The Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program is a standard and framework for GHG emission reductions and removals. It is also a Green-e Climate Endorsed Program. On 1 September 2011, VCS released for public consultation draft requirements for standardized approaches for baselines and additionality. CRS submitted comments in general support of the VCSA’s decision to move …

CRS submitted comments to the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commmission with regard to Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) petition to bifurcate the apprentice labor multiplier from the Renewable Energy Credit (REC). CRS believes this bifurcation would directly result in the double counting of renewable energy attributes if the REC were sold into the voluntary market, or …

The Oregon Department of Energy arranged for WREGIS to create RECs retroactively for stranded electricity. Under this arrangement, all RECs created through this process must be exclusively used for Oregon RPS compliance. The Center for Resource Solutions was contracted to complete a review of the stranded generation RECs against voluntary market transactions. This report summarizes …

The report highlights Green-e Certified renewable energy and carbon offset sales in 2010, as well as organizations that participated in Green-e Marketplace to demonstrate their commitment to renewable energy. The report shows a 23% increase in total Green-e Energy retail sales volume over the previous year, equivalent to over 23 million MWh of renewable energy …

2010 Annual Report

CRS submitted comments on the proposed changes to the GRP 2.0.

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.