CRS submitted comments to the USGBC on the proposed LEED 2012 Rating System Drafts regarding carbon offsets and RECs.

CRS submitted comments to the Council on Environmental Quality regarding the DRAFT Federal Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Reporting Guidance. All CRS comments pertain to Section 4.0 of the DRAFT Federal Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Reporting Guidance, “Renewable Energy and Carbon Offsets” (pg. 24-31).

CRS submitted comments to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) regarding potential regulatory changes to the Regulation for the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, or Mandatory Reporting Regulation (MRR) (title 17, California Code of Regulations, sections 95100-95157).

CRS, along with its partners Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council, and The Nature Conservancy, submitted comments to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) regarding proposed amendments to California’s Cap-and-Trade Regulation to allow for the use of compliance instruments issued by linked jurisdictions.

CRS submitted comments to ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability on revisions to its Community Protocol, the national standard for community-scale reporting of greenhouse gas emissions.

A review of the highlights of the Green-e program in 2011. The brief shows 21% growth from the previous year, including 39 Million MWh in total certified transactions; 50 organizations and over 500 products participating in Green-e Marketplace; and certified sales growth by nearly 9% in Green-e Climate

CRS, along with 62 other partner organizations, submitted this joint comment letter to the Federal Housing and Finance Agency (FHFA) in support of local government Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs.

A review of CRS activities and programs through 2011.

CRS submitted a comment letter to the Arizona Corporation Commission regarding the proposed Track and Record option for utilities to use kilowatt-hours (kWh) from interconnected distributed generation (DG) for compliance with Arizona’s Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff (REST), instead of using Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs).

A brief description of the requirements and benefits of Green-e Energy.