BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Research Institute for Environment, Energy, and Economics (RIEEE) is hosting a daylong workshop Friday, Oct. 6, on the future of carbon offsets and carbon markets in the southeastern United States.

The offsets workshop is a free event designed to disseminate information and facilitate discussion on the various obstacles facing carbon offset projects in the region. Space is limited and registration, which closes Sept. 25, is required.

Doors open at 8 a.m. in Roan Mountain (Room 122) in the Plemmons Student Union on the Appalachian campus. The workshop runs from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Morning coffee and lunch will be provided.

Carbon offset project professionals, forest industry professionals, participating and interested project owners, land trusts, investors and anyone interested in learning more about the role of the carbon offset markets in the southeastern United States are encouraged to attend. Attendees may earn 6.5 Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) credits. The workshop is supported by the Clabough Foundation and RIEEE.

For more information, email Kayla Young at [email protected] or Dr. Tatyana Ruseva at [email protected], or call 828-262-8238.

About the Research Institute for Environment, Energy and Economics

Since 2008, Appalachian State University’s Research Institute for Environment, Energy and Economics (RIEEE) has fostered interdisciplinary research on the environment, energy and economics, especially the areas in which these subjects intersect. The institute serves as an umbrella organization for three research centers: the Appalachian Energy Center, Center for Economic Research and Policy Analysis, and Southern Appalachian Environmental Research and Education Center. Additionally, the institute manages and supports App State’s student-led solar vehicle team, Team Sunergy — an exemplary model of the integrative and experiential student learning, leadership and innovation opportunities the institute seeks to foster at App State. Learn more at https://rieee.appstate.edu.

About Appalachian State University

As a premier public institution, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives. App State is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System, with a national reputation for innovative teaching and opening access to a high-quality, cost-effective education. The university enrolls more than 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and 80 graduate majors at its Boone and Hickory campuses and through App State Online. Learn more at https://www.appstate.edu.

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