CLIMATE ACTION RESERVE

TO DEVELOP, PROMOTE AND SUPPORT INNOVATIVE, CREDIBLE MARKET-BASED CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTIONS THAT BENEFIT ECONOMIES, ECOSYSTEMS AND SOCIETY. THE CLIMATE ACTION RESERVE WAS APPROVED BY THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD (ARB) IN 2012 TO SERVE AS AN OFFSET (SEE SCH O) PROJECT REGISTRY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE CALIFORNIA CAP-AND-TRADE PROGRAM. THE RESERVE HAS HAD MANY OF THE OFFSET PROJECTS IN ITS SYSTEM RECOGNIZED BY THE ARB FOR REWARDING EARLY ACTIONS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. FOUR RESERVE OFFSET PROTOCOLS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED AND TWO OTHERS ADAPTED BY ARB FOR USE IN THE COMPLIANCE OFFSET SYSTEM UNDER THE CAP-AND-TRADE PROGRAM.