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Greenhouse Gas Offset Policy Dialogue

EPRI´s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Offset Policy Dialogue informs key constituencies about experience to date with offset policies and provides a forum for participants, representing a wide variety of stakeholders and perspectives, to discuss important elements of possible future offset policies. As part of the Dialogue, EPRI sponsors a series of one-day workshops to explore and discuss key topics related to the design and implementation of domestic and international GHG emission offset programs.

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Contact: Adam Diamant – (510) 260-9105 or adiamant@epri.com.

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April 16, 2013 – EPRI-IETA Joint Symposium on the “Interaction of Complementary Policies and GHG Cap-and-Trade Programs (Workshop 14)

Name	Author	Size
Agenda		160 KB
Background Paper: Exploring the Interaction between California’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap-and-Trade Program and Complementary Emissions Reduction Policies		244 KB
1. Joint Symposium Purpose and Overview	A. Diamant	776 KB
2. Global Developments in International Carbon Markets	D. Forrister	850 KB
3. The Interaction of Complementary Measures and the Cap & Trade Program under AB-32	S. Fine	237 KB
4. Exploring the Interaction between California’s Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Program and “Complementary” GHG Emissions Reduction Policies	A. Diamant	911 KB
5. Cap and Trade and Complementary Policies and Their Impact on Compliance and Costs	K. Leahy	1.1 MB
6. Interactions Between AB 32 Program Measures and Related Markets	R. Williams	384 KB
7. EPRI-IETA Joint Symposium on Complementary Policies	R. Moran	290 KB
8. Forecasting Supply and Demand Balance In California’s Greenhouse Gas Cap and Trade Market	S. Borenstein	737 KB
9. The Interactions of Complementary Policies with a GHG Cap and Trade program: the Case of Europe	D. Harrison	358 KB
10. Are Complimentary Policies Necessary?	W. Pizer	125 KB

November 9, 2012 – Offset Credit Stacking (Workshop 13)

Name	Author	Size
Agenda		122 KB
Background Paper: Offset Credit Stacking		603 KB
Workshop Purpose and Overview	A. Diamant	1.24 MB
Offset Credit Stacking: Introduction and Overview	J. Fox	806 KB
Additionality and Stacking: Developing Policies for a Carbon Offset Program	R. Tornek	238 KB
Stacking, Unbundling, and Additionality in Environmental Credit Markets	R. Gardner	1.9 MB
Confessions of an Admitted Stacker	G. Kelly	699 KB
Ecosystem Markets: Innovation in Conservation	B. Cochran	3.3 MB
Is Stacking Needed to Incentivize Conservation Activities?	C. Lucero	1.5 MB
Stacking Environmental Credits	J. Daukas	745 KB
Offset Credit Stacking in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta?	B. Morris	487 KB

Mar. 15, 2012 - Aggregating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Offsets - Benefits, Methods, Key Challenges and Future Directions (Workshop 12)

Name	Author	Size
Agenda		109 KB
Background Paper: Benefits, Existing Methods and Key Challenges to Aggregating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Offsets		178 KB
Workshop Purpose and Overview	A. Diamant	1.40 MB
Key Insights from EPRI Report on "Benefits, Existing Methods and Key Challenges of Aggregating GHG Emissions Offsets"	S. Zakreski, P. Weisberg	1.23 MB
Aggregation in Practice: Learning from the Chicago Climate Exchange and Looking Ahead to California	R. Anderson	807 KB
Aggregation - Lessons Learned in Alberta, Canada	A. Handley	570 KB
Aggregation Overview - Financing Aggregated Offset Projects in Agriculture and Forestry in California	S. Carney	1.59 MB
Forest Carbon Aggregation: Looking Back, Looking Forward	B. Shillinglaw	668 KB
Carbon Markets Outlook 2012	D. Forrister	1.64 MB
Aggregation in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM); Development and Implementation of Programmes of Activities (PoAs)	E. Haigler	1.06 MB
Offsets Aggregation in the CDM: PoAs Validation and Verification - Lessons Learned	M. Rescalvo	487 KB
CDM Programmes of Activities (PoAs) - Lessons Learned and Future Directions	M. Hession	625 KB
Aggregation Approaches in the Voluntary Carbon Market: Three American Carbon Registry (ACR) Examples	N. Martin	2 MB
Aggregation in the Climate Action Reserve (CAR)	D. Broekoff	137 KB

