The report highlights Green-e Certified renewable energy and carbon offset sales in 2008, as well as organizations that participated in Green-e Marketplace to demonstrate their commitment to renewable energy. The report shows a 45 percent increase in total Green-e Energy sales volume over the previous year, equivalent to over 13 million MWh of renewable energy …
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Insights into the Renewable Energy Market: A Brief Overview of Procurement Trends, Drivers, and Impacts of Voluntary Commercial Purchasers
Commercial entities and organizations are increasingly looking to reduce the environmental impacts they are responsible for. The potential of renewable energy as a practical and effective market solution to a number of societal issues has garnered support from social, political, and business communities. Commercial demand significantly influences the overall renewable energy market, as commercial purchasers …
About Green-e Marketplace
This is a one-page description of Green-e Marketplace.
CRS Annual Report 2008
This report contains the activities and financial reporting documents for 2008.
Advanced Technology to Meet California’s Climate Goals: Opportunities, Barriers & Policy Solutions
A report of the California Economic and Technology Advancement Advisory Committee (ETAAC) Advanced Technology Sub-Group focusing on clean transportation, energy efficiency and renewable energy and updating selected sections of the February 2008 ETAAC report.
Climate Policy and Economic Growth in California: A Comparative Analysis of Different Economic Impact Projections
As California policymakers move to implement the state’s Global Warming Solutions Act, Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32), there has been considerable controversy over the economic impacts of this landmark law to reduce global warming emissions. Multiple macroeconomic analyses have been conducted by a variety of economic modeling teams. But, to date, there has been no …
About Green-e Energy
This is a one-page description of Green-e Energy.
WeCAN Comments on WCI Electricity Subcommittee’s paper “Voluntary Renewable Energy Market: Issues and Draft Recommendations.”
WeCAN comment letter submitted to the WCI’s Electricity Committee on its paper “Voluntary Renewable Energy Market: Issues and Draft Recommendations.”
Best Practices in Public Claims for Solar Photovoltaic Systems
As markets for renewable energy grow, there is increasing interest in securing and selling Renewable Energy Certificates and renewable electricity. Some renewable electricity generation technologies, like solar photovoltaics, are slow to be widely adapted to market transactions because of the administrative costs of aggregating output into products that can be readily sold into compliance and …
The Intersection between Carbon, RECs, and Tracking
Both carbon offsets and renewable energy certificates (RECs) are used as ways to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As these marketplaces grow, it is important to examine how they overlap and avoid any double counting of carbon benefits or claims. The paper, which CRS assisted in drafting, examines REC tracking systems, GHG project registries, and …