A Project of The Climate Institutewww.climate.org/acar

Executive DirectorJohn Topping, President, The Climate Institute

Steering CommitteeLuis Roberto Acosta, President, Instituto del Clima

Senator Heherson Alvarez, Commissioner of Climate Change, Philippines

Steve Apfelbaum, President, Applied Ecological Services

Charles Bayless, NAEA Board Chairman; e3Greentech Board of Directors

Paul Bartlett, Environmental Scientist

Robert W. Corell, Principal, Global Environmental Technology Foundation; Chair, Arctic Climate Impact Assessment

Gary Dodge, Director of Science and Certification, Forest Stewardship Council U.S.

Robert Engelman, President, Worldwatch Institute

Peter A. Globensky, Principal Consultant, BASA; Former CEO, Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment

Stephen Leatherman, Professor and Director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research , Florida International University

Michael MacCracken, Chief Scientist, The Climate Institute

John Noel, President, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy

Conn Nugent, President, Heinz Center

Ata Qureshi, Former Team Leader, Asia Climate Change Study

Stanley Rhodes, President, SCS Global Services

Linda Schade, Executive Director, The Black Carbon Reduction Council

Tim Warman, Vice President, Climate and Energy, National Wildlife Federation

Carol Werner, Executive Director, Environmental and Energy Study Institute

Daniel Wildcat, Professor, Haskell Indian Nations University; Founder, American Indian Alaska Native Climate Change Working Group

Our MissionThe Arctic Climate Action Registry is a new registry

dedicated to mitigating greenhouse gases and other

emissions and activities affecting the Arctic region. Our

goal is to stimulate projects that slow down and ultimately

end the warming of the Arctic, with measurable progress

toward this goal within the next decade.

Why Focus on the Arctic?Climate change in the

Arctic region is here.

The regional mean

temperature in the

Arctic is rising more

than twice as fast as

the Earth as a whole.

As a result, summertime Arctic sea ice is disappearing,

villages are being threatened with erosion, wildlife habitat

is disappearing, and the Greenland Ice Sheet is melting at

an ever-faster rate, increasing the rate of sea level rise.

Moreover, regional warming feedback loops have been set

into motion that are accelerating the rate of warming, with

potentially devastating implications for the whole planet.

Stopping Arctic warming is the front line in the fight

against global climate change.

What Can Be Done?As daunting as the challenge of climate change is, there are

many opportunities to tackle warming in the Arctic region

through active mitigation efforts. These efforts revolve

around reducing emissions of three major contributors to

Arctic warming – methane, black carbon, and tropospheric

ozone.

By focusing on these climate pollutants, the Arctic Climate

Action Registry seeks to make a demonstrable difference

and point the way toward further efforts that can alter the

trajectory of climate change worldwide.

Find out how you can become Arctic Climate Neutral.

Project Registry —Arctic Climate Change MitigationCompanies and other entities can register projects that

reduce methane, black carbon, and tropospheric ozone

precursor emissions affecting the Arctic region, as well

as projects aimed at increasing albedo. Examples

include:

Shipping – Equipping ships

with electrostatic precipi-

tators to capture black

carbon, or using and

purchasing turbine-

powered ships.

Forest fires – Boreal

forest crown fire

suppression management

under responsible forestry

guidelines.

Airlines – Reduced

emissions from airline

fleets.

Pollution Prevention –

Stack emissions captured at

electricity production and

other industrial facilities.

Methane Capture – 

Methane capture for

electricity generation.

Geoengineering –

Consider projects such as

“cloud brightening” that

could help cool the region.

Arctic Climate Impact Profile CertificationApply life cycle assessment (LCA) based on

updated climate indicator assessment protocols*

to determine your Arctic Climate Impact Profile.

Arctic Climate Protection Network Companies, agencies, institutions and individuals

can become part of the solution by participating in

the Arctic Climate Protection Network.

To participate, sign up for Arctic

Climate Offset Credits.

Participants who achieve

Arctic Climate Neutral

status, or who have made

demonstrable progress

toward that goal, can

publicize their active

efforts to help stop Arctic warming.

Arctic Climate Protection EducationPresentation materials for businesses, curricula

for schools, and downloadable apps are being

developed to create a greater understanding of

the importance of solving the Arctic climate crisis.

Activities of the RegistryOur activities include the establishment of company and product Arctic climate impact profiles, creation of a

registry of projects that reduce these impacts, and establishment of the Arctic Climate Protection Network.

Find Out MoreFor more information about how you can register your mitigation project

with the Arctic Climate Action Registry, establish your Arctic impact profile,

join the Arctic Climate Protection Network or become involved, contact

www.climate.org/acar.

• Assessment protocols being finalized under the American National Standards Institute process in the SCS-002 Life Cycle Assessment standard.