Reports and Resources

C-AGG materials developed in support of our mission and objectives  include reports, white papers, executive summaries, and webinar summaries.  These documents, as well as materials from past C-AGG meetings, webinars, and other activities can be found on this Resources Page.

C-AGG Publications

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2015 March | Sacramento, CA AgendaSummaryAttendees

2014 November | Washington, DC AgendaSummaryAttendees

2014 July | Denver, CO AgendaSummaryAttendees

2014 March | Sacramento, CA AgendaSummaryAttendees

Welcome & IntroductionsDebbie Reed | C-AGG

Presentation - The Legal Status of Environmental Credit StackingRoyal C. Gardner | Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy - Stetson U. College of Law

Paper - The Legal Status of Environmental Credit StackingRoyal C. Gardner | Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy - Stetson U. College of Law

Overview of AB 32 and the Scoping PlanDavid Mallory | California Air Resources Board

American Carbon Registry Update on Agricultural Protocol DevelopmentKyle Hemes | American Carbon Registry

Registry Update: Agriculture Protocols at The Climate Action ReserveTeresa Lang | Climate Action Reserve

Nitrogen Credit Program Ryan Anderson | The Delta Institute

CAPCOA Greenhouse Gas Reduction Exchange (GHG Rx)Barbara Lee | N. So. County Air Pollution Control District & Jill Whynot | S. Coast Air Quality Mngt District and CAPCOA

USDA Climate Change Program OfficeMarlen Eve | USDA

2013 November | Washington, DC AgendaSummaryAttendees

Welcome & IntroductionsDebbie Reed | C-AGG

Developing Science-Based Methods and Technical Guidelines for Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in the Forest and Agriculture Sectors Marlen Eve | USDA

C-AGG Draft Response to USDA GHG Quantification Report: Science-Based Methods for Entity-Scale Quantification of GHG Sources and Sinks from Agriculture and Forestry Practices Debbie Reed | C-AGG

ACR Update Belinda Morris | American Carbon Registry

Aggregation & VerificationMax DuBuisson | Climate Action Reserve

C-AGG Recommendations to CA ARB on Aggregation & Verification for Ag Offsets; and Rice Protocol UpdateDebbie Reed | C-AGG

What Buyers Look for in Agricultural Credits?Sheldon Zakreski, The Climate Trust

Linking Producers to Environmental Markets Through Innovative Tools and PartnershipsRyan Anderson | The Delta Institute

2013 October 9 Workshop | Sacramento, CA AgendaSummaryAttendees

Offsets Implementation Cost ContainmentGreg Mayeur | California Air Resources Board

Aggregation and Sampling Impact on Low Emission Rice EconomicsLeslie Durschinger | Terra Global Capital

2013 July | Detroit, MI AgendaSummaryAttendees

Speaker Biographies

Welcome & IntroductionDebbie Reed | CAGG

Developing Science-­‐Based Methods and Technical Guidelines for Quan;fying Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in the Forest and Agriculture SectorsDiana Pape | ICF International

American Carbon Registry Update on Agricultural Protocol DevelopmentNick Martin | American Carbon Registry

Update on Agriculture Protocols & Development at the ReserveTeresa Lang | Climate Action Reserve

Trends in Michigan Agriculture & Opportunities for CollaborationJim Byrum | Michigan Agri-Business Association

USDA-NRCS GHG Emissions and Carbon Sequestration EffortsAdam Chambers | Natural Resources Conservation Service

Stewardship Engagement InitiativeJonathon Lehman & Lisa Moore Lehman | Grand View Consulting Group

DigitalGlobe Satellite Imagery and Geospatial Information: Agricultural UsesBrett Thomassie | DigitalGlobe

