E - Carbon Offset Knowledgebase

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Carbon Offsets TOC
E - Market Mechanisms

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# of projects and credits issued
1. Cut emissions, use high quality offsets, and regularly revised offsetting strategy as best practice evolves
2. Shift to carbon removal offsetting
2008 Economic mitigation potential by sector in 2030
2008 GHG emissions by uncapped sectors in U.S. 2006
2008 Offset scenarios under U.S. Climate Security Act
2008 Projected allowance prices for S 2191 based on alternative offset assumptions
2008 U.S. forestry and agriculture mitigation potentials
2009 Tyco Joins Climate Resolve
200X Carbon offsets
200X Developing carbon offset projects
200X For the CDM
200X How carbon neutrality works
200X Infographic - Understanding carbon offsets
200X Missing the offset point
200X My conscience is clear
200X Offsets Deed
200X The virtuous offset cycle
200X What are the key carbon offset terms and concepts?
2010 What countries are offsets coming from?
2010 What sectors are offsets coming from?
2011 Impacts on offset use on EU emissions trajectory and low carbon opportunities
2012 Forgive me for I have SUV'd
2013 Abatement achieved by policy instruments applied in road transport sector
2013 How a Travel Offset Works
2015 14% of CDP reporters companies use offsets in some way
2015 Compliance vs. voluntary offset buyers
2015 Compliance vs. voluntary offset buyers
2015 Compliance vs. voluntary offsets by region
2015 Estimated Scope 3 emissions based on CDP reports
2015 Offset buyers appear to have more comprehensive carbon strategies generally
2015 The relative economics of offsets
2015 Types of offsets bought
2016 Carbon markets with an offset component
2016 Customer offsetting programs by air carrier as of 2016
2016 Diagramming a compliance offset
2016 Not surprisingly, offset purchasers more active in other emissions reductions
2016 Offset project types in which airlines are investing by carrier
2016 Offsetting initiatives by air carrier as of 2016
2016 Per passenger forecasted cost
2017 Bringing AB32 offsets down to the county level
2017 How are offsets created?
2017 Impact of offset provisions on allowance prices post-2020
2017 Implications of reducing offset use
2017 Linkage of offset systems CA Ontario Quebec
2017 Offset protocols available in CA Ontario Quebec
2017 Offsets issues under AB32
2017 Ranking different types of offset projects
2017 Secondary allowance market activity in CA
2017 Types of offset credits in California’s cap and trade program
2018 Baselines based on BAU scenarios and historical emissions
2018 Main strategies to address different types of double-counting
2018 Overview of approaches to address the risk of non-permanence
2018 Possible arrangements to avoid double claiming between the UNFCCC and ICAO
2020 1.5oC Pathway Emissions
2020 An illustrative buyer journey
2020 An illustrative supplier journey
2020 Contract options for the voluntary carbon market
2020 Current differences in corporate claims
2020 Decarbonization requirements by sector
2020 Defining CCPs and Attributes
2020 Example digital project cycle
2020 Existing initiatives should be amplified
2020 Illustrative offset supply scenario for 2030
2020 Key recommended actions along the value chain
2020 Life Cycle of a Carbon Credit
2020 Major Pain Points of VCM
2020 Market integrity concerns across the VCM value chain
2020 Obstacles to offset market maturity
2020 Offsets aligned with net zero strategy
2020 Project types selected for detailed (supply) analysis
2020 Recent growth in voluntary carbon markets
2020 Recommended meta-registry architecture
2020 Reference contract success requires adoption
2020 Sample Carbon Credit Projects
2020 Sample core carbon principles
2020 Taxonomy of carbon offsets
2020 The challenge of a single core contract
2020 The core contract solution
2020 The example of reference contract for the Nordic power market
2020 Three NGFS climate scenarios
2020 Trade infrastructure design
2020 Voluntary carbon credit demand outlook
2020 Voluntary market evolution and timeframe
2021 Combining ETS and offsets
2021 Development benefits in some existing carbon credit systems
2021 Infographic - Achieving net zero - A summary of evidence behind potential carbon offsets
2021 Over-crediting annual variation through zeroing negative abatement
3. Shift to long-lived storage
4. Support the development of net zero aligned offsetting
A carbon offset chronology
An offset under a cap and trade (1)
An offset under a cap and trade (2)
Andrea Bonzanni, IETA: “There are different views on where the market will head to, and this is normal...The Glasgow deal “is a starting point for the private sector to keep delivering high-quality credits and functioning market.”
Andrea Bonzanni, IETA’s international policy director, believes it will still be possible for a company to issue credits claiming emission cuts without authorization.
Carbon offsets are a popular but contentious climate change mitigation tool
E - Carbon Neutrality
E - Evaluating Carbon Offsets
E - Land Use Based Offsets
E - Offset Criteria
E - Offset Critiques
E - Offset Leakage
E - Offset Permanence
E - Offset Prices
E - Offset Scoring
E - Offset Standard Effectiveness
E - UNFCCC Article 6 and ITMOs Offsets
E - Voluntary Offsets and Markets
Graphic: Cost to offset return economy flight from London to New York
Henrik Hasselknippe: “Markets can handle multiple standards...That’s something that we see in many markets.”
Infographic: Carbon Certificates and Why They Matter
Lambert Schneider, research coordinator on international carbon policy at the Oeko-Institut: “The voluntary market is really booming, but at the same time you have this integrity problem.” Although the COP26 agreement doesn’t directly affect voluntary markets, its rules may “spill over into the system, setting the bar higher.”
necessary but not sufficient (cartoon #4)
Number of offsets sold has doubled in past two years
Ocean Sequestration and Carbon Offset
Offset due diligence in voluntary vs. regulatory markets
Offsets as Toilet Paper
Offsets have been criticized throughout their history
Offsets should be additional
Offsets should be permanent
Offsets should not have unintentional consequences
Poorer countries could benefit financially from more transparent offset trading.
Programs generating domestic or international offsets
Project types and sectors across offset programs
The basic idea behind carbon offsets
The first offset goes back to AES in 1989
Verifying offsets ensures that the reduction or removal actually takes place
Voluntary programs generating offsets for potential compliance and voluntary use
What is a carbon offset?
Why does it matter that "carbon" is a policy commodity?
Why not all offsets are created equal?

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I - CarbonOffsets (Deep Dive)

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