February 2026 Newsletter

We are close to finalizing Verra’s short- and medium-term priorities. We recently shared these priorities with you in our recent stakeholder update webinar, along with an update on our strengthened financial position, and welcomed your feedback and your questions.

That said, there is still time to refine these priorities and underlying workplans. The best way to have your voice heard on this topic is to take our stakeholder survey, which is open through March 1. We’d also love to hear from you more generally on where we are succeeding and where we need to change course to better support you and the broader market.

We are also excited to share news highlights from this month, including the application of the first CORSIA labels to carbon credits, the approval of the first credits under a DMRV pilot for high-frequency issuances, and the approval of three million credits from a grassland project in Mexico.

• Verra Stakeholder Update Webinar – January 2026: Recap
• Verra Strengthens Financial Position

We have prepared a number of new resources to support the rollout of version 5 of the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program, which launched in December 2025. Watch our overview webinar recording and view the dedicated VCS Version 5 webpage to learn more about updates to the program.

Verra is a mission-driven nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting climate and environmental markets that work for people and the planet. This work is complex. It’s ambitious. And it’s only possible with your support.

In Rwanda, access to clean cooking is improving health outcomes, strengthening livelihoods, and advancing climate action. Through the Tubeho Neza “Live Well” program, implemented by DelAgua Health Rwanda, high-efficiency cookstoves are distributed to rural households free of charge. These improved cookstoves cut firewood use by around 71%, which significantly reduces household air pollution, frees up time spent gathering fuel, and makes everyday life safer and healthier for families across Rwanda.

The Tubeho Neza program relies entirely on carbon finance for its operations. The DelAgua Improved Cookstove Grouped Project (Verra Project 3699) and the DelAguaClean Cooking Grouped Project in Rwanda (Verra Project 4150) use Verra’s VM0050 Energy Efficiency and Fuel-Switch Measures in Cookstoves, a comprehensive and robust Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program methodology that provides a high-integrity approach to quantifying emission reductions in cookstoves.

Read the full impact story and watch the accompanying video to learn how clean cooking initiatives are transforming daily life across Rwanda.

We’re transitioning the Verra Registry in 2026! We will begin sharing concrete details and reaching out to account holders in Q1 2026. For the most up-to-date information, please visit our website.

• Verra Consults on Major Revision to Improved Agricultural Land Management Methodology (VM0042)
• Verra Applies First CORSIA Labels to Credits
• Verra Approves First Credits under DMRV Pilot for High-Frequency Issuances
• Consultation: Methodology for Savanna Fire Management
• Verra Approves Three Million Credits from Mexico Grasslands Project
• Verra Welcomes Lao PDR’s Carbon Credit Decree
• Peru Approves Three Additional Methodologies Active in the VCS Program for Use in Country’s National Carbon Registry (available in Spanish)
• Consultation: Revision to CDM Methodology for Methane Avoidance

• Webinar recording: Stakeholder Update Webinar (January 2026) – January 28
• Webinar recording: Overview of Version 5 of the VCS Program – February 4
• Webinar recording: Overview of VMD0054 Estimating Leakage from the Displacement of Agricultural Activities – February 10

• ABACUS Label: Deep Dive – Tuesday, February 24, at 10:00 am ET
• VM0042, v3.0 Public Consultation – Wednesday, March 11, at 11:00 am ET

Also, be sure to mark your calendar for the rest of our quarterly stakeholder update webinars in 2026:

• Stakeholder Update Webinar (April 2026) – Wednesday, April 29, at 11:00 am ET
• Stakeholder Update Webinar (July 2026) – Wednesday, July 29, at 11:00 am ET
• Stakeholder Update Webinar (October 2026) – Wednesday, October 28, at 11:00 am ET

Join Verra at Carbon Forward Asia! The conference will take place in Singapore from March 24 to 25, 2026. Win Sim Tan, regional representative, Asia and the Pacific, will represent Verra at a panel discussion titled “CORSIA in Asia – Project Demand, Risk and Market Dynamics.” Win will discuss how Verra’s authorization procedures and labels support this market.

To connect with Win in Singapore, please send an email to events@verra.org.5

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.