Digital Globe Supplemental Documents

WorldView - 2 Datasheet

WorldView-2 Band Combinations

The Benefits of the 8 Spectral Bands of WorldView-2

WorldView-3 Datasheet

DigitalGlobe Core Imagery Products Guide

Base Product Series FAQ

Satellite Products Order Form

2013 March | Sacramento, CA AgendaSummaryAttendees

Speaker Biographies

Welcome, Background and ObjectivesDebbie Reed | C-AGG Executive Director

Alberta Offset Program: Overview of Alberta’s Verification Standards and Guidelines and Lesson’s LearnedKaren Haugen-Kozyra | The Prasino Group

Best Practice Guide: The Preparation for and Verification of Conservation Cropping Projects at Reasonable Level of Assurance Karen Haugen-Kozyra | The Prasino Group

AB 32 Program Updates - Research Activities, Scoping Plan, and Agricultural Offsets Richard Corey | CA Air Resources Board (ARB)

DNDC Modeling UpdateBill Salas | Applied GeoSolutions, LLC & DNDC Applications, Research and Training

Sustainable Supply Chain Initiatives & AgriculturePanel Participants: Andrew Arnold - SureHarvest, Allen Dusault - Dairy Management Institute, Gabriele Ludwig- Almond Board of California, Daniel Sonke - Campbell Soup Company

Focus Forward - Campbell Agriculture Sustainability ProgramDaniel Sonke | Campbell Soup Company

The Farm Smart™ System | An Outcome Based, Practice Tested Approach to Dairy Producer Sustainability Allen Dusault | Dairy Management Institute

USDA Report – Climate Change Program Office Marlen Eve | USDA

Maine Earth Smart "Farming for the Future"Susan Gammon | Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District

Earth Smart | Crop and Land ManagementSusan Gammon | Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District

Earth Smart | Forest ManagementSusan Gammon | Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District

Earth Smart | Manure ManagementSusan Gammon | Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District

Earth Smart | Pasture and Grazing ManagementSusan Gammon | Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District

2012 November | Washington, DC AgendaSummaryAttendees

  • C-AGG USDA Briefing Packet

    C-AGG, USDA, and GHG CIG Project Participants

    Joint Briefing Presented by USDA & C-AGG
    Highlighting Environmental Markets and Public-Private Partnerships

    Thursday, 11/8/2012 USDA Whitten Building

    *Harris Sherman, USDA Under Secretary
    *Dave White, Chief, NRCS
    *Debbie Reed, C-AGG Executive Director
    *Dr. Daniel Zarin, Climate & Land Use Coalition (CLUA), on behalf of Walter Reid, Director of Conservation and Science Program, Packard Foundation
    *Adam Chambers, NRCS, moderating

     

C-AGG November Meeting, 2013Debbie Reed | C-AGG Executive Director

Accessing the Political Landscape: An Early ReadBruce Knight | Strategic Conservation Solutions, LLC

Verification and the Agricultural Sector: Examples, Issues and PrinciplesJohn Kadyszewski | American Carbon Registry, an enterprise of Winrock International

Verification PanelTeresa Lang | Climate Action Reserve

Verification for Agricultural GHG ProtocolsNick Martin | American Carbon Registry, an enterprise of Winrock International

Developing Science-Based Methods and Technical Guidelines for Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in the Forest and Agriculture Sectors Marlen Eve | USDA

2012 July | Chicago, IL AgendaSummaryAttendees

Updates on USDA Climate Change ActivitiesBill Hohenstein Director | USDA Climate Change Program Office

Status Update on COMET-FarmKeith Paustian | Colorado State UniversityUniversity

Agricultural Protocol Development: Updates from Voluntary GHG RegistriesTeresa Lang | Climate Action Reserve

Agricultural Protocol Development: Updates from Voluntary GHG RegistriesAmerican Carbon Registry | Nick Martin

Uncertainty in Models and Agricultural Offset ProtocolsSteven DeGryze | Terra Global Capital, LLC

Greenhouse gas mitigation in the US livestock sectorKaren Haugen-Kozyra | The Prasino Group Lydia Olander | Duke University

