Purpose of Registry

  1. Law
  2. Georgia Code
  3. Conservation and Natural Resources
  4. Forest Resources and Other Plant Life
  5. Carbon Sequestration Registry
  6. Purpose of Registry

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The purpose of the Georgia Carbon Sequestration Registry shall be to do all of the following:

  1. Encourage voluntary actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
  2. Enable participants to voluntarily record carbon sequestrations made after January 1, 1990, or such other beginning date as may be established by rule or regulation of the commission, in a consistent format that is certified;
  3. Ensure that sources in the state receive appropriate consideration for certified carbon sequestration results under any future federal or international regulatory regime relating to greenhouse gas emissions;
  4. Recognize, publicize, and promote participants in the registry; and
  5. Recruit broad participation in the process from all economic sectors and regions of the state.

(Code 1981, §12-6-223, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 343, § 1.)


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