Offset Program Forms available on the CARB website include:
For information on California’s Cap-and-Trade program, please visit the California Air Resources Board (CARB) website.
Offset Program Forms available on the CARB website include:
Authorized Project Designee
- Designation of Authorized Project Designee
Listing Forms
- Application for Listing a Livestock Offset Project
- Application for Listing a Mine Methane Capture Offset Project
- Application for Listing an Ozone Depleting Substances Offset Project
- Application for Listing a Rice Cultivation Offset Project
- Applications for Listing a U.S. Forest Offset Project Application for Listing a U.S. Forest Offset Project – Avoided Conversion Application for Listing a U.S. Forest Offset Project – Improved Forest Management Application for Listing a U.S. Forest Offset Project – Reforestation
- Application for Listing an Urban Forest Offset Project
Reporting Forms
- Livestock Offset Project Data Report
- Mine Methane Capture Offset Project Data Reports For Active Underground Mines For Active Surface Mines For Abandoned Underground Mines
- Ozone Depleting Substances Offset Project Data Report
- Rice Cultivation Offset Project Data Report (no form currently available)
- U.S. Forest Offset Project Data Reports Annual Reporting Period – All Project Types Initial Reporting Period – Avoided Conversion Initial Reporting Period – Improved Forest Management Initial Reporting Period – Reforestation
- Urban Forest Offset Project Data Report (no form currently available)
Offset Verification Forms
- Evaluation of Conflict of Interest for Offset Projects
- Notice of Offset Verification Services (NOVS)
- Offset Verification Statement
DEBS Application Form
- Application for Direct Environmental Benefits Status Form
Issuance of ARB Offset Credits
- Request for Issuance of ARB Offset Credits
Calculation Tools
The Climate Action Reserve has created tools to assist account holders who are developing livestock and U.S. forest projects under the Compliance Offset Protocols. Use of these tools is optional, but only the most current version should be used for project quantification. Please note that these tools have not been officially sanctioned by the California Air Resources Board.