EQIP Funding for GHG CIG Projects ? The Implementation Phase

Reactive Nitrogen in the Environment: Perspectives on Integrated Managstrongent ApproachesJames N. Galloway | Thomas L. Theis | OGo C. Doering

Developing Integrated Managent Approaches to Reactive Nitrogen in Air, Water and Land - Implications for Agriculture, Agricultural TechnologiesJosette Lewis | Arcadia Biosciences

2012 February | Sacramento, CA AgendaSummaryAttendees

C-AGG MeetingDebbie Reed | C-AGG

Additionality in Agricultural Offset ProtocolsDebbie Reed | C-AGG

California?s Compliance Offset ProgramBrieanne Aguila | California Air Resources Board

Update on CAR Agriculture Protocol DevelopmentDerik Broekhoff | CAR

Greenhouse Gas-related Efforts in the USDA-NRCSAdam Chambers & Greg Johnson | NRCS

Overview of AB 32, Cap and Trade ProgramEdie Chang | California Air Resources Board

Assessment of GHG and N agricultural emissions, mitigation, and projections for the Packard FoundationAmy Dickie | California Environmental Associates

Developing Science-Based Methods and Technical Guidelines for Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in the Forest and Agriculture SectorsMarlen Eve | USDA

California?s Collaborative Research Efforts on N2O Emissions from Agricultural SoilsMike FitzGibbo | California Air Resources Board

American Carbon Registry Update on Agricultural Protocol DevelopmentNick Martin | ACR

Identifying Core Data Needs For Agricultural GHG MeasurementDebbie Reed | C-AGG

Capturing Uncertainty in GHG Empirical and Biogeochemical Process Models: A Path Forward for Ag Offset ProtocolsDebbie Reed & Steven DeGryze | Terra Global Capital

2011 November | Washington, DC AgendaSummaryAttendees

Comet Farm: Whole farm and ranch carbon and greenhouse gas accounting and reportingAdam Chambers | USDA

Agricultural Land ManagementCarolyn Ching | Verified Carbon Standard

CDP Agriculture Supply Chain Pilot 2011Betty Cremmin | Carbon Disclosure Project

Creating Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Emissions Offsets in U.S. AgricultureAdam Diamant | Electric Power Research Institute

Update on Climate Action Reserve Agriculture Protocol DevelopmentKathryn Goldman | Climate Action Reserve

Nutrient Tracking ToolCarl Lucero | USDA

C-AGG OverviewDebbie Reed | CAGG

Enhancing cooperation in agricultural greenhouse gas researchSteven Shafer | Global Research Alliance

2011 July | Chicago, IL AgendaSummaryAttendees

Agricultural Soil Carbon in the Palouse RegionSteve Apfelbaum| Applied Ecological Services, Inc. / The Earth Partners

Livestock Greenhouse Gas MitigationShawn Archibeque | Colorado State University

Update on Climate Action Reserve Agriculture Protocol DevelopmentKatie Bickel Goldman | Climate Action Reserve

?Environmental Externalities? Bundling Carbon into the Price of CommoditiesJason Clay | World Wildlife Fund

U.S. Dairy Sustainability CommitmentErin Fitzgerald | Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy

Agricultural Protocol Development: American Carbon RegistryNick Martin | American Carbon Registry

Demonstrating GHG Emissions Reductions in California and Midsouth Rice ProductionBelinda Morris | Environmental Defense Fund

Smart Nitrogen Application ProgramLara Moody and Bill Herz | The Fertilizer Institute

Technical Working Group on Agricultural GHGLydia Olander Nicholas Institute | Duke University

Capturing Uncertainty in GHG Biogeochemical Process Modes: A Path Forward for Ag Offset ProtocolsWilliam Salas | Applied GeoSolutions, LLC

Pork Industry Environmental Sustainability InitiativeRandy Spronk | National Pork Board

Global Roundtable for Sustainable BeefMatt Sutton Vermeulen| Unison Resource

U.S. Dairy Sustainability CommitmentMatthew Welch | Innovation Center for US Dairy

