... for accounting standards, verifiers, and registries. In general, oversight should build off the work of existing standards and programs, and should seek to bring minimum standards of clarity, ... about the definition of the “commodity” being sold. Carbon offsets are an intangible good, and as such their value and integrity depend entirely on how they are defined, represented, and guaranteed. ... for intervention on the grounds of consumer protection. • Voluntary offsets can inform the development of mandatory trading systems. Initiating an oversight process for the voluntary offset...