In conjunction with NACW, the Climate Action Reserve is holding its first Account Holders Meeting. During the meeting, Reserve staff will provide programmatic and policy updates and guidance for the project registration process, complete with helpful reporting and verification tips. The last hour of the meeting has been reserved specifically for forest project protocol updates and guidance. There will also be an opportunity for account holders to provide programmatic feedback to Reserve staff. http://events.climateactionreserve.org/events/view/37

This workshop will help attendees gain an understanding of recent developments in climate regulation, and the variety of regulatory tools the U.S. and States will use to manage and reduce GHG emissions. The workshop will feature presentations by experts on EPA’s regulation of GHGs under the Clean Air Act, California’s implementation of AB 32, and other related topics. There will be an interactive question and answer session following each presentation.

This workshop costs $75 to attend. You may add the workshop to your cart during the conference registration process. To register for the workshop only or to add the workshop to an existing registration, please contact Shay Neal at [email protected] or +1 202.289.3930 x 225.

In conjunction with the most important carbon conference in North America, Navigating the American Carbon World, the Reserve is also holding its Annual Verifiers Meeting. This meeting will update verifiers on the Reserve’s reporting and verification program, and provide helpful verification tips. Verifiers in attendance will receive updates on the Verification Program Manual, as well as updates from ANSI and ARB. There will also be an opportunity for verifiers to provide programmatic feedback. Reserve verifiers are welcome to join us on April 13th, and please note that no RSVP/registration is required in order to attend this event.

Representatives of the WCI Partner jurisdictions will present an update on the status of the WCI regional emissions trading program and other activities of the WCI. Following the presentation, audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss the most recent developments of the WCI program. An option to phone into this session will be available to those unable to attend in person.

This three-hour workshop will highlight the risks and opportunities involved within the project development and offset credit cycles. Workshop attendees will have an opportunity to hear Point Carbon’s assessment on the outlook and dynamics of the California/WCI offsets market, discuss project cycle risks and their impacts on the market and prices, as well as go through a case study focusing on an Emissions Reduction Purchase Agreement. Speakers include Kyle Danish from Van Ness Feldman, Patrick Pfeiffer from CantorCO2e, Olga Chistyakova from Thomson Reuters Point Carbon, and Elizabeth Zelljadt from Thomson Reuters Point Carbon.

This workshop costs $195 to attend. You may add the workshop to your cart during the conference registration process. To register for the workshop only or to add the workshop to an existing registration, please contact Shay Neal at [email protected] or +1 202.289.3930 x 225.

This workshop will offer case study presentations of projects that are using protocols developed by the Reserve to generate Climate Reserve Tonnes (CRTs). The session will be broken up into panels based on subject, with a speaker to represent each project type that is currently accepted by the Reserve. This event is intended for anyone with an interest in the realities of carbon offset projects and the details of how CRTs are generated. It will be free and open to the public. http://www.climateactionreserve.org/event/climate-action-reserve-project-showcase/