2011 March | Sacramento, CA AgendaSummaryAttendees

Climate Change: Challenge and OpportunityRichard Bode | California Air Resources Board

A Framework for Action: The California Nitrogen AssessmentTomich, Liptzin, Brodt, Rosenstock, Bishop | University of California, Davis

Opportunities for N2O projects. Issues of scale, cost, risk.Steven De Gryze | Terra Global Capital

Avoided Conversion of (Non-Forested) EcosystemsRandal Dell | Ducks Unlimited

Overview of the EPRI-MSU Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Emissions Reduction Offsets MethodologyAdam Diamant | EPRI Global Climate Program

Update on Climate Action Reserve Agriculture Protocol DevelopmentKathryn Goldman | Climate Action Reserve

Agricultural Carbon Accounting: Striking the BalanceKaren Haugen-Kozyra | KHK Consulting

NERP ? Protocol ?Plus?Rob Janzen | ClimateCHECK

ACR Protocol: N2O Emission Reductions through Changes in Fertilizer ManagementNick Martin | American Carbon Registry

Investing in Rangeland OffsetsForrest Mertens | SunOne Solutions

Accounting For Carbon Sequestration on US RangelandsBelinda Morris | Environmental Defense Fund, Colorado State University UC Berkeley

Technical Working Group on Agricultural GHGLydia Olander and Alison Eagle | Nicholas Institute, Duke University

Developing Science Based Methods and Technical Guidelines for Quantifying GHG Sources and Sinks in the Forest and Agriculture SectorsDiana Pape | ICF International

State of the Science: Modeling N2O using the DNDC ModelDr. William Salas | Applied Geosolutions, LLC

Scientific status on nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural systemsJohan Six | UC Davis, Plant Sciences

2010 October | Chicago, IL AgendaSummaryAttendees

The Delta Carbon Program Engaging Farmers at the Local LevelRyan Anderson | Delta Institute

The BioCarbon Fund and Land-Use,Land-Use Change and ForestryEllysar Baroudy | World Bank

The Carbon Disclosure Project Agriculture Supply Chain PilotBetty Cremmins | CDP

Overview of the EPRI-MSI Nitrous Oxide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Offsets MethodologyAdam Diamant | Electric Power Research Institute

Technical Guidelines and Scientific Methods For Farm-or Entity-Scale GHG InventoryMarlen Eve | USDA Climate Change Program Office

U.S. Dairy Sustainability Commitment Measurement to InnovationErin Fitzgerald | Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy

Climate Action Reserve and Agriculture Protocol DevelopmentKathryn Goldman | Climate Action Reserve

Oklahoma Carbon ProgramStacy Hansen | Oklahoma Conservation Commission

Panel Discussion: Comparing Nitrous Oxide Reduction ProtocolsKaren Haugen-Kozyra | Sustainable Food Laboratory

NERP ? A Science-based GHG Reduction Quantification ProtocolRob Janzen | ClimateCHECK

ACR Methodology for N2O Emission Reductions through Changes in Fertilizer ManagementNick Martin | American Carbon Registry

Technical Working Group on Agricultural GHGLydia Olander and Alison Eagle | T-AGG

Agricultural Mitigation of GHGs among Smallholder Farmers in Developing CountriesLini Wollenberg | CGIAR Research Program: Climate Change, Ag, Food, Security

C-AGG Webinars

The C-AGG multi-stakeholder model is based on successful information sharing and collaborative learning to accelerate progress and bridge differences in policy and implementation approaches related to agricultural GHG mitigation opportunities. C-AGG spawned the formation of two related initiatives – the Technical Working Group on Agricultural GHG (T-AGG), which is still operational, and the Market Mechanisms for Agricultural GHG (M-AGG), which existed only for a short period to assess the development of market access tools and methodologies necessary for agriculture to participate in environmental service markets.

 

Market Mechanisms for Agricultural GHG (M-AGG)

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