Please join us for Verra’s quarterly Stakeholder Update Webinar. Learn more about Verra’s latest organizational developments, programmatic updates, and future priorities.
In December 2025, Verra launched version 5 of its market-leading Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program, introducing its most comprehensive social and environmental safeguards and placing communities at the center of climate action. The updated VCS Program strengthens requirements across the full project lifecycle, with a particular focus on respecting land and resource rights, reinforcing stakeholder
Verra staff speaking: Ian Kuwahara, Director, Energy and Industrial Innovation At BIOFOR 2026, the forest bioeconomy track within the PaperWeek 2026 virtual conference, Ian will speak during the session “Derisking CCS/CCU across the Project Lifecycle: A Blueprint for Success” on Wednesday, February 11, from 3:30–5:00 pm (ET, virtual session). In this session, Ian will share how robust carbon
Verra will provide an overview of VMD0054 Estimating Leakage from the Displacement of Agricultural Activities, v1.1. VMD0054 provides a standardized approach for estimating leakage, which occurs in the form of greenhouse gas emissions outside of a project boundary when project activities displace agricultural or fuelwood production. Version 1.1 constitutes a minor revision to version 1.0
Join us for an in‑depth session exploring the ABACUS label— what are its requirements, what has been happening since launch, and where it’s headed next. Drawing on stakeholder input, including insights from upstream capacity‑building efforts, this webinar will provide a detailed view of the label’s structure, first lessons learned, and emerging demand signals. In this
Verra staff speaking: Spencer Plumb, Senior Manager, Forest Management Innovation Join Verra and Chloris Geospatial for a webinar on applying VM0047’s performance benchmarking requirements in ARR projects, with a focus on dynamic baselines and biomass-based controls. Spencer Plumb from Verra will explain the intent behind VM0047, followed by Chloris demonstrating how to implement a practical,
In this webinar Verra will offer an in-depth exploration of the ABACUS label. Launched in 2024, in partnership with an Amazon-led working group, the ABACUS label identifies carbon credits that are generated under Verra’s Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation (ARR) methodology (VM0047) and that exceed the methodology’s requirements. In this session, the Verra Team will cover
Verra staff speaking: Carolina Cardoso Lisbôa, Manager, Agriculture Innovation Join this webinar on March 5, 2026 at 5PM ET to explore how integrated monitoring and Tier 3 modelling are improving transparency and integrity in rice carbon projects. Carolina will discuss the role of high-quality MRV systems in meeting evolving carbon standards and market expectations. Other speakers
In this webinar, the Verra team will provide an overview of the public consultation on a major revision to VM0042 Improved Agricultural Land Management, v2.2 and VMD0053 Model Calibration, Validation, and Uncertainty Guidance for Biogeochemical Modeling for Agricultural Land Management Projects, v2.1 in the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program. The consultation will also include a
Verra staff speaking: Vigil Yangjinqi Yu, Senior Program Officer and Varun Aggarwal, Head of Plastic Program Verra and UN-Habitat co-host a webinar on how high-integrity Plastic Credits can support Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) goals through outcome-based finance. The session will share practical insights and country examples on mobilizing funding, strengthening waste systems, and advancing inclusive,
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