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Carbon offsets and certification: how and why offset providers choose to certify

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dc.contributor.authorTaft, David A., author
dc.contributor.authorStevis, Dimitris, advisor
dc.contributor.authorBetsill, Michele, committee member
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Peter, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T05:50:14Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T05:50:14Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractIn a world that is increasingly concerned about carbon emissions and the atmospheric impacts of those emissions, carbon offsets have become a broadly accepted form of emissions reductions. While the UN set the initial standard for governing those offsets with the Clean Development Mechanism, a voluntary carbon market and a wide variety of private carbon offset certifications have gained an important role in that voluntary market. Because these private certifications take a variety of forms and have their own specialty niches, it is important to understand the intricacies of these certifications for the growing number of carbon offset producers. This research studies the reasons why a small non-profit carbon offset producer would seek certification, as well as how that producer went about choosing among a wide range of offset standards. The research revealed that for an organization to certify, the increased market share and legitimacy must outweigh the cost of certification. In addition, the choice in certification largely depends on cost, suitability, and the perception that the standard will uphold its legitimacy in the long term.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
dc.format.mediummasters theses
dc.identifierTaft_colostate_0053N_10642.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/52129
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartof2000-2019
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dc.subjectcarbon
dc.subjectcertification
dc.subjectemissions
dc.subjectenvironmental
dc.subjectoffsets
dc.subjectstandards
dc.titleCarbon offsets and certification: how and why offset providers choose to certify
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thesis.degree.disciplinePolitical Science
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M.A.)

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