Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
Time: TBA

What will be covered and how you will benefit:

1. Overview of offsets and their purpose
2. Examining offset quality fundamentals such as:
   • Additionality and why it matters
   • Key quality criteria (permanence, third party certification, verification, etc.)
   • Learn about various emission reduction project sectors and the offset market
3. Understanding the regulatory offset market in both domestic and international terms
4. Discussing international initiatives such as Kyoto CDM and JI, Australia’s New South Wales, New Zealand, and Japan
5. Examining the effect of US initiatives such as RGGI, WCI, MCA, CA AB 32, OR and WA Carbon Dioxide Standards
6. Trends and outlook for US regulatory market
7. Overview of the voluntary offset market such as the current state of affairs, emerging standardization (VCS), and registries (CCAR & Environmental Resources Trust)
8. The interaction and roles of the voluntary and regulatory markets
9. Analyzing the future prospects for US markets

Workshop leader:

Alexia C. Kelly, Policy Program Manager, THE CLIMATE TRUST

Alexia Kelly is the Policy Program Manager at The Climate Trust. As Policy Program Manager, Ms. Kelly is responsible for the development and execution of the organization’s policy engagement strategy and initiatives. She is also the Program Manager for the Offset Quality Initiative, a collaborative policy consortium of six leading non-profits in the GHG offset field. Ms. Kelly manages OQI’s strategy, policy initiatives and fundraising efforts. In addition, Ms. Kelly is a faculty member of the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute, where she instructs a course on project level accounting.

Alexia holds a B.A. in Planning, Public Policy and Management, a Master’s in Community and Regional Planning and a Master’s in Public Administration, from the University of Oregon.