Balance: Getting to Carbon Neutrality Through Sequestration and Offsets

What are carbon offsets? How do carbon offsets and carbon sequestration meet climate goals?

Learn about this powerful climate solution by joining the Central Coast Climate Collaborative and Santa Barbara County Regional Climate Collaborative for a FREE, 5-week deep dive with experts in the field.

Starting April 19

All sessions are from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. PST via Zoom.

Registration required.

Tuesday, April 19

Carbon Markets: The Basics

Learn the details of carbon offset markets and why we need to consider them as part of the solutions toolkit to meet carbon neutrality and GHG mitigation goals.

Featuring:

  • Brian Schuster - ESA

  • Rich Walter - ICF

  • John McDougal - Elemental Markets

  • Michael Hendrix - LSA

Wednesday, April 27

Carbon Markets: Supply-side Considerations

Explore the world of carbon offset registries, protocols and market actors that facilitate the supply side of market transactions.

Featuring:

  • Kristen Gorguinpour - Climate Action Reserve

  • Josh Frain - The Climate Trust

  • Sean Foster - Nori

  • Radhika Moolgavkar - Nori

Wednesday, May 4

Carbon Markets: Demand-side Considerations

Learn about demand-side considerations of the carbon offset market through the perspectives of a local government, a university and a project developer.

Featuring:

  • Karla Dailey - City of Palo Alto

  • City of San Luis Obispo

  • UC Santa Barbara

  • Jennifer Reed - Dudek

Wednesday, May 11

Beyond Carbon Markets: Holistic and Integrated Projects and Stewardship

Explore the opportunities and challenges that carbon removal and sequestration projects can yield.

Featuring:

  • Sydney Chamberlin - The Nature Conservancy

  • Jordan Lonborg - Tablas Creek Vineyard

  • Devin Best - Upper Salinas/Las Tables RCD - Sustainable Farming Initiative

Wednesday, May 18

Bringing It Together

This interactive webinar will offer series participants the opportunity to engage in an open discussion and debrief their key takeaways from the previous sessions.

Register for Session 5 here.

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