critical importance of measurement, monitoring, and verification technologies to support not only carbon trading but other … first performance period fall into four areas: evaluation of sources and carbon sequestration sinks; development of GIS …-based reporting framework; designing an integrated suite of monitoring, measuring, and verification technologies; and initiating a …

The Big Sky Carbon Sequestration Partnership, led by Montana State University, is comprised of research institutions …. Efforts under this Partnership in Phase I fall into four areas: evaluation of sources and carbon sequestration sinks that will … links with national networks; designing an integrated suite of monitoring, measuring, and verification technologies and …

This paper summarizes studies of carbon mitigation potential (MP) and costs of forestry options in seven developing … forestland for other uses such as agriculture and pasture. By using data on estimated carbon sequestration, emission avoidance … non-carbon revenue is sufficient to offset direct costs of about half of the options. The agroforestry options analyzed …

high level of external monitoring, such as those in regulated industries (monitoring effect). The compensation weight on … transitory gains also increases as earnings predictability declines (uncertainty effect), as CEOs get closer to retirement …

voluntary carbon market, and the role of carbon credit projects as offsets within emissions trading programs. The objectives of … this paper are twofold: (1) to ascertain the risk factors associated with a carbon credit generating renewable energy … implemented in the trading market. The methods used include a quantitative analysis of a carbon credit generating project, as well …

heightened natural gas and oil prices, and (3) a Carbon Cap-and-Trade Scenario. The immediate goal is to use these scenarios to … considered by EERE and FE staff--carbon cap-and-trade and high fuel prices--are compared to other scenarios used by energy …/bbl is supported by the literature. We conclude that a wide range of carbon regulation scenarios are possible, especially …

recognition that the reality of our energy future is rather one rife with uncertainty. The National Energy Modeling System (NEMS … their RD3 benefits evaluation. In order to begin scoping out the uncertainty in these deterministic forecasts, EE and FE … designed two futures that differ significantly from the basic NEMS forecast. A High Fuel Price Scenario and a Carbon Cap …

economies. Given the growing importance of developing countries in determining long-term global energy and carbon emissions … trends, filling this gap with improved statistical information on developing countries' energy and carbon …

electrification, and the ability to switch to a low-carbon fuel becomes key. Cogeneration of heat and power using biomass may also … play a role in reducing carbon emissions under a policy constraint. …

options, net metering policy, carbon prices and future incentives. Several PV market penetration models, sharing a similar … customer financing options, to net metering and carbon policy. …