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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 18pt;"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">The Offset Quality Initiative (OQI) cordially
invites Western Climate Initiative stakeholders to a pre-release
briefing on OQI's forthcoming white paper titled "<strong><b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Integrating High Quality
Offsets into North American Cap-and-Trade Policy</span></font></b></strong>."
Please join us for a reception with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres that
will immediately follow. </span></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 24pt;" align="center"><strong><b><font color="black" size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Monday,
July 28<sup>th</sup></span></font></b></strong><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 24pt;" align="center"><strong><b><font color="black" size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">3:30-5:15
p.m. Pre-release Briefing, Mission Hills Room</span></font></b></strong><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 24pt;" align="center"><strong><b><font color="black" size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">5:15-7:00
p.m. Reception, </span></font></b></strong><em><b><i><font color="black" size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;">Del Mar Room</span></font></i></b></em><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 24pt;" align="center"><strong><b><font color="black" size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">San
Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina</span></font></b></strong><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 24pt;" align="center"><em><span><b><i><font color="black" size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;">333 W. Harbor Drive</span></font></i></b></span><b><i><font color="black" size="4" face="Arial"></font></i></b></em><em><span><b><i><font color="black" size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;">, San Diego ,
CA 92101</span></font></i></b></span><b><i><font color="black" size="4" face="Arial"></font></i></b></em><em><span><b><i><font color="black" size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;">; 619-234-1500</span></font></i></b></span><b><i><font color="black" size="4" face="Arial"></font></i></b></em><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 18pt;" align="center"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Please RSVP to
krobinson@climatetrust.org or 503-238-1915 ext.209</span></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 18pt;"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Issues the forum will address include: </span></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p>
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</span></font><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">Ensuring greenhouse gas offset quality in
regulatory systems </span></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p>
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</span></font><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">Key regulatory offset policy design principles and
recommendations </span></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p>
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</span></font><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">Greenhouse gas reduction project categories
best suited for regulatory offset systems</span></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 18pt;"><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Presenters will include: </span></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p>
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</span></font><strong><b><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">Mike Burnett</span></font></b></strong><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">,
Executive Director, The Climate Trust </span></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p>
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</span></font><b><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Gary Gero</span></font></b><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">,
President, California
Climate Action Registry </span></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p>
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</span></font><b><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold;">Janet Peace</span></font></b><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">,
Director of Markets and Business Strategy,
Pew Center
on Global Climate Change </span></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p>
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visit www.offsetqualityinitiative.org or contact Alexia Kelly at
akelly@climatetrust.org or 503-238-1915 ext. 208. </span></font><font color="#333333" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></font></p>
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