Carbon Offset Symposium
On June 4, 2018, Governor David Ige signed into law Act 16, SLH 2018 which requires the Office of Planning in partnership with the Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force to investigate and establish a framework for a carbon offset program, through which revenues realized from the sale of carbon credits may be invested into projects to generate further carbon offset credits or enhance the State’s mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
In accordance with Act 16, SLH 2018, the Office of Planning partnered with AECOM Technical Services to conduct a Carbon Offset Symposium at the Hawaii State Capitol Auditorium on April 10, 2019. The Carbon Offset Symposium provided an overview and introductory workshop for the public to learn about greenhouse gases; the role of greenhouse gas offset credits; the role of greenhouse gas registries, standards, and protocols; the role of greenhouse gas offset markets and financials; discuss Hawaii-based greenhouse gas reduction project examples; and discuss additional market based tools for greenhouse gas reduction.
Input gathered from the Carbon Offset Symposium will be included in a future report investigating the “Feasibility and Implications of Establishing a Carbon Offset Program for the State of Hawaii,” to the Hawaii State Legislature and the Hawaii Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Commission 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Legislative Session of 2020.
Carbon Offset Symposium Resources
| Symposium Videos | Symposium Presentation Slides |
| 1. Opening Remarks | Welcoming Remarks, Safety Moment, and Symposium Overview | Welcome and Safety Presentation Slides |
| 2. Greenhouse Gases 101 | Greenhouse Gases 101 | Greenhouse Gases 101 Presentation Slides |
| 3. Hawaii Greenhouse Gas Policy and Inventory | Hawaii Greenhouse Gas Policy and Inventory | Hawaii Greenhouse Gas Policy and Inventory Presentation Slides |
| 4. Greenhouse Gas Offsets, Protocols, Standards, and Registries | Greenhouse Gas Offsets, Protocols, Standards, and Registries | Greenhouse Gas Offsets, Protocols, Standards, and Registries Presentation Slides |
| 5. Greenhouse Gas Offset Markets and Financials | Greenhouse Gas Offset Markets and Financials | Greenhouse Gas Offset Markets and Financials Presentation Slides |
| 6. Symposium Questions and Answers | Questions and Answers | Q & A Presentation Slide |
| 7. Hawaii-based Greenhouse Gas Reduction Project Example: DLNR-DOFAW Forestry Sequestration Projects | DLNR-DOFAW Forestry Sequestration | DLNR-DOFAW Forestry Sequestration Presentation Slides |
| 8. Hawaii-based Greenhouse Gas Reduction Project Example: Hawaii Gas Methane Waste Capture | Hawaii Gas Methane Waste Capture | Hawaii Gas Methane Waste Capture Presentation Slides |
| 9: Hawaii-based Greenhouse Gas Reduction Project Example: HECO Electric Vehicle Adoption Encouragement through Charging Systems | HECO Electric Vehicle Adoption Encouragement through Charging Systems | HECO Electric Vehicle Adoption Encouragement through Charging Systems Presentation Slides |
| 10. Environmental Justice | Environmental Justice | Environmental Justice Presentation Slides |
| 11. Hawaii-based Projects in the Context of Offset Creation Feasibility and Offset Gate Key | Hawaii-based Projects in the Context of Offset Creation Feasibility | Offset Gate Key Presentation Slides |
| 12. Additional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Market-based Tools | Additional Market-based Tools | Additional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Market-based Tools Presentation Slides |
| 13. Act 16, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018 Overview and Next Steps | Act 16, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018 Overview and Next Steps | Act 16, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018 Overview Presentation Slides |
| 14. Closing Remarks | Closing Remarks | (No Slides for Closing Remarks.) |