Nov. 4, 2011 - Creating Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Emissions Offsets in U.S. Agriculture (Workshop 11)

Name	Author	Size
Agenda		40 KB
Background Paper: Creating Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Emissions Offsets in Agricultural Crop Production in the United States		956 KB
Workshop Overview	A. Diamant	1.15 MB
Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Emissions Reductions Associated with Changing N Fertilizer Management Practices	A. Mosier	473 KB
Methods to Quantify N2O Emissions in Agricultural Crop Production	P. Robertson	2.04 MB
Process-Based Models for Estimating Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Emissions in Agricultural Crop Production	R. Izaurralde	1.01 MB
MSU-EPRI Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Emissions Offsets Methodology	N. Millar	373 KB
American Carbon Registry “Tier 3” Methodology for N2O Emission Reductions through Changes in Fertilizer Management	N. Martin	1.11 MB
Climate Action Reserve Nutrient Management Project Protocol Update	K. Goldman	321 KB
Common and Evolving Practices for Nitrogen Management in U.S. Agriculture	R. Gehl	2.96 MB
Creating N2O Emissions Offsets in U.S. Agriculture – Perspective of the American Farmland Trust	B. Brandt	324 KB
Creating N2O Emissions Offsets in U.S. Agriculture – Perspective of the National Corn Growers Association	R. Snyder	285 KB
Creating N2O Emissions Offsets in U.S. Agriculture – Perspective of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation	D. Miller	396 KB

Apr. 7, 2011 - The California GHG Emissions Offsets Program (Workshop 10)

Name	Author	Size
Agenda		112 KB
Background Paper: Overview of the California Greenhouse Gas Offsets Program		110 KB
The California GHG Offsets Program	A. Diamant	654 KB
Key Provisions of California's Compliance Offset Program	R. Sahota	65 KB
The Potential Role of 3rd Party Registries in California's Offsets Program	D. Broekhoff	508 KB
Offset Supply in the California Carbon Market	O. Chistyakova	530 KB
Replacement Liability Provisions of California's Compliance Offset Program	R. Olsson	21 KB
Buyer / User Liability Provision - View on Compliance Impact, Market Operation	V. Yamada	43 KB
Offsets - Challenges and Opportunities	R. Parkhurst	833 KB
Carbon Credits: Opportinities and Challenges	K. McGinnis	654 KB

Oct. 28, 2010 - Commercial Procurement of GHG Emissions Offsets (Workshop 9)

Name	Author	Size
Agenda		112 KB
Background Paper: Introduction to Commercial Procurement of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Offsets		118 KB
Workshop Purpose and Overview	A. Diamant	609 KB
Build vs. Buy: Comparing and Contrasting Different Approaches to Procuring Greenhouse Gas Emissions Offsets	A. Diamant	372 KB
Project Developers	R. Adcock	334 KB
Brokers	E. Ard	104 KB
Carbon Funds	R. Nogueira	78 KB
Banks	J. Patrick	218 KB
Exchanges	J. Melby	518 KB
Compliance Buyers’ Strategies for Procuring Offsets, Required Resources and Expertise	J. Caneill	566 KB
Corporate Offset Project Development Andrew’s “DITY” Strategy	B. Lyons	256 KB
Experiences with Emissions Trading	S. Venugopal	900 KB
Capital Power: Strategies for Offset Procurement	A. Hall	329 KB
Options for Financing Offset Projects and Managing Risk	J. Cogen	100 KB

June 24, 2010 - Offset Project Development and Credit Issuance Processes (Workshop 8)

