July 2026 Newsletter

Yesterday, we launched the new Verra Registry, powered by S&P Global Energy. The new platform will form part of the infrastructure that enables the global carbon market to scale. It also represents the most significant user experience upgrade in Verra’s history.

Since we announced the partnership with S&P Global Energy last year, we have migrated more than 5,900 projects across the full pipeline, in addition to moving 10,500 account holders, 1.4 billion credits, and 125,000 documents onto the new platform. We also integrated the Verra Registry with the Verra Project Hub, letting users track a project’s status in one place from pipeline listing through validation, issuance, transfer, and retirement.

Future updates will include enhanced Article 6 functionality, transaction-ready application programming interface (API) connectivity, and deeper integration with exchanges, brokers, and marketplaces. The new Verra Registry stands ready to provide the transparency, speed, and reliability that the market expects and needs.

Earlier this month, we reported that, following the operationalization of Indonesia’s national carbon market, we are preparing to issue carbon credits to three Indonesian forestry projects that have fulfilled all regulatory requirements and received the necessary approvals under the country’s updated carbon market regulations. This announcement is a welcome development for the global carbon markets. It illustrates how the interoperability between independent crediting programs like Verra’s and domestic registry systems like Indonesia’s can help scale emission reductions while channeling climate finance to communities across Indonesia.

We hope many of you will join us tomorrow at 11:00 am ET for our July stakeholder update webinar, where we will share more details about these two announcements and additional updates.

• Verra Launches Next-Generation Registry with S&P Global Energy
• Verra to Issue First Credits Under Indonesia’s New Carbon Market Regulations
• “Advancing Digital Solutions, Durability, and Jurisdictional REDD” – July 2026 Stakeholder Update Webinar

In the Caribbean region of Guatemala, 60 communities are uniting to conserve tropical forests. Their work helps to decrease global carbon emissions and increase local people’s access to healthcare, education, and community services.

Launched in 2012, FUNDAECO’s REDD+ Project for Caribbean Guatemala: The Conservation Coast (Verra Project 1622) protects the biologically diverse forests of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor through a self-sustaining financial model that generates carbon credits and produces income for participating landowners. Jointly registered with Verra’s Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program and Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standards (CCBS) Program, the project demonstrates how carbon finance can help sustain long-term forest conservation.

Today, the project protects 55,000 hectares of forest and works with more than 1,000 owners of private, municipal, and national forest plots. By bringing together landowners, local communities, and conservation practitioners around a shared commitment to protecting the region’s forests, the project is helping secure lasting environmental and social benefits across Caribbean Guatemala.

• Peru Approves Four Additional Methodologies Active in the VCS Program for Use in Country’s National Carbon Registry (available in Spanish)
• Consultation: Major Revision to Biochar Methodology (VM0044)
• Consultation: Revision to Concrete Production Methodology (VM0043)
• Consultation: Major Revision to Cookstoves Methodology (VM0050)
• Verra Launches Resource for Cookstove Methodology Projects
• Government of Misiones Authorizes New MOU with Verra to Support Carbon Markets in the Province
• Verra Releases Results from Second Part of Quality Control Review of Kariba Project
• Verra Approves Insurance Policies for Use under Durability Pilot
• Verra Publishes CORSIA Insurance Criteria Checklist
• Verra Publishes Minor Revision to Rice Methodology (VM0051)
• Update on Sustainable Grasslands Methodology (VM0032)

• Verra Launches New Registry, Enabling Integrated and Efficient User Experience
• Verra Partners with ServiceNow and Docusign to Enhance Stakeholder Experience

Verra regularly invites proposals for independent expert review of revisions of existing methodologies or drafts of new methodologies. The following request for proposals is currently open:

• Request for Proposals for an independent expert review of VM0050 Energy Efficiency and Fuel-Switch Measures in Cooking Devices, v2.0 (deadline July 31, 2026)

Verra recently published the following corrections and clarifications documents:

• Corrections to VMR0016 Flaring or Use of Landfill Gas (ACM0001 Revision), v1.0 (released July 13, 2026)
• Clarifications to VT0012 Accounting Non-VCS CO2 in CCS Projects, v1.0 (released July 14, 2026)

• Explainer video: The Life Cycle of a Carbon Credit

Join us on Wednesday, July 29, at 11:00 am ET for our next stakeholder update webinar, Advancing Digital Solutions, Durability, and Jurisdictional REDD.

Mark your calendar for our final quarterly stakeholder update webinar of 2026:

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

Carbon Forward Expo London 2026 explores the defining forces shaping global carbon markets. As EU ETS reform, industrial competitiveness, carbon pricing, and Article 6 reshape the landscape, this dynamic two-day conference brings together decision-makers, investors, developers, traders, market participants, and buyers to examine decarbonization, market convergence, international carbon trade, and the future of carbon markets. Join industry leaders to discover where the market is heading. Proudly supported by Verra.

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.