Guidance Document: Using Verified Carbon Units (VCUs) in the Context of the Colombian Carbon Tax
6,381,414 were issued by VCS projects in Colombia in Q3/2021 — a quarterly record. 2021 VCU issuances from projects in Colombia already exceed total issuances in 2020 and 2019.
As in the previous quarter, all VCUs issued were from REDD+ projects in Q3/2021.
2,071,427 VCUs were retired from Colombian projects in Colombia in Q3/2021, over 6 times more than in the previous quarter.
Project | Total |
---|---|
Under Development | 12 |
Under Validation | 5 |
Registration Requested | 4 |
Registered | 39 |
Transferred* | 1 |
Withdrawn | 3 |
Project | Total |
---|---|
AFOLU* | 38 |
Energy | 22 |
Manufacturing | 2 |
Waste | 2 |
Project | Total |
---|---|
Afforestation, Restoration, Reforestation | 11 |
REDD+ | 25 |
Blue Carbon | 2 |
*One VCU represents one tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent that was removed from the atmosphere or not emitted.
Greenhouse gas equivalencies for emission reductions and removals were calculated using the EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator
Project Type | VCUs |
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AFOLU* | 29,726,937 |
Energy | 634,807 |
Waste | 19,722 |
Project Type | VCUs | Percentage of Total |
---|---|---|
REDD | 28,849,585 | 97% |
ARR | 817,989 | 2.8% |
WRC | 59,363 | 0.2% |
ALM – Agricultural Land Management
ARR – Afforestation, Reforestation and Revegation
IFM – Improved Forest Management
REDD – Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation
WRC – Wetland Restoration and Conservation