Name	Author	Size
Agenda		102 KB
Background Paper: A Comparison of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Offsets Project Development and Approval Processes		243 KB
Workshop 8 Overview	A. Diamant	727 KB
Overview of and Key Issues in the Offset Methodology Development, Project Approval and Credit Insurance Processes	M. Lazarus	438 KB
The United Nations’ Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)	M. Hession	385 KB
The Climate Action Reserve (CAR)	D. Broekoff	1272 KB
The Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS)	D. Antonioli	455 KB
The American Carbon Registry (ACR)	N. Martin	670 KB
The Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX)	N. Clark	385 KB
Australia’s New South Wales Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme (NSW-GGAS)	R. Fowler	1383 KB

Feb. 25, 2010 - Sectoral Mechanisms and Other Approaches to Scale Up Offsets Supplies (Workshop 7)

Name	Author	Size
Agenda		140 KB
Background Paper: Sectoral and other International Mechanisms Designed to Scale up Offset Supply: An Overview of Key Issues		170 KB
Carbon Market Fundamentals	G. Turner	331 KB
Proposals for Sectoral Crediting and Trading	R. Baron	451 KB
International Offsets: Role of Energy Sector	G. Blanford	567 KB
Reform and Future of CDM	L. de Jonge	170 KB
Workshop Overview	A. Diamant	721 KB
NAMAs, Crediting and the CDM	N. Helme	75 KB

July 30, 2009 - "Roadtesting" GHG Offset Protocols and Methodologies (Workshop 6)

Name	Author	Size
Agenda		125 KB
Background Paper: Analysis of Proposed & Existing Greenhouse Gas Offsets Methodologies & Protocols		195 KB
Overview and Comparison of Offset Protocols	D. Broekhoff	212 KB
Opinions and Facts about the CDM	L. de Jonge	147 KB
“Road Testing” GHG Emission Offset Protocols	A. Diamant	633 KB
Potential Supply of Offset Emissions	A. Fawcett	98 KB
Road Testing of Forest Offset Protocols	C. Galik	744 KB
EPA Road-Testing of Animal Waste Digesters	G. Smith	187 KB
EPA Road Testing of Afforsetation Project Methodologies	G. Smith, K. Todd	117 KB
EPA Road Testing of Landfill Gas Methane Projects	C. Lee, M. Lazarus	188 KB
EPA/SEI Offets Protocols Road Test Overview	K. Todd, M. Weitz	646 KB

May 13, 2009 - Reduced Emission from Deforestation & Degradation (REDD) (Workshop 5)

Name	Author	Size
Agenda		126 KB
Background Paper: Key Issues in Designing Mechanisms for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation		195 KB
REDD and the Carbon Market	P. Barata	238 KB
AEP’s International Forestry Project Experiences	B. Braine	620 KB
A Quantitative Comparison of REDD Reference Level Designs Using OSIRIS	J. Busch	797 KB
Measurement, Monitoring, and Verification	R. DeFries	1.02 MB
Intro to Reduced Emissions from Deforestation And Degradation (REDD)	A. Diamant	461 KB
Overview of Reduced Emissions from Deforestation And Degradation (REDD)	A. Diamant	500 KB
Policy Architecture for REDD and the Path to a Post-2012 Climate Change Agreement	Eizenstat	40 KB
REDD at Scale: National and Subnational Approaches	D. Marsh	843 KB
Private Sector Investment in REDD: Minimum Conditions and Risks	K. Newcombe	2.74 MB
REDD: A Hot Topic in the International Climate Treaty Talks	A. Petsonk	1.29 MB
REDD and Climate Change Mitigation: Economic Perspectives	B. Sohngen	386 KB
US Views on REDD in the UNFCCC Negotiations	K. Todd	216 KB

Feb. 19, 2009 - U.S. Domestic Agriculture & Forestry Offsets (Workshop 4)

