Developing a Forest Carbon Market in the U.S. - A Look at the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
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Alec Giffen, Director of the Maine Forest Service, Ellen Hawes, Policy Analyst – Forestry for Environment Northeast, and Jasmine Hyman, Marketing Director of the Gold Standard, discuss the issues and opportunities created by the opening of RGGI. The speakers specifically address the growing role of forest carbon credits, and the differences between RGGI and other carbon trading schemes.
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