Comments for the 2019 IEMAC Annual Report and the Markets Overlap Subcommittee pertaining to greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting for California electricity imports and potential interactions with Washington State’s Clean Energy Transformation Act.

Comments on June 6, 2019, Climate Forward Solar Photovoltaic Forecast Methodology v1.0 Draft for Public Comment, which addresses emission reductions associated with the installation of solar photovoltaic systems at existing buildings.

Comments on the Working Group Statement on the future role and design of the voluntary carbon off setmarket, “Envisioning the Voluntary Carbon Market Post-2020. ”Comments pertain assurances and benefits related to additionality and the creation of and accounting for new instruments that finance the acceleration of the global transition to net-zero rather than reducing emissions …

Comments on the CPS Straw Proposal presented on April 2, 2019. Comments pertain to avoiding potential double-counting with RECs and ensuring regulatory surplus for the voluntary renewable energy market, as well as verifying that qualified energy storage systems store and discharge renewable energy.

CRS comments on draft regulations to update California’s Power Source Disclosure requirements under Assembly Bill 1110 (Ting), which requires that retail suppliers of electricity disclose to consumers the greenhouse gas emissions intensity of the supplier’s electric service products.

Comments on the December 12, 2018 LEED for Cities and Communities: Existing (Beta) rating system, regarding the “EN Credit: Clean and Green Power” and the “EN Prerequisite: Energy Performance.”

Responses to questions for stakeholders regarding how DOER should interpret the requirement that a Qualified Energy Storage System operate “primarily to store and discharge renewable energy,” and how resources participating in other state programs should interact with the CPS.

In This Issue: Green-e® 2019 Verification Report • Renewable Energy in China • Green-e® Renewable Fuels • Spotlight: Bank of America • State Policy Update • Philippine and Tunisian Delegations • REM Asia Announced • REM 2020 • Spotlight: Rock Canyon Coffee • Welcome New Participants • Congratulations GPLA Winners • In the News • …

This is the Chinese version of Accelerating Corporate Renewable Energy Engagement In China.

While there are many new and existing mechanisms in China that enable companies to access renewable energy, the Chinese voluntary market is still early in its development, and much more can be done to create market conditions that facilitate a significant scale-up of private investment. This report, released by CRS with funding by Google, LLC., …