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Department of Ecology
Committees, Boards, and Workgroups
Offset - Forest Offset Technical Working Group
Working group description and purpose
The Forest Offset Protocol Expert Working Group will be comprised of individuals with expertise in the development, registration, verification, or analysis of compliance or voluntary forest offset projects. As part of the WAC 173-446 Offsets Rulemaking, Ecology is considering revisions and additions to offset protocols adopted in WAC 173-446. The purpose of this working group is to help inform Ecology’s proposals related to revisions to the adopted California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) Compliance Offset Protocol – U.S. Forest Projects – June 25, 2015. The working group will provide input on a series of potential revisions under consideration sourced from CARB's 2021 Offset Taskforce Report, voluntary offset market protocols, and public comments received during this rulemaking.
Meeting schedule
The schedule has not yet been determined. The current goal is for the working group to start in May 2024 and meet every three weeks. The working group is expected to last about six months.
Apply to be a member
Apply to be a member here. To stay informed about the applications, please subscribe to our Cap-and-Invest Offsets email list and check out our Cap-and-invest Offsets webpage.
Deadline extended: Applications are due Sunday, May 5th at 11:59 pm Sunday, May 12th at 11:59 pm
Provide input on the protocols
Non-working group members may provide comments through our public comment form on the rulemaking. The informal comment period is open until June 30, 2024.
Additional working groups
- Ozone Depleting Substances Technical Working Group
- Blue Carbon Offset Technical Working Group (projected to begin in the Fall)
Ecology will also be forming an Environmental Justice Offset Working Group that is expected to begin meeting late spring or early summer. This group will help inform environmental justice considerations related to any proposed protocol changes. Members of this group will not need to have knowledge about offsets or the Climate Commitment Act, and we will instead seek members with lived or professional experience with environmental justice and injustice.
To stay informed about the applications for the other working groups, please subscribe to our Cap-and-Invest Offsets email list and check out our Cap-and-invest Offsets webpage.
Resources
- Cap-and-invest offsets webpage
- Chapter 173-446 WAC – Cap-and-invest offsets rulemaking webpage
- WAC-174-446-505: Requirements for compliance offset protocols
- Public comments on the rulemaking
Working Group Contact
Jordan Wildish, Offsets Lead Planner
CCAOffsets@ecy.wa.gov
Documents
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Solicitation of US Forest Working Group_41624.pdf
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Working Group Solicitation
Working Group Solicitation
| None | 04/16/24 12:10 PM |
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