The Climate Trust [The Trust] is a 501[c][3] non-profit start-up originally formed in 1997 as Oregon Climate Trust. Our mission is to promote climate change solutions by providing high quality greenhouse gas offset projects and advancing sound offset policy.



The Trust plays a key role in implementing Oregon`s innovative carbon dioxide standard, which in 1997 became the first legislation regulating greenhouse gases nationwide. The first priority of The Trust is to effectively implement power plant carbon dioxide offset projects resulting from the 1997 law. However, The Trust`s purposes also include promoting or undertaking projects to prevent or mitigate the emission of greenhouse gases from sources other than the construction of new energy facilities in Oregon. Another focus for The Trust is advancing sound offset policy by sharing our experiences as a leader in acquiring, developing, delivering, and managing cost-effective, innovative projects that reduce atmospheric greenhouse gas levels and provide significant related environmental and social benefits.