A description and comparison of selected forest carbon registries : a guide for states considering the development of a forest carbon registry / Jessica Call and Jennifer Hayes.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Call, Jessica

Contributor:

Hayes, Jennifer

United States. Forest Service. Southern Research Station

Series:

General technical report SRS ; 107.

General technical report SRS ; 107

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carbon sequestration--United States.

Carbon sequestration.

Carbon dioxide mitigation--United States.

Carbon dioxide mitigation.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iii, 36 pages)

Place of Publication:

Asheville, NC : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station, [2007]

Summary:

There is increasing interest in tools for measuring and reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas. Two tools that have been receiving a lot of attention include carbon markets and carbon registries. Carbon registries are established to record and track net carbon emission levels over time. These registries provide quantifiable and verifiable carbon for trade within a market. This report discusses the benefits and major elements of registries and then describes a selection of existing registries and protocols with forest carbon components. The report focuses on forests because of their carbon storage potential. The purpose of this report is to provide a starting point for any state government or other party considering the development of a carbon registry with a forestry component.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 12).

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.

Other Format:

Print version: Call, Jessica. Description and comparison of selected forest carbon registries.

OCLC:

183304136

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