Voluntary Carbon Offsets : Overview and Assessment.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy conservation.

Pollution.

Environmental law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (15 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses voluntary carbon offsets, which are measurable avoidances, reductions, or sequestrations of greenhouse gas emissions. Focuses on biological sequestration, renewable energy, energy efficiency, and reduction of non-CO2 emissions. Discusses size of voluntary carbon offset market, carbon offset integrity issues, supplementarity, carbon offset sellers, and related Congressional activity.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Voluntary Carbon Offsets

Access Restriction:

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