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Early Action Projects

Background

Some voluntary offset projects that have been issued offset credits by approved voluntary registries for GHG reductions or removal enhancements that occurred between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2014 may be eligible to be issued ARB offset credits.  These projects are referred to as early action offset projects.  Early action offset projects must meet specific requirements in the Cap-and-Trade Regulation. 

The first step in the process is to list the early action offset project with ARB.  Once the listing information for an early action offset project has been submitted ARB will review it and the offset project will be listed below.  The listing information provides general information about the early action offset project.

In order for the early action offset credits to be eligible to become ARB offset credits, after listing they must undergo regulatory verification which includes an assessment of conflict of interest and a desk review to confirm the validity of the initial verification.  Upon satisfying the requirements in section 95990(c) of the Regulation, and successfully completing the regulatory verification process, applicants may request the issuance of ARB offset credits.  After the request has been made, ARB will conduct a full review of all project documents.  If the review shows conformance with the Regulation, ARB offset credits will be issued.  After issuance, information regarding the early action offset project, including number of ARB offset credits issued by vintage, and invalidation status will be made publicly available on this website.

More detailed information about the process for recognizing early action, including project eligibility, can be found in Section 6.14 of the ARB Instructional Guidance Document and in Subarticle 14 of the Cap-and-Trade Regulation.

The table below provides a list of early action offset projects that have been approved for listing.  This page will be updated periodically to reflect additional projects that have been approved for listing, or issuance of ARB offset credits to a project (select ARB Project ID#).  Holders of early action offset credits may use this information for contacting Offset Project Operators for transitioning their early action offset credits into ARB offset credits.

