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	<title>Comments on: Ensuring Carbon Offsets are Real</title>
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		<title>By: Sheryl Canter</title>
		<link>http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/08/16/real_offsets/comment-page-1/#comment-480</link>
		<dc:creator>Sheryl Canter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Tom,

I talked to different people internally and finally I have an answer for you.

We&#039;re excited about the effort being spent on offset quality and would welcome standards that address double counting, additionality, and other quality issues. However, it&#039;s not yet clear if the latest draft of Green-e’s protocol for renewable energy has been able to do that.

Moreover, we couldn&#039;t agree more about the need for policy solutions that bring into the mix not just renewables, but all verified reductions. We think the best way to do this is a national cap and trade system with the appropriate financial incentives and quality assurance measures. Once this type of system is in place, the number of offset projects will soar – vastly increasing our ability to quickly and cost-effectively address global warming.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Tom,</p>
<p>I talked to different people internally and finally I have an answer for you.</p>
<p>We&#039;re excited about the effort being spent on offset quality and would welcome standards that address double counting, additionality, and other quality issues. However, it&#039;s not yet clear if the latest draft of Green-e’s protocol for renewable energy has been able to do that.</p>
<p>Moreover, we couldn&#039;t agree more about the need for policy solutions that bring into the mix not just renewables, but all verified reductions. We think the best way to do this is a national cap and trade system with the appropriate financial incentives and quality assurance measures. Once this type of system is in place, the number of offset projects will soar – vastly increasing our ability to quickly and cost-effectively address global warming.</p>
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		<title>By: Sheryl Canter</title>
		<link>http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/08/16/real_offsets/comment-page-1/#comment-479</link>
		<dc:creator>Sheryl Canter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Tom,

Sorry about how long it&#039;s taking to get back to you on this. I was on vacation when you posted your question, and since then I&#039;ve been talking to various people here about it. I will eventually post an answer!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Tom,</p>
<p>Sorry about how long it&#039;s taking to get back to you on this. I was on vacation when you posted your question, and since then I&#039;ve been talking to various people here about it. I will eventually post an answer!</p>
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		<title>By: Tom Arnold</title>
		<link>http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/08/16/real_offsets/comment-page-1/#comment-478</link>
		<dc:creator>Tom Arnold</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 01:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sheryl:

I was wondering what your thoughts were on the new Green-e GHG protocol that addresses the double counting and additionality issues from domestic renewables?

Its seems a shame that of four projects two are LFG and two are digesters. We obviously need policy solutions to bring renewables into the mix as well.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sheryl:</p>
<p>I was wondering what your thoughts were on the new Green-e GHG protocol that addresses the double counting and additionality issues from domestic renewables?</p>
<p>Its seems a shame that of four projects two are LFG and two are digesters. We obviously need policy solutions to bring renewables into the mix as well.</p>
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