5. VVB Assessment
14. Agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU)
CN0137
Under Development
VM0042, v2.0 specifies that additional guidance is required to use remote-sensing informed methods for quantifying soil organic carbon stocks (SOC).
The proposed tool provides guidance for the development, calibration, and validation of data-driven modeling methods to estimate SOC stocks in a spatially explicit manner, including model uncertainty estimations and deductions. The tool allows for using a wide range of remote sensing technologies, geospatial data, and statistical methods demonstrated through peer review to predict organic carbon content in the soil. The tool is intended to be used along with VM0042 Methodology for Improved Agricultural Land Management, v2.0, and potentially other methodologies that quantify SOC stocks in agricultural lands.
SUMMARY OF DEVELOPMENT
The proposed module was submitted by Perennial Climate Inc. (opens on external site) and is currently at “Step 5. VVB Assessment,” of the VCS Methodology Development and Review Process (MDRP) (PDF). Verra plans to follow an alternative development process per section 2.1.2 of the MDRP and use expert reviews during Step 5. Verra hosted a public consultation from February 20, 2025 to April 4, 2025.
Development ID # CN0137
