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A Project of The Climate Institutewww.climate.org/acar
Executive DirectorJohn Topping, President, The Climate Institute
Steering CommitteeLuis Roberto Acosta, President, Instituto del Clima
Senator Heherson Alvarez, Commissioner of Climate Change, Philippines
Steve Apfelbaum, President, Applied Ecological Services
Charles Bayless, NAEA Board Chairman; e3Greentech Board of Directors
Paul Bartlett, Environmental Scientist
Robert W. Corell, Principal, Global Environmental Technology Foundation; Chair, Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
Gary Dodge, Director of Science and Certification, Forest Stewardship Council U.S.
Robert Engelman, President, Worldwatch Institute
Peter A. Globensky, Principal Consultant, BASA; Former CEO, Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
Stephen Leatherman, Professor and Director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research , Florida International University
Michael MacCracken, Chief Scientist, The Climate Institute
John Noel, President, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
Conn Nugent, President, Heinz Center
Ata Qureshi, Former Team Leader, Asia Climate Change Study
Stanley Rhodes, President, SCS Global Services
Linda Schade, Executive Director, The Black Carbon Reduction Council
Tim Warman, Vice President, Climate and Energy, National Wildlife Federation
Carol Werner, Executive Director, Environmental and Energy Study Institute
Daniel Wildcat, Professor, Haskell Indian Nations University; Founder, American Indian Alaska Native Climate Change Working Group
Our MissionThe Arctic Climate Action Registry is a new registry
dedicated to mitigating greenhouse gases and other
emissions and activities affecting the Arctic region. Our
goal is to stimulate projects that slow down and ultimately
end the warming of the Arctic, with measurable progress
toward this goal within the next decade.
Why Focus on the Arctic?Climate change in the
Arctic region is here.
The regional mean
temperature in the
Arctic is rising more
than twice as fast as
the Earth as a whole.
As a result, summertime Arctic sea ice is disappearing,
villages are being threatened with erosion, wildlife habitat
is disappearing, and the Greenland Ice Sheet is melting at
an ever-faster rate, increasing the rate of sea level rise.
Moreover, regional warming feedback loops have been set
into motion that are accelerating the rate of warming, with
potentially devastating implications for the whole planet.
Stopping Arctic warming is the front line in the fight
against global climate change.
What Can Be Done?As daunting as the challenge of climate change is, there are
many opportunities to tackle warming in the Arctic region
through active mitigation efforts. These efforts revolve
around reducing emissions of three major contributors to
Arctic warming – methane, black carbon, and tropospheric
ozone.
By focusing on these climate pollutants, the Arctic Climate
Action Registry seeks to make a demonstrable difference
and point the way toward further efforts that can alter the
trajectory of climate change worldwide.
Find out how you can become Arctic Climate Neutral.
Project Registry —Arctic Climate Change MitigationCompanies and other entities can register projects that
reduce methane, black carbon, and tropospheric ozone
precursor emissions affecting the Arctic region, as well
as projects aimed at increasing albedo. Examples
include:
Shipping – Equipping ships
with electrostatic precipi-
tators to capture black
carbon, or using and
purchasing turbine-
powered ships.
Forest fires – Boreal
forest crown fire
suppression management
under responsible forestry
guidelines.
Airlines – Reduced
emissions from airline
fleets.
Pollution Prevention –
Stack emissions captured at
electricity production and
other industrial facilities.
Methane Capture –
Methane capture for
electricity generation.
Geoengineering –
Consider projects such as
“cloud brightening” that
could help cool the region.
Arctic Climate Impact Profile CertificationApply life cycle assessment (LCA) based on
updated climate indicator assessment protocols*
to determine your Arctic Climate Impact Profile.
Arctic Climate Protection Network Companies, agencies, institutions and individuals
can become part of the solution by participating in
the Arctic Climate Protection Network.
To participate, sign up for Arctic
Climate Offset Credits.
Participants who achieve
Arctic Climate Neutral
status, or who have made
demonstrable progress
toward that goal, can
publicize their active
efforts to help stop Arctic warming.
Arctic Climate Protection EducationPresentation materials for businesses, curricula
for schools, and downloadable apps are being
developed to create a greater understanding of
the importance of solving the Arctic climate crisis.
Activities of the RegistryOur activities include the establishment of company and product Arctic climate impact profiles, creation of a
registry of projects that reduce these impacts, and establishment of the Arctic Climate Protection Network.
Find Out MoreFor more information about how you can register your mitigation project
with the Arctic Climate Action Registry, establish your Arctic impact profile,
join the Arctic Climate Protection Network or become involved, contact
www.climate.org/acar.
• Assessment protocols being finalized under the American National Standards Institute process in the SCS-002 Life Cycle Assessment standard.