Trees

Carbon Offsets & the Urban Forest

 

Can urban forestry projects be cost-effective investments in your carbon offset portfolio?

 

 

California's Cap-and-Trade Programcoast live oak

Brieanne AguilaCalifornia Air Resources Board

 

Opportunities for Carbon Offsets from Urban Forestry Projects

 Joel Levin, Climate Action Reserve

 

The Urban Forest Protocol; Roles, Hurdles & Opportunities

Michael Bostick, Bay Area Air Quality Management District

 

Planning for Urban Forests, Carbon Offsets and the Urban Forest

Jeff Goldman, AECOM

 

Urban Forest Project Protocol & Verification

Barbara Bamberger, California Air Resources Board

 

Quantifying Carbon Storage in Urban Trees

Paula Peper, U.S. Dept. of Ag, Pacific Southwest Research Station

 

Quantifying Urban Forest Project Costs and Offsets

Urban Forestry Offset Projects & Lessons Learned

Greg McPherson, U.S. Dept. of Ag, Pacific Southwest Research Station

 

The Tree Carbon Calculator

Joe Purohit, EcoLayers, Inc.

 

Carbon Offsets: a nonprofit sector perspective

Ray Tretheway, Sacramento Tree Foundation

 

What's Needed to Get Projects Started?

Forrest Mertens, SunOne Solutions

 

Urban Forestry Offsets for Cap and Trade Compliance

Obadiah Bartholomy, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)

 

California Carbon Markets: An overview of the trading activity in California's cap and trade market

John Battaglia, Evolution Markets, Inc.

 

PG&E's Approach to Carbon Offsets

Robert Parkhurst, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

 

What's Needed to Get Projects Started?

Sam Olundunfe, UC San Diego

 

Non-Profit Tree Planting Groups: What's Needed to Get Started?

Doug Wildman, Friends of the Urban Forest

 

Urban Foresters Panel: What's Needed to Get Projects Started?

John Lane, Teichert Materials & Sacramento Tree Foundation

 

Urban Forestry and Carbon Offset Projects: A City of Sacramento Perspective

Joe Benassini, City of Sacramento

 

Growing the Network: Urban Forests and Carbon Offsets

Gerry Gray, American Forests

 

Urban Forest Grant Funding

Alice Ewen, USDA Forest Service: Urban & Community Forestry Program