Like many of you, the Verra team is hustling to get ready for Climate Week NYC. Our delegation looks forward to connecting with you at one of next week’s many events! Please stop by our booth at the North American Climate Summit and join us for any of the following sessions:
- Tuesday, September 23, 4:40–5:40 pm ET: Let’s Talk About All of the Elephants in the Carbon Room
This session will reframe market integrity as the foundation for mobilizing the buyers needed to deliver climate impact at scale. (The event is part of IETA’s North American Climate Summit.) - Wednesday, September 24, 5–7 pm ET: Celebrating High-Quality Climate Action – Panel Discussion, Film Screening, and Networking Reception
Co-hosted by Climate Impact Partners and Verra, this event will explore how community leadership, corporate investment, and integrity in the voluntary carbon market can drive real-world impact. - Thursday, September 25, 1:00–6:30 pm ET: Carbon Clarity: A Corporate Guide to Carbon Markets
Join a select group of corporate leaders for a dynamic summit, co-hosted by S&P Global Commodity Insights and Verra, to learn how engaging with the carbon markets can enable you to take confident, credible climate action. (Registration ends Friday, September 19!)
There is no shortage of things to celebrate, topics to discuss, and challenges to resolve, and the Verra team is ready for it!
Top News
Verra Views
As the markets evolve, so does our thinking. Below are the most recent pieces that offer a window into the insights of Verra’s many thought leaders as they grapple with this complicated, ever-evolving sector.
Project Spotlight
Congratulations to Climate Impact Partners and Rizome Bamboo on completing registration of their RIZOME Kawayan Project (Verra Project 4788) with the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program! Located in Mindanao, Philippines, this is the first certified project in Asia that uses Verra’s innovative Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation (ARR) methodology, VM0047.
VM0047 is a rigorous VCS methodology designed to quantify the climate benefits of ARR projects. It is the first nature-based methodology that uses remote sensing to establish a dynamic performance benchmark, enabling robust, science-backed carbon accounting for this important carbon removal approach.
The RIZOME Kawayan Project restores degraded land with giant bamboo. Growing giant bamboo removes carbon from the atmosphere, and quantifying and selling credits for the sequestered carbon supports local Indigenous communities. The project supports multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals, including poverty reduction, gender equality, and clean water access. Over the next 20 years, it is expected to remove over 25,000 tonnes of carbon per year.
If you are part of a Verra-registered project, we invite you to share your story! From milestone credit issuances to moments of community impact, we want to hear what your project has accomplished. We will feature selected stories across our website, on our social media channels, and in future issues of this newsletter.
Interested in participating in this initiative? Please send an email to communications@verra.org with your project ID and a brief description of the impact you would like to highlight.
Program Updates
Verified Carbon Standard Program
- Verra Releases Innovative Digital Soil Mapping Tool
- Verra and Paraguay Sign MOU for Capacity Building and Knowledge Sharing Related to Carbon Markets (Spanish version)
- Verra and the Dominican Republic to Strengthen Role of Carbon Markets in the Country (Spanish version)
- Consultation: Methodology for Recovery and Destruction of Ozone-Depleting Substances from Products
Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard Program
Requests for Proposals
Verra regularly invites proposals for independent expert review of revisions of existing methodologies or drafts of new methodologies. The following requests for proposals are currently open:
- Request for Proposals for independent expert review of Module for CO2 Capture from Acid Gas Removal in Natural Gas Processing Plants – Deadline: September 22
New Resources
REGULAR UPDATES
Verra-Hosted Webinars
Mark your calendar today for our Q4 stakeholder update webinar! We will share information on organizational developments and programmatic updates, look ahead to future priorities, and answer your questions.
- Stakeholder Update Webinar (October 2025) (Zoom) – Wednesday, October 22, at 11:00 am ET
Verra Staff at Events
Next month, Mandy Rambharos, chief executive officer, and Heather McEwan, regional representative, Africa and the Middle East, will attend the Carbon Markets Africa Summit (CMAS) (external). Launched by the award-winning VUKA Group, CMAS is a purpose-driven, high-level continental gathering that will take place from October 21 to 23, 2025, in Johannesburg.
Designed as Africa’s flagship platform for carbon finance, the event brings together policymakers, investors, standards bodies, developers, and corporates to drive practical, inclusive climate action and unlock Africa’s carbon value at scale.
The upcoming CMAS program features the continent’s entire carbon market value chain in what is a compelling combination of successful early carbon market movers, climate-finance-ready projects, and regulatory bodies, as well as global institutional development organizations and investors. Download the program brochure (external) now to discover the expert speakers and diverse discussions.
For a comprehensive list of all upcoming events, please check our Events page. If you’d like to invite a Verra team member to speak at your event, please contact events@verra.org.
Your Feedback Matters!
To ensure the transparency and rigor of our standards programs, Verra invites feedback on projects open for public comment, as well as public consultations on new standards programs, program updates, new methodologies, and updates to existing methodologies.