, if applicable, through its participation in any voluntary registry, association or market - based exchange.

Supporting projects like Burn Stoves through voluntary and compliance carbon market mechanisms, allows Aviva to fully compensate for the emissions generated at its 16 international business locations, whilst it continues to invest in internal emissions reductions.

However, according to Professor Rosemary Rayfuse, an expert in International Law and the Law of the Sea at the University of New South Wales, Australia, who also attended the Woods Hole meeting, ocean fertilization projects are not currently approved under any carbon credit regulatory scheme and the sale of offsets or credits from ocean fertilization on the unregulated voluntary markets is basically nothing short of fraudulent.

American Carbon Registry (www.americancarbonregistry.org), an enterprise of Winrock International, is an Offset Project Registry for the California cap - and - trade program as well as a leading voluntary carbon market offset program recognized for its high standards for environmental integrity.

This methodology allows landowners and project developers to document, quantify, and seek verification for the GHG benefit of their wetland restoration projects, ultimately leading to certified offset credits that can be sold as carbon credits in the voluntary market.

The American Carbon Registry, a leading voluntary and California compliance Cap - and - Trade Offset Project Registry, in 2012 approved a methodology developed by Tierra Resources, which quantifies the greenhouse gas emission reductions and carbon sequestration associated with restoring degraded deltaic wetlands in the Mississippi Delta.

The high quality, serialized credits are from a wide range of voluntary and California - regulated carbon market projects, including: reforestation, forest management, avoided conversion of forests, destruction of ozone depleting substances, mine methane capture, advanced refrigeration systems, transportation fleet efficiency, livestock manure management, avoided conversion of grasslands, rice cultivation, advanced formulation foam blowing agents, landfill gas capture, industrial processes and renewable energy.

By 2009, the plant employed more than 40 local residents and received carbon credits from the voluntary market to support the sustainability aspect of the project.

But as early REDD projects scramble to get off the drawing board and, initially at least, into the voluntary carbon market, they also face a major challenge; the Peruvian government is still an estimated two years away from finalizing the country's national REDD framework.

The RSIV mechanism helps foster innovation in the voluntary carbon market and provides many of the smallest projects, which may have higher risk profiles, with the amounts of carbon finance needed.

Carbon Trade Exchange (CTX), the world's first web - based electronic platform for spot trading of voluntary carbon credits, and the American Carbon Registry (ACR), the first U.S. carbon offset standard organization and project registry, will interface to trade ACR's entire range of diverse credits.

Experience with the voluntary carbon market shows REDD projects can lead to real reductions, if only a portion of avoided emissions is tradable, it factors in the total deforestation in a jurisdiction and creates a buffer for uncertainty.

A core part of many successful companies» sustainability strategy continues to be the reduction of carbon emissions and also further voluntary investment into carbon reducing projects elsewhere to compensate for their emissions.

In order to ensure ClimateCare can always meet and exceed its clients» carbon offset requirements, the Voluntary Portfolio Manager must always have access to new projects and programmes to match up to client requirements, and manage the flow of funds to those projects via the purchase of voluntary carbon credits.

In 2006 Nike completed a decade - long voluntary GHG emission reduction project to replace the gas in the air bags in their athletic shoes, which were originally filled with sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), a greenhouse gas 22,200 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.