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- News June 19, 2017 Climate Action Offsetter: The City of Austin Advances Toward Carbon Neutral Operations by 2020 written by the City of Austin Office of Sustainability View PNG Read more →
- News June 5, 2017 Climate Action Offsetter: American Licorice Company Makes Red Vines Green 1. Please tell us more about American Licorice Company and its sustainability goals Read more →
- News October 10, 2016 Trailblazing in Washington with a Unique Approach to Capping Emissions There is a new pioneer in climate policy on the West Coast. Washington secured a unique place for itself in the world of climate policy when the state adopted its Clean Air Rule on September 15. The rule introduced individual caps for parties that are responsible for 100,000mt or more annually, and each cap decreases by an average of 1.7 percent of the baseline annually. When the first compliance period begins January 1, 2017, 24 parties will be covered under the rule. Read more →
- News September 1, 2016 For Cap-and-Trade, the Early Birds Got the Worms…or Credits California’s pioneering cap-and-trade program achieved an important and symbolic milestone yesterday when the California Air Resources Board (ARB) handed out the final issuance of ARB Offset Credits (ARBOCs) to early action projects. In total, 24,062,879 ARBOCs were issued by the program to early action projects, 22,105,093 (92%) of which came from projects registered with the Climate Action Reserve. Read more →
- News August 25, 2016 Thank you for SB32 Ten years ago, the California legislature passed the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, or Assembly Bill (AB) 32, a comprehensive climate bill requiring the California Air Resources Board (ARB) to develop regulations to cut the state’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. Read more →
- News July 5, 2016 Infographic: Why offset your greenhouse gas emissions Read more →
- News April 8, 2016 Protecting grasslands to protect our environment The Climate Action Reserve’s Grassland Project Protocol provides a standardized approach for quantifying, monitoring and verifying GHG emissions reductions from permanently preventing the conversion of grasslands to croplands in the U.S. The availability of this protocol means grassland owners and project developers have a standardized, streamlined and flexible way to earn offset credits that can be used in the voluntary carbon market now and potentially in California’s cap-and-trade program in the future. Additionally, adoption of the protocol brings co-benefits related to these projects, including the conservation of wildlife habitat, avoided soil erosion and increased area for open grazing. Check out our infographic to learn more about the Grassland Project Protocol. PDF | PNG Read more →
- News January 26, 2016 Carbon offset usage in the first compliance period of California's Cap-and-Trade program Here’s a visual analysis of carbon offset usage in the first compliance period of California’s Cap-and-Trade program. Read more →
- News July 29, 2015 Summer reading recommendations from distinguished climate leaders It’s summertime! The days are longer and the living is easier. The perfect time to spend warm, lazy afternoons lost in a good book while lounging on a chaise longue, or hammock, or beach towel. For these precise moments, we thought you might want to get some reading recommendations from distinguished climate leaders. We asked a few of our good friends to share their favorite and most recommended books. We hope that these titles will inspire and enthuse your summer reading! Read more →
- News July 6, 2015 Infographic: Rice Cultivation in California Cap-and-Trade The California Air Resources Board (ARB) recently adopted the Compliance Offset Protocol Rice Cultivation Projects, which provides standardized methodologies for quantifying reductions in methane emissions from flooded rice fields. This is the first crop-based protocol in California’s program, and we are excited for rice farmers to have the opportunity to participate in California’s carbon market and earn a new revenue source while advancing climate solutions. Read more →
- News May 13, 2015 NACW 2015 by the numbers We are pleased to share stats and facts about NACW 2015 via a handy infographic. Check out how many delegates came from California or Canada, the breakdown of sectors represented, and other interesting data from the conference. Read more →
- News April 1, 2015 Infographic: Managing Offset Risk Offsets serve as an important cost-containment mechanism in California’s cap-and-trade program. Capped entities may use offsets to meet up to eight percent of their compliance obligation. To better understand how market participants can successfully manage offset risk under the state’s buyer liability provisions, please check out our infographic below. Read more →