New Alliance Joins Offset Providers
ICROA promises to increase reliability of carbon offset claims
Eight of the world’s leading carbon reduction and offset providers announced the formation of the International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA). The organization has been created to build support for the carefully crafted standards that now exist for the voluntary offset market. Click here to visit the ICROA website.

EPA New England Climate Change Forum
Researchers, regulators and resource managers will gather on June 19th at the University of New Hampshire to discuss ways to help government officials and institutions plan for the impacts of climate change on New England's resources. CA-CP's Roger Stephenson, executive vice president for programs, will participate in a panel discussion during the afternoon session. Click here for details and registration. Deadline is June 12.

Hang on to your Hats: Hurricanes on the Horizon
Hurricane season officially began on June 1, and already there has been a named tropical storm, Arthur. The 2008 season has a 60 to 70 percent chance of being more active than normal due to ocean and atmospheric patterns, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Gerry Bell, Ph.D., lead seasonal hurricane forecaster at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, said, “One of the expected oceanic conditions is a continuation since 1995 of warmer-than-normal temperatures in the eastern tropical Atlantic.” Read more...

Action on short-term pollutants and
Arctic warming
CA-CP and the Clean Air Task Force launch international effort to address the threat of short-term pollutants, which scientists believe are responsible for speeding the effects of warming in the Arctic. Read more.
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