Carbon Trade & Offsets

SEI is providing guidance for the potential development of a U.S. carbon offset program as part of a future mandatory GHG compliance regime. SEI has done extensive research on mandatory and voluntary carbon offset programs and cap-and-trade systems.

Recents reports include:

Making Sense of the Voluntary Carbon Market: A Comparison of Carbon Offset Standards
The report discusses the role of the voluntary carbon offset market. It provides an overview and guide to the most important currently available standards, using the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) as a benchmark.

Carbon Offsetting & Air Travel Part 1: CO2-Emissions Calculations
The paper examines the key factors that have to be taken into account when calculating air travel emissions for the purpose of carbon offsetting.

More Information about Carbon Offsets can be found at the Carbon Offset Information Portal