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Climate Action Reserve Exceeds Milestone of One Hundred Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Projects
Rapid growth of offsets registry demonstrates the strength and success of the North American carbon market
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Climate Action Reserve, the premier offset registry for the North American carbon market, today announced it exceeded the milestone of 100 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction projects. The milestone demonstrates the ability for the carbon market to successfully utilize a collaboration between the business and environmental communities to mitigate climate change. It also reflects these communities’ confidence in the quality and value of the Reserve’s offset credits, known as a Climate Reserve Tonnes (CRTs).
“With 100 projects submitted into the Reserve program, we can be confident that significant momentum is underway to effectively mitigate climate change through the carbon market,” said Linda Adams, Chair of the Climate Action Reserve Board of Directors and Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency. “The Reserve’s rigorous accounting and verification requirements, consistent performance standards and transparent public-participation process provide strong environmental safeguards for the credibility of project activities.”
The 100 project milestone also signifies the Reserve’s ability to effectively and efficiently administer its scalable program during a time of rapid growth and increased demand. The program was launched in May 2008 with just two forest projects in California. Today, the Reserve has projects listed and registered in 38 states. These projects were developed according to the Reserve’s protocols, which currently address GHG emissions reductions from forest, landfill methane, livestock methane, urban forest, coal mine methane and organic waste digestion projects throughout the nation. The Reserve also has landfill and livestock protocols for Mexico, which enable emissions reduction projects in that country to earn CRTs.
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The Reserve’s protocols ensure that GHG reductions are real, additional, verifiable, enforceable and permanent. Credited emissions reductions generate high quality offsets, which are above business-as-usual practices, regularly monitored and verified, subject to penalties for non-compliance and provide ever-lasting benefits to the environment. Each CRT offset credit represents one metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent reduced or sequestered from the atmosphere. Information on issued CRTs and projects are publicly accessible through the Reserve website.
“The Reserve’s offset program provides an efficient means for project developers to qualify and register projects, as well as excellent transparency for carbon offset buyers,” said Erin Craig, President of Carbon Management Services, TerraPass. “We saw the value very early, and have submitted a dozen projects to date. As we continue our on-the-ground work addressing climate change, we expect to submit many more. The high value of CRTs reflects the credibility of our projects as well as the Reserve program.”
The Climate Action Reserve’s offset program has kept pace with the growing interest in offsets and has quickly progressed into the premier carbon market leader. The Reserve has been recognized and supported by the State of California, the State of Pennsylvania and leading environmental organizations, including the Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council and Sierra Club.
Livestock Project Protocol Version 2.2 is now available
New start date policy for all project protocols
Nitric Acid Production Project Protocol Public Workshop Webinar on November 3
Public comment period open for draft Landfill Project Protocol Version 3.0
Forest Project Protocol Version 3.1 is now available
Landfill and Livestock Project Verification Training
Title: Landfill and Livestock Project Verification Training
Location: Los Angeles, Pacific Center Ballroom
Start Date: November 19-20, 2009
Start Time: 8:00 AM PDT
End Time: 5:00 PM PDT
Description:
This training is designed to qualify verifiers to perform project verifications under the Climate Action Reserve’s Landfill and Livestock Project Protocols. The purpose is to provide a consistent understanding of the Reserve’s expectations for the proper verification procedures. This course will provide a brief summary of project accounting concepts and principles, performance monitoring and reporting instructions, protocol eligibility requirements, calculating baselines, performing core verification activities and procedures for completing verification within the Reserve.
Participants who complete the course and pass the final exam will fulfill a significant eligibility requirement to be qualified as a Lead Project Verifier.
Note: This course assumes that all participants have experience and knowledge on GHG verification and starts from an advanced level. Individuals desiring training on basic GHG verifier skills should take an outside course and/or rely on their verification body’s own internal practices to gain GHG verification experience.
For any individual to be qualified as a Lead Verifier and eligible to conduct verification activities under the Reserve, he/she must meet the following criteria:
- Attend and successfully complete a required Project Verifier training under the Climate Action Reserve protocols (receive a Certificate of Completion for the training course)
- Be employed or subcontracted to a verification body accredited under ISO 14065 OR an another approved verification body under the Climate Action Reserve
- Meet the internal training requirements, following the proper processes and procedures under their ISO 14065 accredited verification body or their approved verification body under the Reserve
- Be identified as “Lead Verifier” in the Designated Staff roster submitted by their verification body to reserve@climateactionreserve.org
Course Requirements
In preparation for this course, all participants should:
- Understand WRI’s GHG Project Protocol
- Have read the Reserve’s Landfill and Livestock Reporting and Verification Protocols
- Bring a laptop to take the course examination
Course Overview
Please be aware as you are making your travel plans that this session will only proceed if we receive a minimum of 10 participants. The Reserve will notify you at least 2 weeks prior if the session will proceed. Also, the session will conclude with a mandatory, timed exam from 3:00-5:00 PM. You must sit and pass the exam to receive a Certificate of Completion and to be qualified as a Lead Verifier under the Climate Action Reserve; there are no exceptions. If you do not wish to take the exam, you may leave at 3:00 PM and receive a Certificate of Attendance. Any individual who does not pass the exam will also receive a Certificate of Attendance.
Exam Time: 2 hours
Part 1: Multiple choice (30 minutes)
Part 2: Short essay (30 minutes)
Part 3: Data interpretation exercise (60 minutes) *For those wishing to re-take the exam from previous project verifier trainings, you may do so at this time by paying a $200 re-sit fee OR contact the Programs Team to find another possible time.*
To sign up for the next training contact Peter Browning @ peter@climateactionreserve.org or (213) 542-0297
Payment Information
The price of this training is $1,300.00 USD. You will be supplied with a credit card authorization form once you have successfully completed your registration. Please email our webmaster for any help.
Payment Information
The price of this training is $1,300.00 USD. You will be supplied with a credit card authorization form once you have successfully completed your registration. Please email our webmaster for any help.