Jointly signed letter singles out the Reserve for unmatched credibility and transparency; commitment to strong environmental safeguards
SAN DIEGO, CA – The Climate Action Reserve, the premiere carbon offset registry for the North American carbon market, announced it earned a letter of support from some of the country’s most respected environmental organizations. The announcement was made at the Navigating the American Carbon World conference here, amidst forecasts for the linking of certain regulatory-quality voluntary offsets programs in the U.S. with a future mandatory U.S. offset program.
The letter represents an unprecedented and unique honor. It states collective support for the establishment of the Climate Action Reserve to measure, track and report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction projects in North America for use as voluntary emissions offsets. While the signatory organizations do not endorse the use of offsets for compliance with regulatory markets, they single out the Climate Action Reserve for its credibility, transparency and commitment to strong environmental safeguards.
The high degree of credibility and transparency achieved by the Reserve is currently unmatched by any other registry. Therefore, we believe that the Reserve currently provides the best available option for project developers, and consumers in the voluntary offsets market.
The letter signatories include:
- Connie Best, Managing DirectorThe Pacific Forest Trust
- Bernadette Del Chiaro, Director Clean Energy and Global Warming ProgramsEnvironment California
- Peter Miller, Senior ScientistNatural Resources Defense Council
- David Moulton, Director Climate Policy and Conservation FundingThe Wilderness Society
- Erin Rogers, Western Region Climate Campaign ManagerUnion of Concerned Scientists
- Rob Sargeant, Energy Program DirectorEnvironment America
- Carl Zichella, Director of Western Renewable ProgramsSierra Club
The Climate Action Reserve is a U.S. private nonprofit organization representing international interests in addressing climate change and bringing together participants from the government, environment and business sectors. It works to ensure environmental benefit, integrity and transparency in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions accounting and reduction and progressive movement in GHG emissions policy nationally and in the Western U.S. The Climate Action Reserve is parent to three programs, the California Climate Action Registry, Climate Action Reserve and Center for Climate Action. As the subsequent organization of the California Climate Action Registry, the Climate Action Reserve continues building on the California Registry’s reputation as a respected and internationally recognized leader in climate change issues.