Of the six greenhouse gases that Seattle would consider for offsets, is there a priority list?
No, Seattle does not have a preference. We are more concerned about achieving a diverse portfolio of competitively priced projects and the other co-benefits that come with GHG reduction. 14. Will Seattle develop a quantitative evaluation of co-benefits in Phase 2? No, evaluation of co-benefits will be qualitative. If the co-benefits can be sold to other parties, thus reducing the cost of the GHG offsets to Seattle, that would make the proposal stronger. 15. Is Seattle interested in purchasing the first five years of offsets from a project with a longer lifetime? Yes. The sooner Seattle receives the offsets, the better. However, the additionality test must still be met. Seattle wouldn’t buy the first five years of offsets from a project that is already planned and would be implemented without our funding. 16. How much information will be required for a “programmatic” proposal, where details such as site location may not be available? Is cost per ton still required? Certainly we would wa
