2022 ACR Updates

Major 2022 ACR Program Updates

ACR has linked with AirCarbon Exchange (ACX)

Launch of updated Methodology for Improved Forest Management (IFM) on Non-Federal U.S. Forestlands

ACR Launches Innovative Registry Infrastructure for Removal Credits

ACR to lead $20M USDA climate-smart agriculture commodities and markets project

ACR AT COP27

Article 6 and The Voluntary Carbon Market: Tools To Deliver NDCs and Increase Ambition

At COP27, ACR's Executive Director, Mary Grady moderated an event on the intersection of Article 6 and the voluntary carbon market in front of a packed house. She helped lead a fascinating discussion around integrity, transparency, and clarity that touched on how governments are considering the application of corresponding adjustments for voluntary carbon market transactions, and associated timelines, as well as the price premiums that may be attached to credits that carry such a corresponding adjustment.

Recent Trends In U.S. Forest Carbon Market: Growth, Quality, and Expectations For The Future 

Kurt Krapfl, ACR's Director of Forestry, moderated a panel at COP27 on the U.S. forest carbon market. Kurt was joined by Jessica Orrego from Mercuria, John McDougal from Anew, Bailey Evans from Green Assets, Inc., and Jeremy Manion from Arbor Day Foundation / Arbor Day Carbon to discuss some of the latest trends. The panel covered how opportunities are expanding to more types of land owners, including small private landowners; what constitutes quality and what to look out for; the innovations that are creating new efficiencies in the market; and what buyers are looking for in forest carbon credits, among other topics.

Carbon Offsets and CCUS 

Mary Grady spoke on a panel hosted by the Kingdom of Bahrain on CCS, with colleagues from Latham and Watkins, Air Product and Perspectives Climate Group to discuss emerging technologies and share ACR’s perspective for how carbon markets can incentivize CCS projects that generate real, quantifiable and permanent voluntary carbon credits that accelerate a just energy transition.

Getting To Net Zero: The Critical Role of Addressing Non-Co2 Gasses

ACR's Maris Tabor Densmore, Director of Engineered Solutions and Industrial Team Lead, and Megesh Tiwari, Senior Technical Manager, joined Geoffrey Gordon-Creed of Well Done Foundation and Tim Brown of Tradewater at the International Emissions Trading Association pavilion at COP27 to discuss the rapid reduction of non-CO2, high global warming potential (GWP) greenhouse gasses (GHGs).

Role of Financial Organisations and Carbon Markets In Accelerating CCS Deployment

Maris Densmore joined a COP27 panel at the International Emissions Trading Association pavilion with Guloren Turan of Global CCS Institute, Dirk Forrister of International Emissions Trading Association, Zoë Knight of HSBC and Fatih Yilmaz of KAPSARC to discuss the role of CCS in the path to net zero.

Overview of US Voluntary Carbon Market and Leading Project Types

Mary Grady joined a panel at the the International Emissions Trading Association pavilion that explored leading project types in the U.S., from both existing and emerging technologies, as well as an overview of the U.S. carbon market—including a review of supply and demand trends. Panelists discussed buyer considerations that drive purchasing decisions, including key criteria, quality, and co-benefits.

RESOURCES

  Carbon Capture and Storage Primer

  Foam Blowing Agents Primer

  Methane Emissions from Landfills Primer

   HFC Refrigerants Primer

  Ozone Depleting Substances Primer

  ACR Improved Forest Management (IFM): A Primer

  ACR Carbon Markets 101: Additionality and Baselines for Improved Forest Management Projects

 ACR Carbon Markets 101: High GWP Pollutants