Policy and Standards

Camco has been an active participant in the development of climate change policy and carbon credit standards since the early 1990s and the signing of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997. We registered our first project under the United Nations Clean Development Mechanism in 2005 and have since registered projects and generated credits under the UN’s Joint Implementation mechanism, the Verified Carbon Standard, the Gold Standard, Plan Vivo and the Climate Action Reserve. In North America, we were one of the first companies to generate credits from an agricultural methane project under the Climate Action Reserve. We are currently a member of the panel developing the Nutrient Management protocol. As climate change policy advances, it is vital to be at the forefront of these changes. That’s why we are a Vice President of the Coalition for Emissions Reduction Policy (CERP), a member of the International Emissions Trading Association and on the Board of the Carbon Markets and Investors Association. We also maintain strong links with standards and regulatory bodies. Camco has provided input into the development of California’s cap-and-trade program since 2007. In 2011, we provided extensive input on the design of regulations governing the generation and use of carbon credits.