Early Action Offset Projects

ARB Project ID #	Offset Project Name	Listing Entity	Type of Project	Early Action Offset Program Project ID*	Reporting Period(s) Listed	Early Action Listing
CAFR0001	Willits Woods	Coastal Ridges LLC	U.S. Forest	CAR661	01/01/05-12/31/05 01/01/06-12/31/06 01/01/07-12/31/07 01/01/08-12/31/08 01/01/09-12/31/09 01/01/10-12/31/10 01/01/11-12/31/11	PDF
CAFR0002	Finite Carbon Farm Cove Community Forest Project	Downeast Lakes Land Trust	U.S. Forest	CAR657	04/27/10-12/31/11	PDF
CALS0003	Coyne Farms	Environmental Credit Corp.	Livestock	CAR813	11/16/08-12/31/08 01/01/09-12/31/09 01/01/10-12/31/10 01/01/11-09/27/11	PDF
CAOD0004	RR 2012 1	Raprec Refrigerants, Inc.	Ozone Depleting Substances	CAR959	05/22/12-08/21/12	PDF
CAOD0005	ECC-ODS-PA-001	Environmental Credit Corp.	Ozone Depleting Substances	CAR784	11/22/10-12/20/10 05/12/11-05/23/11 08/03/11-08/09/11	PDF
CAOD0006	ECC-ODS-PA-003	Environmental Credit Corp.	Ozone Depleting Substances	CAR947	11/19/11-11/24/11 12/16/11-12/20/11 02/03/12-02/07/12	PDF
CALS0007	Fessenden Dairy	Environmental Credit Corp.	Livestock	CAR831	11/16/08-12/31/08 01/01/09-12/31/09 01/01/10-12/31/10 01/01/11-09/27/11	PDF
CALS0008	Miedema Dairy	Environmental Credit Corp.	Livestock	CAR836	07/09/09-12/31/09 01/01/10-12/31/10 01/01/11-08/31/11	PDF
CALS0009	Ridgecrest Dairy	Environmental Credit Corp.	Livestock	CAR855	03/01/10-12/31/09 01/01/11-09/27/11	PDF
CALS0010	Will-O-Crest Farms Livestock Project	Environmental Credit Corp.	Livestock	CAR885	09/04/09-12/31/09 01/01/10-12/31/10 01/01/11-09/27/11	PDF
CAOD0011	DPC Domestic ODS Destruction Project #9	Diversified Pure Chem, LLC	Ozone Depleting Substances	CAR972	08/23/12-08/28/12	PDF
CALS0012	Riverview Farm Anaerobic Digester Project	Camco International Group, Inc.	Livestock	CAR449	11/01/10-10/31/11	PDF
CALS0013	Central Sands Dairy LLC	Camco International Group, Inc.	Livestock	CAR479	04/01/10-03/31/11 04/01/11-03/31/12	PDF
CALS0014	West River Farm Anaerobic Digester Project	Camco International Group, Inc.	Livestock	CAR450	11/01/10-10/31/11	PDF
CALS0015	District 45 Dairy	Camco International Group, Inc.	Livestock	CAR775	01/27/11-10/31/11	PDF
CAOD0016	EOS-JA-09-01	EOS Climate Inc.	Ozone Depleting Substances	CAR604	05/20/10-05/25/10	PDF
CAOD0017	EOS-CAR2011 Domestic	EOS Climate Inc.	Ozone Depleting Substances	CAR804	05/27/11-06/15/11 11/08/11-11/19/11	PDF
CAOD0018	EOS-CAR2012 Domestic	EOS Climate Inc.	Ozone Depleting Substances	CAR946	01/31/12-02/03/12 02/19/12-02/23/12 03/05/12-03/10/12 05/04/12-05/09/12 05/19/12-05/22/12 06/15/12-06/19/12 08/10/12-08/17/12 10/15/12-10/22/12 11/08/12-11/12/12 11/16/12-11/20/12 11/28/12-12/15/12	PDF
CAOD0019	DPC Domestic ODS Destruction Project #11	Diversified Pure Chem, LLC	Ozone Depleting Substances	CAR981	12/05/12-12/11/12	PDF
CALS0020	Bridgewater Dairy LLC	Camco International Group, Inc.	Livestock	CAR474	04/01/10-03/31/11 04/01/11-03/31/12	PDF
CALS0021	Willow Point Dairy, LLC	Camco International Group, Inc.	Livestock	CAR463	04/01/10-03/31/11 04/01/11-03/31/12	PDF
CAOD0022	DPC Domestic ODS Destruction Project #10	Diversified Pure Chem, LLC	Ozone Depleting Substances	CAR975	11/04/12-11/09/12	PDF
CALS0023	Fair Oaks Dairy Farm LLC Cyclus-Designed Digester	Camco International Group, Inc.	Livestock	CAR477	09/01/11-08/31/12	PDF
CALS0024	Fair Oaks Dairy Farm LLC GHD-Designed Digester	Camco International Group, Inc.	Livestock	CAR478	01/01/11-08/31/11 09/01/11-08/31/12	PDF
CAOD0025	RR 2012 1	Camco International Group, Inc.	Ozone Depleting Substance	CAR959	04/14/12-04/26/12	PDF
CAFR0026	Blue Source - Pungo River Forest Conservation Project	Blue Source	U.S. Forest	CAR659	01/01/05-12/31/05 01/01/06-12/31/06 01/01/07-12/31/07 01/01/08-12/31/08 01/01/09-12/31/09 01/01/10-12/31/10 01/01/11-12/31/11	PDF
CAFR0027	Blue Source - Noles South Avoided Conversion Forest Project	Blue Source	U.S. Forest	CAR802	01/01/05-12/31/05 01/01/06-12/31/06 01/01/07-12/31/07 01/01/08-12/31/08 01/01/09-12/31/09 01/01/10-12/31/10 01/01/11-12/31/11	PDF
CAFR0028	Blue Source - Noles North Avoided Conversion Forest Project	Blue Source	U.S. Forest	CAR688	01/01/05-12/31/05 01/01/06-12/31/06 01/01/07-12/31/07 01/01/08-12/31/08 01/01/09-12/31/09 01/01/10-12/31/10 01/01/11-12/31/11	PDF
CAFR0029	Blue Source - Alligator River Avoided Conversion	Blue Source	U.S. Forest	CAR497	05/14/10-12/31/10 01/01/11-12/31/11	PDF
CAFR0031	Blue Source - Pocosin Lakes Forest Conservation Project	Blue Source LLC	U.S. Forest	CAR676	01/01/05-12/31/05 01/01/06-12/31/06 01/01/07-12/31/07 01/01/08-12/31/08 01/01/09-12/31/09 01/01/10-12/31/10 01/01/11-12/31/11 01/01/12-12/31/12	PDF

*Original project documentation can be found on the Early Action Offset Program website.