Carbon Sequestration Certification Program
About the Program
Why we exist. The Oklahoma Carbon Program encourages Oklahomans to protect water quality, prevent soil erosion, and improve air quality by voluntarily adopting conservation practices that sequester or avoid emissions of greenhouse gases. By developing a program that combines research, natural resource protection, and state-backed verification of carbon offsets, Oklahoma has a model, voluntary program that strives to maximize the quality of offsets from agriculture, forestry, and geologic sequestration. For background information, see the legislation and rules page.
What we do. The Oklahoma Carbon Program offers fee-based verification of carbon offsets to participating aggregators who hold carbon contracts with agriculture producers and forest landowners. Verification is also provided to oil and gas companies injecting CO2 underground. As a part of its development and growth, the program is participating on several projects with federal, state, and private partners to develop methods and mechanisms that provide Oklahomans opportunities to take advantage of existing and future voluntary carbon markets.
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