Offset Program Guidance
- Compliance Offset Program
- Cap-and-Trade Program
- ARB Offset Credit Issuance
- Compliance Offset Protocols
- Forms
- Guidance
- Invalidation
- Offset Project Operators
- Offset Project Registries
- Offset Protocol Task Force
- Requirements for Tribes
- Verification
- Direct Environmental Benefits in the State (DEBS)
- Early Action Offset Credits
- Sector-Based Offset Credits
Contact
CARB has developed general guidance on the compliance offset program. In addition, CARB will develop FAQs that address general questions related to the offset program.
General Guidance
- Compliance Offset Project Implementation Webinar with Audio
- ARB Offset Credit Regulatory Conformance and Invalidation Guidance
- Process for the Review and Approval of Compliance Offset Protocols
- Guidance for CITSS Registration for Offset Project Operators and Authorized Project Designees
- ARB Offset Credit Issuance Process
- Technical Guidance for Offset Verifiers
- ARB Offset Credit Issuance Map User Guide (map)
Protocol-Specific Guidance
- Livestock Projects Compliance Offset Protocol 2014 FAQs
- Livestock Projects Compliance Offset Protocol 2011 FAQs
- Mine Methane Capture Projects Compliance Offset Protocol FAQs
- Ozone Depleting Substances Projects Compliance Offset Protocol 2014 FAQs
- Ozone Depleting Substances Projects Compliance Offset Protocol 2011 FAQs
- U.S. Forest Projects Compliance Offset Protocol FAQs
- Draft Guidance for the Compliance Offset Protocol U.S. Forest Projects (June 25, 2015)
- Guidance for Verifying Forest Carbon Inventories
Early Action Guidance
- Early Action Offsets Deadline
- Early Action Transition Guidance
- Early Action FAQs
- Guidance for U.S. Forest Projects Transitioning from Early Action to Compliance
- Supplemental Information on Early Action Project Review
For questions or comments, contact Stephen Shelby at (916) 570-7953.