climate action
30 September 2021
Energy Monitor: “Carbon markets see promise and peril from COP26”
This piece in Energy Monitor by Mark Nicholls discusses the high stakes of agreeing on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement at COP26 ...
30 September 2021
VMD0052 Demonstration of additionality of tidal wetland restoration and conservation project activities (ADD-AM), v1.0
30 September 2021
VMD0052 Demonstration of additionality of tidal wetland restoration and conservation project activities (ADD-AM), v2.0
plastic
29 September 2021
Webinar: How Can Verra’s Plastic Standard Promote Circularity in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Verra will host a webinar on how the Plastic Waste Reduction Standard can support progress toward a circular economy in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). ...
23 September 2021
Performance Method for Reduced Impact Logging in Tropical Moist Forest of the Yucatan Peninsula
This module is to be used with VM0035 Methodology for Improved Forest Management through Reduced Impact Logging, specifically to account for GHG emission...
carbon markets
23 September 2021
Verra CEO David Antonioli Testifies at House Agriculture Committee
Verra CEO David Antonioli testified today at the House Agriculture Committee hearing on “Voluntary Carbon Markets in Agriculture and Forestry“. Mr. Antonioli testified about the operation of high-integrity ...
carbon markets
21 September 2021
Verra Welcomes New VCM Governance Body
Verra welcomes today’s news about the establishment of a new Governance Body for the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM), including the election of its Chief Executive Officer, ...
vcs
10 September 2021
Verra Wins 2021 Environmental Finance Awards
Verra is honored by today’s news that it has received two Environmental Finance Awards for 2021: Best GHG Crediting Programme for the Verified Carbon Standard Best Registry ...
vcs
9 September 2021
Guardian Article Undermines Impactful Corporate Climate Action, Relies on Biased Science
The recent Guardian article “Scientists raise doubts over Leon’s ‘carbon-neutral’ burgers” (20 August 2021) misportrays the climate leadership shown by Leon, a UK restaurant chain, and makes...
climate change
30 August 2021
Seascape Carbon Initiative to Help Restore Oceans, Reverse Climate Change
Aims to support blue carbon activities such as kelp farming and sustainable fisheries Scientists have known for decades that healthy oceans are vital to meeting the climate challenge ...