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Figure E-1 : Public Perception Issues to be Addressed Regarding Integrity of Scheme. Short Description: Establish a public education campaign targeted at policy makers, constituents, and industry. Performance Targets/Goals:
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Figure E-1: Public Perception Issues to be Addressed Regarding Integrity of Scheme Short Description: Establish a public education campaign targeted at policy makers, constituents, and industry • Performance Targets/Goals: • Federal policy maker support for a cap and trade (or similar) approach to solving problem. • Wall Street and broader industry support for same.
Figure E-2: Lack of political action by Congress and other policy makers Short Description: Lack of political action by policy makers • Performance Targets/Goals: • Improved research leads to improvements in public perception that markets can be created credibly • Research focus areas should include: • Modeling • Carbon sequestration • Developing more academic and institutional capacity for research
Figure E-3: Funding for science and measurement tech Short Description: To get scientific data at temporal and geospatial scales to support climate policy, i.e., market-based mechanisms to combat climate change at scale. • Performance Targets/Goals: • Understanding carbon behavior in terrestrial biosphere • Oceans’ role within ecosphere
Figure E-4: Levels of accuracy/certainty suitable for the market Short Description: Appropriate measurements and accuracy levels of uncertainty/accuracy • Performance Targets/Goals: • To support a fully functioning and fungible carbon market and allow for comparison of metrics and linkages between programs/countries, etc. • Set of methods to determine uncertainty
Figure E-5: Scalable Systems of Governance at Regional, National, and International Levels Short Description: How to ensure a consistent application of standards. • Performance Targets/Goals: • Maintain functioning verification scheme for GHG markets that significantly engages the public-private verifier community—maximize outsourcing
Figure E-6: Measuring Biological Systems Short Description: Lacking accurate and appropriate measurement and calculation/quantification technologies within the agricultural sector • Performance Targets/Goals: • All CO2 emissions are equal
Figure E-7: Shortage of quality baselines and emissions factors Short Description: None provided • Performance Targets/Goals: • Reduce costs for the market and reductions • Increase confidence • Harmonize different sectors and markets • Making the market deliver the objectives of climate mitigation
Figure E-8: Global Capacity-building for GHG MRV Short Description: GRG MRV is a new field facing significant challenges as it scales up to meet/address the challenge of climate change. • Performance Targets/Goals: • Sufficient academic infrastructure for research and training • Sufficient enabling institutions/government infrastructure • Sufficient monitoring capacity • Sufficient HR