carbon markets
21 June 2021
Verra Comments on the Phase II Public Consultation Set Out by the Taskforce for Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets (TSVCM)
Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the Phase II public consultation put forth by the Taskforce for Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets (TSVCM). We at Verra are ...
methodology
10 June 2021
Request for Proposals – Development of a VCS Methodology for GHG Emission Reductions from Avoided Food Loss and Waste
Food that is lost or wasted accounts for 8 percent of global annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Halving the current rate of food loss and waste by 2050 could ...
vcs
1 June 2021
Short-Term Consultancy on Scoping Agroforestry Project Potential in the VCS Program — Request for Proposals
Verra is seeking a short-term consultant to lead a 4-month agroforestry methodology scoping process. The objective of the consultancy is to determine whether Verra should build on existing methodologies ...
1 June 2021
National REDD+ Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo
1 June 2021
Grouped projects for Improved cookstove for climate and community action
1 June 2021
Methodology for the Avoidance of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through Composting of Food Waste Using Insects
climate change
1 June 2021
Wall Street Journal: “To Slow Climate Change, Australia Turns to Its Coastline”
This article by Mike Cherney in the The Wall Street Journal discusses the exciting potential of blue carbon projects to store atmospheric carbon and slow climate ...
plastic
27 May 2021
Webinar: Plastic Waste Reduction Standard in South Africa
Our monthly South Africa webinar on 27 May 2021 focused on Verra’s Plastic Waste...
plastic
19 May 2021
First Project Begins Registration Process With Verra’s Plastic Program
The first project has entered the registration process with Verra’s new Plastic Waste Reduction Program.
plastic
19 May 2021
Plastic Program Advisory Group – Invitation to Apply
Plastic pollution demands a response: 300 million tonnes of plastics are produced annually, 90% of plastics produced in the past 70 years have never been recycled, and plastic waste ...