All VVBs for
voluntary market projects must be approved by ACR through the process below, and either be ANSI - accredited in the applicable sectoral scope, or be Designated Operational Entities approved under the Clean Development Mechanism or Accredited Independent Entities approved under Joint Implementation.
register California and
voluntary market projects and record the issuance, transfer and retirement of serialized, project - based and independently verified offsets.
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.
Not exact matches
If you would like to get involved with offsets, both Kollmuss and climate blogger Romm recommend
projects certified by the Gold Standard Foundation as the most rigorously vetted ones on the
voluntary market.
«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.»
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.
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.
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.
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.
While
market size grew 9 % in 2012, the global average price for forestry offsets was $ 7.8 / tonne — down from $ 9.2 / tonne in 2011, but still higher than prices paid by
voluntary buyers across all offset
project types (average $ 5.9 / tonne).
«We look forward to stakeholder feedback and ultimately to providing this new tool to encourage high - quality emission reductions from nested REDD +
projects targeting both
voluntary and emerging compliance
markets.»
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 ex
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 ex
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 ex
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 ex
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 exchange.
Building on NativeEnergy's history of developing renewable energy, farm - based, and clean water
projects for corporate clients, the acquisition will significantly expand the company's portfolio and pipeline for the
voluntary and California compliance
markets.
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 finish was especially important for the
voluntary market, given that
project developers often need to do a lot of legwork to find a buyer.
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.
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.
Australia is already open to
projects or
project investment through offsets for
voluntary markets.