Special thanks to our speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, media partners and supporting organizations for helping make the Navigating the American Carbon World (NACW) 2014 conference a success. Below are a few quote highlights from the distinguished carbon and climate professionals who spoke at NACW.

**Share your favorite climate quote from NACW or beyond in the comments by April 30 to be entered to win a candy jar filled with treats!**

	“There’s a high level of excitement right now. The level of interest from buyers in the market and from suppliers of projects is unprecedented.” – Roger Williams, President, Blue Source
	“REDD needs to happen. California is a leader, but it can’t be a leader in isolation.” – John O Niles, Director of Climate and Forests, WWFUS
	“We are continuing to consider international sector based credits.” – Jason Gray, Staff Attorney, California Air Resources Board
	“The number one most important thing for the health of the market is that we have a target beyond 2020.” – Noel Perry, Founder, Next10
	“If California greens its economy quickly, it might increase the odds of taking on more ambitious targets past 2020.” – Jan Frommeyer, Director Market Analysis, ICIS
	“People want a special story in an offset project that supplements their values.” – Fahmida Ahmed, Associate Director, Department of Sustainability & Energy Management, Stanford University
	“No matter what we do, we’re going to be sued, so we know anything we put out has to be airtight.” – Hector De La Torre, Board Member, California Air Resources Board
	“If we had a federal AB32, we’d be better off. If we had a global AB32, that’d be even better.” – Peter Lehner, Executive Director, Natural Resources Defense Council
	“If the offset mechanism isn’t fully utilized, then something is wrong. It would be a real shame because the program wouldn’t be operational as intended.” – Julian Richardson, CEO, Parhelion Underwriting Ltd.
	“It’s pretty clear what the interim targets should be. At minimum, a linear connection between 2020 and 2050 means the target is 33 percent less by 2020 and 66 percent less by 2040.” – Dr. Daniel Kammen, Class of 1935 Distinguished Professor of Energy University of California, Berkeley
	“There’s still a lot to do in the transportation sector between now and 2020. We have the regulatory capacity to get there and the market is robust.” – Henry Stern, Principal Consultant, Energy & Environmental Policy Senator Fran Pavley
	“We believe pricing carbon is important. In developing the policies, ultimately a cap and trade program was chosen largely because of the cap. The cap helps us know that we’re on track. The cap is essential.” – Steve Cliff, Assistant Chief, Stationary Source Division California Air Resources Board
	“The market is working. Folks are investing in futures in the market.” – Jack Broadbent, CEO/Air Pollution Control Officer, Bay Area Air Quality Management District