This session will bring together US sub-national leaders (government) to highlight actions taken to date and to address steps being taken to advance climate ambition in light of the IPCC's most recent scientific assessment. Speakers: Senator Robert Wieckowski, California State Senate Reed Schuler, Senior Policy Advisor to Governor Jay Inslee, State of Washington Anu Hittle,... View Article

The Climate Action Reserve is pleased to invite you to a webinar discussing new opportunities for accelerating action on climate change. As we have known – and the US's Fourth National Climate Assessment and the IPCC’s Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 degrees reminded the world – humanity is running out of time to... View Article

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS April 24, 2019 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. PDT / 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. EDT In person at the InterContinental Hotel/Los Angeles (Executive Boardroom II, 6th Floor) and via Webinar Agenda and participation instructions

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... View Article

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... View Article

Forest carbon projects represent a 100-year commitment under the Reserve's voluntary offset program, as well as California's compliance offset program. However, lands change hands, service contracts end, and forests continue to grow and change. With all these variables at play, how can landowners best navigate the requirements of the program, while still planning for the... View Article

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... View Article

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... View Article

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... View Article

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... View Article

Wednesday, October 9, 2019 8:00 am - 4:00 pm PT (10:00 am - 6:00 pm Mexico City time) Cost: $320/person Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8289609989524362764 Description: English: This online training course should be taken by any verifier interested in providing lead verifier or senior internal reviewer services for projects under the Mexico Forest Protocol. The training will... View Article

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Wednesday, October 16, 2019 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT / 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT via Webinar Agenda and participation instructions

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... View Article

Tuesday, October 22, 2019 9:00 am - 3:30 pm PT (11:00 am – 5:30 pm Mexico City time) Location: Online via Gotowebinar (en línea vía Gotowebinar) Cost: $260/person Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5548572581500309261 Event description: The General Verification Training is a mandatory course for Lead Verifiers wishing to perform verification of Reserve projects. The training will cover... View Article

Mexico Forest Protocol Workgroup Meeting 1 (conducted in Spanish) Este seminario web es para el grupo de trabajo experto de partes interesadas del Protocolo Forestal para México Versión 2.0. Revisaremos los cambios en el protocolo y responderemos a las preguntas de los interesados. El seminario web será en español. Regístrese aquí: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2240634675365141005