Sentences with phrase «voluntary offsetting programs»

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.

«(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

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

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.

«(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

He says there remains an inherent problem with these voluntary offset programs.

Not exact matches

Green - e Energy is North America's leading voluntary certification program for renewable energy and carbon offsets.

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.

«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.»

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.

Companies based in regions with regulatory carbon pricing programs were more likely to buy carbon offsets, even on a voluntary basis, than companies based in locations without a cap - and - trade system or carbon tax.

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).

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?

There are two ways the U.S. government could bring consistency and credibility to the voluntary carbon offset market: endorse an existing program and provide guidance, oversight and / or enforcement.

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.

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.

Green - e ® Climate is an independent certification program for greenhouse gas emissions reductions (offsets) sold in the voluntary market.

Such credits are likely to have some continued value, because they can be used in other environmental programs that allow their use, like voluntary ones through which companies offset the emissions generated by having a conference or travelers opt to pay a fee to offset the emissions from an airplane flight.

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.

ARB has announced that it will leverage the experience and systems of registries like ACR - which has been conducting similar functions in the voluntary market for over 15 years - to act as OPRs, assisting with the implementation of the compliance offset program.

As part of WestJet's environmental commitment, which includes one of the newest and most efficient fleets in North America, Carbonzero has developed a voluntary carbon offset program to allow WestJet's Guests to measure and mitigate the greenhouse gas emissions associated with air travel.

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 inteOffset 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 inteoffset program recognized for its high standards for environmental integrity.

I had a brief chat with Kelley right after she posted the report, and asked her how voluntary offsets usually fit into a company's emission - reduction program.

The good news is that policies put into place over the last three decades — including appliance efficiency standards, voluntary labeling programs like ENERGY STAR, and state energy - savings targets — have already helped offset rising demand for electricity and saved consumers billions of dollars.

As an ARB approved Early Action Offset Program (EAOP), American Carbon Registry can list early action projects and issue early action offset credits under any ARB approved voluntary quantification methodOffset Program (EAOP), American Carbon Registry can list early action projects and issue early action offset credits under any ARB approved voluntary quantification methodoffset credits under any ARB approved voluntary quantification methodology.

Also in California, ARB announced its plans to tap the experience and innovation of the voluntary carbon market to help build and implement its offset program.

First generated for voluntary carbon offsetting, offsets from ODS destruction are now accepted for legal compliance with California's cap - and - trade program.

The program, called «CORSIA» (Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation), will be phased in, with a voluntary pilot phase running from 2021 through 2023, then a second voluntary phase from 2024 through 2026, and a final phase, running from 2027 through 2035 that is mandatory for all countries except the very poor.

Also of note in Nova Scotia is: Bill 38, Voluntary Carbon Emissions Offset Fund Act, 2nd Sess, 61st Leg, Nova Scotia, 2010 as you might have guessed from the title an effort to create a voluntary carbon offset prOffset Fund Act, 2nd Sess, 61st Leg, Nova Scotia, 2010 as you might have guessed from the title an effort to create a voluntary carbon offset proffset program.