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EBOM-2009 EAc4:On-Site and Off-Site Renewable Energy

Carbon Offsets (Green-e Equivalent)

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Henrique Mendes
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We have a client that wants to buy carbon credits from a project in Brazil, and since green-e do not have auditors here, there are no Brazilian companies certified under the Green-e climate standard. Although, there are companies here that sell carbon credits (CERs - certified by the UNFCCC) to offset emissions. I´d like to know if those credits would be accepted by USGBC, since Green-e Climate also accepts CERs credits for carbon offsets. Should I write a CIR?

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Ben Stanley
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Fri, 08/30/2013 - 15:48

If you can make the case that the UNFCCC standard is similar in rigor to the Green-e standard then your scenario should work without a CIR.
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Henrique Mendes
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Fri, 08/30/2013 - 16:19

Really, Even without a CIR? I tough every different compliance approach should be direct with a CIR. I´ll study and write this killer case to show equivalency between Green-e and UNFCCC carbon credit cancelation. Thanks Ben!
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Fabio Frescia
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Arcadia (Thailand) Company Limited
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Tue, 09/01/2015 - 09:07

Dear Henrique and Ben, I read your post and I have a very similar case here in Thailand, so maybe your experience could help with my case. Do you know if can use Certified Emission Reduction (CER) from UNFCCC-- It is the gold standard for carbon credit and should be as stringent as US's carbon credit standard if not more-- or Voluntary Emission Reduction from locally-certified carbon credit ( in Thailand, it is called T-VER). Securing the carbon credit is not a big problem as there are plenty of issued carbon credits in the market. If USGBC says that only carbon credits with Green-E stamp is accepted, do you know if we can buy this credit in the US and apply to a project in Thailand? After all, 1 ton of CO2 in the US is the same with 1 ton of CO2 in Thailand. The client would like to achieve all 6 points with either On-site 12% or Off-site Renewable Energy 100%. Regarding the on-site option I have the following question: how much space would we need to install PV on the roof? And does the roof need to be within the LEED boundaries or can be nearby (outside it)? Thanks!

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