Nitrogen Management Verification Training Wednesday, May 15, 8:00 am - 3:00 pm PST Price: $1,075 This is a mandatory course for Lead Verifiers wishing to perform verification of Reserve nitrogen management projects under Version 2.0. The training will cover will cover the protocol on a section by section basis, addressing Project Definition, Eligibility, Quantification, and Monitoring, Reporting and Verification. In order to receive Nitrogen Management Lead Verifier certification, you must pass the course examination. If you have any questions, please…

On April 24, 2019 the Reserve Board of Directors approved the U.S. Landfill Project Protocol Version 5.0. The protocol update includes a revised Performance Standard Test and updated guidance and additional flexibility for monitoring, reporting, and verification, particularly with respect to continuous reporting and monitoring instrument QA/QC. The update also incorporates previously released errata and clarifications as well as minor editorial updates. The final protocol, summary, and protocol development information are available via the Landfill Project Protocol webpage. The Reserve…

The Reserve is pleased to announce the release of the Urban Forest Management Project Protocol Version 1.1. Numerous minor updates have been made to enhance usability and work toward improving project feasibility. The most significant of these changes include: the addition of default ratio estimators by Assessment Area (used for calculating a relationship between canopy cover and carbon), and updates to verification requirements and guidance - including making site visits optional for projects using default ratio estimators. The protocol, quantification…

The Reserve has partnered with Viresco Solutions to develop a Grassland Project Protocol for eligible projects in Canada. The protocol will provide guidance on how to quantify, monitor, report, and verify GHG emission reductions associated with the avoided conversion of grassland to cropland. Please join us for a public webinar to discuss the draft Canada Grassland Project Protocol.

The Reserve is developing an Adipic Acid Production Project Protocol that will provide guidance on how to quantify, monitor, report, and verify nitrous oxide (N2O) emission reductions at adipic acid production facilities. The protocol development process is kicking off with a public scoping meeting to discuss this new project type, the anticipated protocol development timeline, and how stakeholders can participate in the process. The meeting will be held via webinar on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 from 11:00 am to 12:00…

September 19, 2019 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT The Reserve has released a new draft of its Offset Program Manual for public comment. The Offset Program Manual summarizes the Reserve's overarching principles, general project accounting guidelines, and rules and procedures for registering projects and creating offset credits for the voluntary market. Participants in the Reserve program for the voluntary carbon market, including project developers and verification bodies, are subject to the requirements and guidance specified in the Program Manual.…

Wednesday, September 25, 2019 10:00 am - 12:00 pm ET Register to attend the in-person workshop in conjunction with Carbon Forum North America, NYC or via webinar Background issue paper Agenda Throughout their history, carbon markets have attempted to incentivize GHG emission reductions and removal enhancements on natural landscapes, largely through the protection and improved management of forests. While dozens of methodologies, protocols, and programs have been created over the years to address other natural landscapes and management activities (with…

October 8, 2019 | 11:30 am - 1:00 pm PT Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8560817726964990732 The Climate Action Reserve will be holding the first meeting for the Adipic Acid Production Project Protocol Version 1.0 workgroup process on Tuesday, October 8, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm PT. In the first workgroup meeting to advise the development of the Reserve's Adipic Acid Production Project Protocol, the Reserve will present and solicit feedback on key protocol considerations, such as additionality, baseline setting, and leakage potential.…

Cities play a crucial role in delivering climate solutions that are needed to meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement. If cities are to drive the rapid and systemic change the Paris Agreement prescribes, it is crucial there is a clear guidance for cities on what citywide carbon neutrality looks like and how to implement and realize both interim milestones and carbon neutrality. Join us for a discussion of C40’s guidance for citywide carbon neutrality implementation strategies, defining milestones, and…