Are any green building projects expected to be listed in protocols/projects?
We are not planning on developing any emission reduction protocols for green buildings. The majority of the reductions associated with green buildings occur at facilities (e.g., power plants) not owned or controlled by green building developers. Because of this, it can be difficult to establish ownership for the reductions and the reductions may be prone to double-counting. This would be particularly true if a regulatory cap-and-trade program is imposed on the power sector. The Reserve has chosen to focus on project types for which ownership to reductions is relatively easy to establish and where double counting – now and in the future – is unlikely.
