Focus on Verra
Verra was founded in 2007 by environmental and business leaders who saw the need for greater quality assurance in voluntary carbon markets. Verra manages the world’s leading voluntary carbon markets program, the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program, as well as a suite of other programs, incubates new ideas to generate meaningful environmental and social value at scale, and advances the use of these programs worldwide.
In Brazil, an Amazon reforestation project seeks to redeem carbon markets
By planting native species in the Amazon, Brazilian company Mombak hopes to restore credibility to a scandal-ridden carbon market.
dynaCERT Appoints Seth Baruch to its Advisory Board and Carbonomics to Implement Verra Carbon Credit Projects
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $DMJ #carbonemissions--dynaCERT Inc. (TSX: DYA) (OTC: DYFSF) (FRA: DMJ) ("dynaCERT" or the "Company") is very pleased to announce that the Company...
Global carbon offset standard setter okays three deforestation project types
Preserving forests is crucial to meeting international goals to limit global temperature increases.
Verra’s REDD Methodology and Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ Framework Secure ICVCM Approval
Approvals set a new benchmark for integrity in forest conservation, enabling the integration of project- and jurisdictional-level efforts, and empowering buyers to invest...
Singapore, Gold Standard and Verra Release Initial Recommendations Outlining Progress in the Development of a Carbon Crediting Protocol to Implement Article 6.2
11 November 2024 SINGAPORE – November 11, 2024 | Singapore’s National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS) in the Strategy Group, Prime Minister’s Office and...
UN aims to set standards for scandal-hit carbon markets at COP29
Governments could finally approve new UN standards for countries and companies wanting to trade carbon credits.
Statement from Mandy Rambharos, CEO, on Restructuring Verra
21 October 2024 I chose to join Verra as CEO because I believe in our mission to drive impactful climate action and sustainable...
Second Consultation: Methodology for Early Retirement of Coal-Fired Power Plants
17 October 2024 Verra is opening a second public consultation on the draft Methodology for Accelerated Retirement of Coal-Fired Power Plants Using a Just...
Verra Cancels 5 Million Overissued Credits Linked to C-Quest Capital
17 October 2024 WASHINGTON — Today Verra, the nonprofit that serves as the leading standards setter for the voluntary carbon market, announced its completion...
Verra Releases Methodology Change and Requantification Procedure
16 October 2024 Verra has launched the Methodology Change and Requantification Procedure (PDF). This new procedure enables projects registered in the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS)...
