VCS
2 July 2008
Leading market providers back new VCS registry system
2 July 2008 – Three leading financial institutions located in the US, Europe and Australasia as well as a leading environmental market infrastructure provider have been elected to run ...
VCS
23 July 2009
Applicability of Section 5.2.2 of the VCS 2007.1: Double Counting
Background Section 5.2.2 of the VCS 2007.1 sets out the requirements to ensure double counting of GHG emission reductions or removals is prevented. Specifically: “Project proponents of projects that ...
VCS
29 July 2009
Applicability of Section 5.2.2 of the VCS 2007.1 to Projects Hosted in Canada
Background The VCS Association policy announcement, ‘Applicability of Section 5.2.2 of the VCS 2007.1: Double Counting’ provides criteria by which the VCS Board can assess and issue a ...
Methodology
12 November 2010
New Forest Carbon Methodology Approved under VCS Program, Third VCS Land-use Approach
23 November 2010 – A new project methodology to sequester carbon by rehabilitating damaged tropical forest was approved for use under the VCS Program Tuesday, becoming the third ...
Methodology
3 December 2010
VCS Approves Second Methodology for Crediting Projects that Reduce Deforestation (REDD)
3 December 2010 – A new methodology to credit projects that reduce emissions from deforestation (REDD) was approved for use under the VCS Program Friday. Developed by environmental consultancy Terra ...
Methodology
6 December 2010
VCS Approves Methodology with Broad Scope for Crediting Projects that Reduce Deforestation (REDD)
6 December 2010 – A broad new methodology to credit a wide range of projects that reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) was approved for use under the ...
VCS
9 December 2010
VCS Approves Performance Benchmark for Calculating Emission Reductions from Weatherization of Homes
9 December 2010 – A new methodology for crediting reductions of greenhouse gases achieved through home weatherization was approved for use under the VCS Program Thursday. The methodology was developed ...
Carbon Markets
11 January 2011
January Newsletter: Outlook for 2011 activities and program development
2011 outlook: Individual, bilateral climate actions advance Letter from CEO David Antonioli Dear Friends & Colleagues, 2011 promises to be quite an interesting one ...
Methodology
13 January 2011
VCS Approves Fourth New Methodology for Crediting Projects that Reduce Deforestation (REDD)
13 January 2011 – A new methodology for crediting projects that reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) was approved for use under the VCS Program this week. ...
Methodology
18 January 2011
Webinar: New Sustainable Agricultural Land Management Methodology
Date: Wednesday, 18 January Time: 12 p.m. EST (1700 GMT) VCS has recently approved methodology VM0017: Adoption of Sustainable Agricultural Land Management. The SALM methodology quantifies the GHG emission reductions achieved ...