Name	Author	Size
Agenda		153 KB
Background Paper: Key Design Issues Relating to Greenhouse Gas Abatement & Sequestration Projects in Agriculture & Forestry		162 KB
Leakage, tCERs, and lCERs	E. Baroudy	472 KB
Agriculture and Forestry GHG Emissions Offsets	A. Diamant	461 KB
Overview of Offsets Types in Agriculture and Forestry and Key Policy Issues	A. Diamant	513 KB
AEP’s Perspective on Forestry Offsets	D. Fitzgerald	66 KB
Experience with Existing Programs	R. Fowler	43 KB
Potential Options to Address Permanence and Leakage	W. Hohenstein	165 KB
Points Related to Leakage in the LMAV	G. Kaster	1.04 MB
Permanence Discounting for Land-Based Carbon Sequestration	B. McCarl	51 KB
Leakage with Forestry and Agriculture Offset Projects: Issues and Options	B. Murray	277 KB
CCAR’s Forest Protocols: Addressing Permanence and Leakage	J. Nickerson	68 KB
Potential for Agricultural and Forest GHG Mitigation in the U.S.	S. Rose	383 KB

Nov. 20, 2008 - Emerging Offset Program Designs (Workshop 3)

Name	Author	Size
Agenda		102 KB
Background Paper: Comparison of Selected Proposals to Design a Greenhouse Gas Offset Program		118 KB
EPRI Greenhouse Gas Emissions Offset Policy Dialogue	A. Diamant	371 KB
Designing Offsets Legislation: Recommendations of the Coalition for Emission Reduction Projects	K. Danish	173 KB
Offset Provisions in the Dingell-Boucher Discussion Draft	B. Hengst	67 KB
Design Recommendations and Offset Features	M. Lazarus	3.4 MB
A Comparison of Recent Offset Program Proposals	J. Peace	3.19 MB
Review and Comparison of Design Elements in Existing and Proposed GHG Offset Programs	R. Youngman	183 KB

Sept. 10, 2008 - Additionality (Workshop 2)

Name	Author	Size
Agenda		19 KB
Background Paper: Overview of Different Approaches for Demonstrating Additionality of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Offset Projects		115 KB
EPRI GHG Emissions Offset Policy Dialouge	A. Diamant	276 KB
Alternative Approaches to Additionality	D. Broekhoff	167 KB
Perspectives of an Offset Project Developer On the Positive List Approach	A. Colston	195 KB
The Impacts of Quantitative & Qualitative Limits of Offets Use on Compliance Costs & Technology	J. Edmonds, K. Calvin	316 KB
Additionality in the CDM	M. Hession	119 KB
Applying a Performance Standard Approach to Determine Additionality	M. LeFranc	897 KB
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Offset Approach	C. Sherry	41 KB
Additionality: -Foundation, Practicalities, and Prospects	E. Telnes	38 KB

June 26, 2008 - Existing Offset Programs (Workshop 1)

Name	Author	Size
Agenda		19 KB
Background Paper: Overview of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Offset Policies & Provisions in the U.S. Cap-&-Trade Programs & Proposals		172 KB
GHG Emissions Offsets: Definition, Benefits, and Interaction with GHG Cap-and-Trade Systems	A. Diamant	486 KB
Impact of Offsets on Compliance Challenge for the Electric Sector	V. Niemeyer	470 KB
Offsets in EPA Analysis of S. 2191, S. 1766, and S. 280	S. Fawcett	466 KB
Emerging U.S. Offsets Program Designs	F. Litz	182 KB
Clean Development Mechanism Up and Running, Learning, Evolving, Growing	K. Schmidt	247 KB
Real Carbon Solutions from a Source You Can Trust	K. Sweigart	123 KB
The Clean Development Mechanism Lessons Learned from the Perspective of a Project Developer	M. Gitlin	108 KB
Why Bother with CDM and Project Mechanisms? Thoughts from a Hopeful but Frustrated Practitioner	M. Stuart	578 KB
Role of Offsets in GHG Program Compliance	S. Weaver	217 KB