CARBON EXPO Trade and Conference provides a channel for all carbon market agents to get involved in understanding and influencing climate policy making and its implementation. By interacting with experts around the world on the details of emission trading law and markets, you can acquire and exchange information, create new contacts or build on your existing networks. CARBON EXPO offers everyone the opportunity to play a major role in addressing the defining issue of our times.

For the conference program and information on registration and venue see www.carbonexpo.com

REGISTER NOW for this free webinar.

The American Carbon Registry (ACR), a nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International, has announced an open public comment period for a new Methodology entitled: Emission Reduction Measurement and Monitoring Methodology for Destruction of Ozone Depleting Substances and High-GWP Foam. The Methodology was co-developed by ACR and EOS Climate.

This Methodology is an update to the 2014 California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Compliance Offset Protocol for Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) Projects, which defines requirements for the quantification of greenhouse gas emission reductions associated with the destruction of: 1) High global warming potential (GWP) ODS sourced from and destroyed within the U.S. that would have otherwise been released to the atmosphere; 2) High-GWP foam blowing agents that are extracted from insulation foam; and 3) Insulation foam that contains blowing agent(s) with high GWP.

The CARB ODS Protocol was first adopted in 2011 and subsequently revised in 2014. However, all of the underlying information relevant to additionality, quantification, and monitoring in the CARB ODS Protocol can be traced back to data and other information from 2008-2009 or earlier. In the years since, there have been a number of significant changes in underlying regulatory conditions, market dynamics, baseline scenarios, and new technical data. These changes are incorporated into the updates in this Methodology.

REGISTER NOW to join the ACR webinar to learn more about and provide feedback on eligible sources of ODS, updated emissions factors, new methods for foam projects and new methods for monitoring destruction events. Presentations will be made by Jeff Cohen of EOS Climate and by Eric Ripley of ACR.

Please direct any questions regarding webinar registration to ACR@Winrock.org.

REGISTER HERE to join the free webinar to include the American Carbon Registry and guest speakers Dr. Steven Deverel of Hydrofocus, and Dr. Patricia Oikawa of UC Berkeley for a presentation of a new, draft carbon offset methodology to quantify greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions from the restoration of California deltaic and coastal wetlands and rice cultivation.

The methodology was developed by the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta Conservancy, the California Coastal Conservancy, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), The Nature Conservancy, HydroFocus and Tierra Resources and funding was provided by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), the California Coastal Conservancy, Metropolitan Water District and Department of Water Resources.

The methodology has been submitted for review and approval and ACR is currently soliciting public comments. This webinar will provide an overview of the current draft methodology as well as provide an opportunity for stakeholders to ask questions and issue comments.

Join American Carbon Registry at the 3rd annual Argus California Carbon and LCFS Summit.

The Summit brings together California regulatory leaders and 200 senior level risk managers, traders and compliance and regulatory executives to discuss the impact of California’s post-2020 climate plans and federal emissions initiatives on the power and transportation fuels sectors.

Visit the event website for details and contact American Carbon Registry for a 20% registration discount.

The American Carbon Registry (ACR), a non-profit enterprise of Winrock International, has announced an open public comment period for a new offset methodology titled Emission Reduction Measurement and Monitoring Methodology for Use of Reclaimed HFC Refrigerants and Advanced Refrigeration Systems. The Methodology was developed by EOS Climate.

Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are used as coolants in refrigeration and air conditioning systems, as propellants in aerosol sprays and medical devices, and as insulation foam blowing agents. While HFCs are not Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) and therefore an acceptable substitute for chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) under the Montreal Protocol, they have high global warming potentials (GWPs) and contribute to Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. According to the 2014 EPA Inventory for U.S. GHG Emissions and Sinks, the substitution of ODS with chemicals used as ODS alternatives such as HFCs accounts for 159 MMT CO2eq/year.

The intent of this methodology is to incentivize voluntary GHG emissions reductions through the use of reclaimed HFC refrigerants to displace the production and use of virgin HFC refrigerants, and through the use of zero/low GWP alternatives in commercial and industrial refrigeration systems.

REGISTER NOW for the free ACR webinar on April 1, 2015 to learn more about and provide feedback on eligible activities as well as baseline and emission reduction quantification under the methodology.  Presentations will be made by Jeff Cohen of EOS Climate and by Eric Ripley of ACR.

Please direct any questions regarding webinar registration to Paul Burman at pburman@winrock.org.

Space is limited, so REGISTER NOW for this free webinar

The American Carbon Registry (ACR) modular offset methodology “Restoration of Degraded Deltaic Wetlands of the Mississippi Delta” was designed to be broadly applicable to develop carbon offset projects in the four million acres of wetlands of the Mississippi River Delta.

Tierra Resources and The Climate Trust are now releasing their two-year assessment “Carbon Market Opportunities for Louisiana’s Coastal Wetlands.” The report, supported by Entergy through their Environmental Initiatives Fund, will be available in early March at www.tierraresourcesllc.com.

Please join the American Carbon Registry and guest speakers Dr. Sarah Mack of Tierra Resources, Drs. Robert Lane and John Day of Louisiana State University and Dick Kempka of The Climate Trust to learn about the carbon offset potential of Louisiana’s wetlands, the carbon impacts of preventing wetland loss, which restoration techniques show the most potential as wetland offset projects, and the estimated revenue potential that carbon finance can contribute to wetland restoration in coastal areas of the Mississippi River Delta.  The presentation will include a Q&A session.

CARBON EXPO is the world’s largest and professional Trade Fair & Summit for intelligence gathering, discussions, and business development, on Carbon Markets and Pricing Systems, Climate Finance, & Technology Incentives, around the globe.

As part of the global effort to mobilise climate change action and ambition – at midway between COP20 in Lima and COP21 in Paris – governments, along with progressive business leaders, civil society and other stakeholders from around the world, will gather in Barcelona for this 12th edition of CARBON EXPO.

For more info, exhibiting, speaking interests, contact: Lisa Spafford, IETA, spafford@ieta.org – www.carbonexpo.com

Join the American Carbon Registry at the 2015 Climate Leadership Conference, February 23-25, 2015 in Washington D.C. Hosted by the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO), Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), The Climate Registry and U.S. EPA, the conference is an exchange for thought leaders from business, government, academia, and the non-profit community to share best practices for integrating GHG reduction and climate risk and resilience strategies into their organization’s operations.

• Networking opportunities with leaders from the public and private sectors, including federal and state government officials, industry leaders, and non-profit experts
• Innovative ideas and best practices on topics such as energy efficiency, clean energy opportunities, setting and achieving GHG reduction goals, engaging supply chains, and other practical applications for measuring, managing, and reducing emissions
• Emerging best practices on climate resilience/adaptation planning and implementation
• Peer exchange on managing carbon footprints both internally and throughout the supply chain, while maintaining focus on the top and bottom lines
• Insights from Climate Leadership Award winners
• Climate Leadership Awards Dinner, held in conjunction with the conference
• Networking events, side events, and off-site facilities tours

The program for this past year’s conference, as well as details about the 2015 event can be found at www.climateleadershipconference.org.