Methodologies
Inactive Methodologies
Verra periodically reviews active methodologies in the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program to ensure they continue to reflect best practices, scientific consensus, and evolving market conditions and technical developments in a sector. These reviews are conducted at least every five years.
As a result of a review, Verra may revise or inactivate a methodology until a revised version is issued. If Verra inactivates a revised version of a methodology, the previous version also becomes inactive. Inactive methodologies may be reactivated, whereas permanently inactivated methodologies may not.
When Verra inactivates a methodology, information about grace periods for continued usage of that methodology will be provided. If the current version of a methodology is active but previous versions have been inactivated, information on the previous versions can be found under the “Development History” section on the specific methodology’s webpage.
The list below contains all methodologies that are currently inactive.
Project proponents who are interested in using an inactive methodology may send a reactivation request to methodologies@verra.org. The request should include the following:
- A list of projects (you may consider including similar ongoing projects from other developers)
- The estimated amount of annual emission reductions from each project
- A justification demonstrating that no active methodology could be used for the project(s)
- Status of the implementation of the project activities
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CMFP
Inactive Date:
September 19, 2019
CAR – Mexico Forest Protocol
USFP
Inactive Date:
September 19, 2019
U.S. Forest Protocol
VM0002
Inactive Date:
September 11, 2023
VM0002 New Cogeneration Facilities Supplying Less Carbon Intensive Electricity to Grid and/or Hot Water to One or More Grid Customers, v1.0
VM0004
Inactive Date:
January 23, 2024
VM0004 Methodology for Avoided Planned Land Use Conversion in Peat Swamp Forests, v2.0
VM0009
Inactive Date:
November 27, 2023
VM0009 Methodology for Avoided Ecosystem Conversion, v3.0
VM0013
Inactive Date:
September 11, 2023
VM0013 Calculating Emission Reductions from Jet Engine Washing, v1.0
VM0014
Inactive Date:
June 28, 2024
VM0014 Interception and Destruction of Fugitive Methane from Coal Bed Methane (CBM) Seeps, v1.0
VM0017
Inactive Date:
March 31, 2023
VM0017 Adoption of Sustainable Agricultural Land Management, v1.0
VM0020
Inactive Date:
September 11, 2023
VM0020 Transport Energy Efficiency from Lightweight Pallets, v1.0
VM0021
Inactive Date:
March 10, 2022