In 2009, Green‑e Marketplace conducted its second annual survey of program participants, to gain understanding of how certification and renewable energy fit into their overall corporate sustainability efforts.

…are made to the renewable electricity standard (RES) and cap-and-trade provisions of these bills, it could inadvertently undercut the thriving voluntary renewable energy market which serves to complement RES policies….

…the design of a cap-and-trade program proposed under the ACESA bill could undercut the thriving voluntary renewable energy market. As the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee continues its work…

A brief study of consumer attitudes prepared by Natural Marketing Institute and Center for Resource Solutions.

CRS is in agreement with and supports the comments calling for the set aside and retirement of allowances for voluntary renewable energy purchases (also known as an off-the-top approach to…

We applaud the Air Resources Board (ARB) for changing its Scoping Plan to specifically recognize that voluntary renewable energy set-asides could contribute to California’s climate goals by providing an incentive…

Without careful design, cap and trade could hinder the voluntary market for renewable energy. The voluntary market has played an important role in advancing clean energy development in large part…

Climate policy in California has been at the forefront in the North American effort to fight global warming. California has been a leader in energy policy for decades. The paper…

Letter commenting on issues relating to emissions leakage in a California cap-and-trade program. Minimizing the shifting of emissions out of California in a way that reduces the net decrease in…

Comments relating to the establishment of the cap in California’s cap-and-trade program. We are troubled by CARB’s proposal to set the cap in 2012 at the level of expected actual…