The Climate Action Reserve is pleased to announce the release of the Climate Action Reserve Inventory Tool (CARIT). CARIT is a Microsoft Access-based data management tool – developed through a Conservation Innovation Grant awarded by the USDA NRCS - used for inputting, growing, calculating, and reporting forest carbon inventory data. It is a pre-approved, validated... View Article

The Climate Action Reserve is pleased to announce that we are launching an offset protocol development process to incentivize agricultural practices that enhance carbon storage in soils (Soil Enrichment Project Protocol, or SEPP). This work is being funded in part by Indigo Ag, with whom we are collaborating on the development of the protocol content.... View Article

The Reserve is developing a Soil Enrichment Protocol (SEP) that will provide guidance on how to quantify, monitor, report, and verify agricultural practices that enhance carbon storage in soils. The primary GHG benefit targeted will be the accrual of additional carbon in agricultural soils, with hopes to incentivize GHG emission reductions from other sources, such... View Article

This is a mandatory course for Lead Verifiers wishing to perform verification of grassland projects. This training will review eligibility rules, methods to calculate reductions, performance-monitoring, and reporting on projects that offset greenhouse gas emissions associated with the avoided conversion of grassland to cropland. It will also cover the activities and procedures for completing verification... View Article

Webinar to be conducted in Spanish Jueves, 16 de abril de 2020 11:00 am - 1:00 pm CT (9:00 am - 11:00 am PT) Registrarse aquí: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5549992055234694156 La Reserva de Acción Climática adoptó el Protocolo Forestal para México Versión 2.0 el 30 de marzo. Durante este seminario web revisaremos los cambios en el protocolo y... View Article

Wednesday, April 29, 2020 10:00 am – 11:30 am PDT Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8794148392230416653 The draft Soil Enrichment Protocol (SEP) provides guidance on how to quantify, monitor, report, and verify agricultural practices that enhance carbon storage in soils. The primary GHG benefit targeted is the accrual of additional carbon in agricultural soils, with hopes to incentivize GHG... View Article

Thursday, May 21 1:00 pm ET / 10:00 am PT https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7596489959309598222 Please join us for the first-ever NACW Virtual Series. The third webinar of the series will be a presentation on the potentials for climate solutions on natural working lands. Carbon markets have been limited in utilizing carbon credits in natural working lands, in large... View Article

12:00 pm ET / 9:00 am PT Thursday, June 4 Register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6284668134057788944 One of the most discussed options for climate mitigation revolves around carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies. Significant capital has been invested into various CCS options, with a number of notable advances potentially offering credible solutions for carbon mitigation. This webinar will explore... View Article

Thursday, June 11, 2020 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT Register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3869135646032988943 Although reforestation has long been recognized for its promise to extract large amounts of carbon from the atmosphere and offer other ecological benefits, it is only now beginning to gather attention at a scale that could possibly approach that of its potential. One... View Article

Soil Enrichment Protocol Workgroup Meeting 4 Friday, June 19, 2020 11:00 am - 2:00 pm PT Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/411784004759966991 Interested stakeholders are welcome to participate in the workgroup process as observers. Observers may attend workgroup meetings in listen-only mode, comment on the draft protocol when it is released for public comment, and attend the public... View Article

The Adipic Acid Production Protocol is being developed through the Reserve’s multi-stakeholder workgroup process. Stakeholders not part of the workgroup are welcome to participate in the process as observers. Observers may attend workgroup meetings in listen-only mode. Adipic Acid Production Protocol V1.0 Workgroup Meeting 3 Wednesday, July 1, 2020 8:00 am – 10:00 am PT... View Article

Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8331713595315734798 The Reserve is developing an Adipic Acid Production Protocol that will provide guidance on how to quantify, monitor, report, and verify nitrous oxide (N2O) emission reductions at adipic acid production facilities. The Reserve is hosting a public webinar to provide an overview of and solicit comments on the draft Adipic Acid Production... View Article

Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4968288834496077325 The Reserve released the draft Soil Enrichment Protocol Version 1.0 for a second public comment period. This release comes after the Reserve reviewed and responded to comments received during the first public comment period. The protocol provides guidance to account for, report, and verify greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions associated with projects... View Article

Reserve staff will be presenting the draft Adipic Acid Production Protocol V1.0 and draft Soil Enrichment Protocol V1.0 to the Reserve Board of Directors for consideration for adoption on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. Please visit the Reserve website for agenda and participation information for the Board meeting.

The Climate Action Reserve is exploring potential updates to its U.S. Landfill Project Protocol, which promotes emission reductions from the collection and destruction of landfill gas. To begin the protocol revision process, we are hosting a public meeting via webinar to discuss a number of specific potential update ideas, and to solicit information and feedback... View Article

As California is experiencing catastrophic impacts from climate change, including deadly wildfires and record setting heatwaves, the state is looking to amplify its efforts to address the impacts and quicken the pace of climate initiatives to prevent future climate disasters. California's Cap-and-Trade Program has been one tool the state is using to meet its emissions... View Article

To adhere to ICAO requirements for approved programs under CORSIA, the Reserve has made several updates to our program documents and registry to accommodate Sustainable Development Goals/Co-benefits Reporting. Join us for a webinar on October 22, 2020 at 11am PT for an overview of the updates. Please register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1564670327517829903