Fran Pavley Joins Leading Climate Policymakers and Experts on Climate Action Reserve’s New Honorary Board

The Climate Action Reserve, the nation’s largest and most respected carbon offset registry, has created a new Honorary Board comprised of five prominent climate leaders and activists who have been instrumental in raising awareness about climate change and developing climate policies in California, Canada and beyond.

The new Honorary Board includes: former Canadian Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell; Hon. Gray Davis, the former governor of California; California State Senator Fran Pavley from Agoura Hills; Diane Wittenberg, former founding president of The Climate Registry and the California Climate Action Registry; and actor and environmental activist Ed Begley, Jr.  They will serve in an advisory capacity to help grow and strengthen the Reserve’s carbon offset program.

“I am extremely pleased to welcome five preeminent and hard-working climate leaders to the Reserve’s newly formed Honorary Board,” said Linda Adams, Chair of the Reserve Board of Directors and Founding President of R20. “Each member of the Honorary Board has tremendous breadth of knowledge and expertise in public policy and the environment. I look forward to their experience and input in supporting the growth of the Climate Action Reserve.”

 “Our changing climate has incredible implications for our global environment, health, economy and security,” said Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell. “We have to assume responsibility for our emissions and take action to reduce our carbon footprint in a meaningful manner. The Reserve’s carbon offset program supports such action by achieving real, immediate and cost-effective solutions to curb emissions. I am looking forward to helping the Reserve shape its future program and continue its tradition of integrity, transparency and environmental benefit in carbon offsets.”

 “California has been a leader in the fight against climate change, and the Climate Action Reserve has been key in informing and influencing state and regional climate policy,” said Hon. Gray Davis. “California’s cap-and-trade program will have a tremendous impact on future carbon emissions and climate policy when it launches later this year. With four protocols adopted for use in the state’s cap-and-trade system, the Reserve’s carbon offset standards are a pillar of this program. The Honorary Board will work to ensure that the high-quality standards of the Reserve will serve as a model for climate policy both nationally and internationally.”