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Aimee Barnes

Aimee Barnes is a Partner at Allotrope Partners. Aimee has worked for more than a decade on climate change and environmental sustainability issues in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Prior to joining Allotrope, Aimee was appointed by California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.

Aimee Barnes is a Partner at Allotrope Partners. Aimee has worked for more than a decade on climate change and environmental sustainability issues in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Prior to joining Allotrope, Aimee was appointed by California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. to lead the state's international climate, energy, and environmental work, including the negotiation and execution of climate change and clean energy agreements with China, Mexico, and others, participation in the Paris climate talks, and the development and execution of a subnational-level climate agreement among 130 state and regional level jurisdictions on long-term decarbonization goals. Prior to joining CalEPA, Aimee worked as a climate change advisor to foreign governments, including the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. Earlier in her career, Aimee managed U.S. Regulatory Affairs at EcoSecurities, and coordinated California advocacy and Latino outreach for the Natural Resources Defense Council. Aimee holds a degree in Environmental Studies from Dartmouth College and an MPA in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA).

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How Do You Guarantee Land-Based Offsets Are Permanent? featured image

How Do You Guarantee Land-Based Offsets Are Permanent?

June 19, 2009

By Aimee Barnes
While critics worry the benefits from land use, land use change, and forestry offsets may one day be reversed, various trading programs have tried to address permanence risks with different approaches -- with mixed results.
  • Carbon Offsets
  • Forestry
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Getting Back to Our Roots: The Renewed Interest in Forestry Carbon Offsets

April 20, 2009

By Aimee Barnes
The forestry sector was left out of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme and faced restrictions under the Kyoto Protocol. Bur recent developments indicate forestry may play a key role in addressing climate change, while a new survey suggests offset buyers have a positive view of those originating in forestry projects.
  • Carbon Offsets
  • Forestry
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Voluntary Offset Standards: Separating Land Mines from the Diamonds in the Rough

March 25, 2009

By Aimee Barnes
The number of voluntary carbon offsets standards used in the market is vast and growing. So how can voluntary offset project developers and buyers wade through the mire of offsets to determine which credits are land mines and which are diamonds in the rough?
  • Carbon Offsets
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REC vs. Carbon Offset: Do You Know the Difference?

March 12, 2009

By Aimee Barnes
As the U.S. carbon and clean energy markets continue evolving, it’s important for everyone -- from policy makers to your average offset purchaser -- to understand why there's much more to it than building windmills.
  • Carbon Offsets
  • Energy & Climate
  • Renewable Energy
  • Climate
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Final Thoughts on Poznan: Mexico, Al Gore and CDM Reform

December 16, 2008

By Aimee Barnes

Mexico's voluntary emissions reduction targets proved one of the most important developments of the Pozna? climate change talks, which received a shot in the arm from a speech given by Al Gore. Meanwhile, proposed changes to the CDM could make the system more efficient.

  • Commitments & Goals
  • Energy & Climate
  • Emissions Reduction
  • Climate
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A Light at the End of the Summit

December 10, 2008

By Aimee Barnes
Although at times attending a U.N. summit like the current one in Poland can feel like a treadmill -- lots of effort with very little perceived progress -- there are always inspirations and opportunities to be found in its midst.
  • Emissions Reduction
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Running Out of Hope in Pozna?

December 9, 2008

By Aimee Barnes
While hope for progress in Pozna? continues to look bleak, hopes and expectations for the new U.S. administration are raised by almost everyone, and references are made almost daily to Obama's remarks to the Governor's Summit hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger last month.
  • Commitments & Goals
  • Energy & Climate
  • Emissions Reduction
  • Climate
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Adaptation vs. Mitigation and the Perception Battle

December 5, 2008

By Aimee Barnes
Conference delegates today debated the very real fear that global momentum behind the climate fight will dwindle if we begin to focus on how to best adapt to an already changing climate; rather than giving up as a lost cause, Summit attendees are looking at the best ways to fund and promote both adaptation and mitigation strategies simultaneously.
  • Commitments & Goals
  • Emissions Reduction
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U.N. Climate Summit: The CDM Gets its Day in Court

December 3, 2008

By Aimee Barnes
The third day of the U.N. Climate Summit in Poland finds delegates debating ways to overhaul and reform the Clean Development Mechanism as a way to spur green growth in developing countries and spur private business investment in reducing emissions around the globe.
  • Carbon Offsets
  • Emissions Reduction
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U.N. Climate Summit: BINGOs, ENGOs, and RINGOs at Center Stage

December 3, 2008

By Aimee Barnes
Day two of the United Nations' Climate Summit in Poland brings the start of the "side events" hosted by non-governmental organizations of all stripes, giving attendees a chance to engage other businesses and groups, learn about new issues and discover potential business opportunities in climate management.
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  • Carbon Offsets
  • Emissions Reduction
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