CORE Publications
Road-testing of Selected
Offset Protocols and Standards; A Comparison of Offset Protocols:
Landfills, Manure, and Afforestation/Reforestation
June 2009, SEI Working Paper US10-01 (version 1: US09-04)
Michael Lazarus, Carrie Lee, Gordon Smith;
Kimberly Todd, Melissa Weitz,
U.S. EPA
Changes in Version 2.0:
In June 2009, the authors published the first version of their road test analysis. Since that time, several offset programs have updated their protocols and have provided feedback on version 1. This version incorporates these revised protocols (CAR’s forest project protocol and all of CCX’s project protocols), modifications to some of the sample projects, and clarifications based on reviewer comments.
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A Review of Offset Programs: Trading Systems, Funds, Protocols, Standards and Retailers
December 2008
Anja Kollmuss, Michael Lazarus, Carrie Lee, Clifford Polycarp
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Making Sense of the Voluntary Carbon Market: A Comparison of Carbon Offset Standards
March 2008
Anja Kollmuss (SEI), Helge Zink (Tricorona), Clifford Polycarp (SEI)
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Carbon Offsetting & Air Travel Part 1: CO2-Emissions Calculations
May 2008
Anja Kollmuss (SEI),
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Carbon Offsetting & Air Travel Part 2: Non-CO2 Emissions Calculations
June 2009
Anja Kollmuss (SEI), Allison Myers Crimmins
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