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Information and Resources on the Voluntary Carbon Offsets Market Studies and Reports on the Voluntary Carbon Market A Consumer’s Guide to Retail Carbon Offsets Providers, Clean Air–Cool Planet, 2006. A Three-Pronged Approach to Corporate Climate Strategy, Sissel Waage and Emma Stewart, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), October 2006. Exploring the Market for Voluntary Carbon Offsets, Nadaa Taiyab, 2006. Forging and Frontier: State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2008, Ecosystem Marketplace and New Carbon Finance, May 2008. Going Carbon Neutral, How the Retail Carbon Offsets Market Can Further Climate Change Mitigation Goals, Trexler, M.C., Kosloff, L.H, Silon, K. Ecosystem Marketplace Report, EM Insights, 2006. Making Sense of the Voluntary Carbon Market: A Comparison of Carbon Offset Standards, Anja Kollmuss (SEI-US), Helge Zink (Tricorona), Clifford Polycarp (SEI-US), WWF Germany, March 2008. Offsetting Emissions: A Business Brief on the Voluntary Carbon Market, Business for Social Responsibility and EcoSystem Marketplace, December 2006. State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2007, World Bank and International Emissions Trading Association, May 2007. The Carbon Trust Three Stage Approach to Developing a Robust Offsetting Strategy, Carbon Trust, November 2006. The Voluntary Carbon Market: Status & Potential to Advance Sustainable Energy Activities, Green Markets International PowerPoint, May 2007. Voluntary Offsets For Air-Travel Carbon Emissions: Evaluations and Recommendations of Voluntary Offset Companies, Anja Kollmuss and Benjamin Bowell, Tufts Climate Initiative, December 2006. Working Paper on The Voluntary Carbon Market: Current & Future Market Status, and Implications for Development Benefits, Elizabeth Harris, IIED & nef round-table discussion: Can Voluntary Carbon Offsets assist Development, October 2006. Company Programs Offering Offsets to Customers BP’s TargetNeutral program; a major oil company’s program offering a carbon neutral driving option in the UK, launched in 2006, similar to an initiative BP has offered in Australia since 2001. Green Mountain Power's CHOOSE2BGREEN program; a Vermont, USA electric utility's program offering customers the opportunity to buy renewable electricity and also offset carbon emissions from their home energy use and driving. PG&E’s ClimateSmart program; a large California gas and electric utility company’s program offing customers a climate neutral option for an extra fee on their utility bill. Voluntary Offsets Standards, Protocols, and Registries CDM Standards of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change GHG Protocol for Project Accounting, developed by the GHG Protocol Initiative Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) developed by The Climate Group, International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Green-e GHG Product Standard, developed by Center for Resource Solutions CCB Standard, Climate, Community, and Biodiversity Alliance Market Information Sources EcoBusiness Links: Carbon Emissions Offset Directory. Includes links to offsets providers, with descriptions and a price survey. Tufts Climate Initiative Voluntary Carbon Offsets Webpage, with information and links to voluntary carbon offsets studies, providers, emissions calculators and other resources.
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