carbon credits
3 September 2019
Fires in the Brazilian Amazon — A Case in Point for Forest Carbon Projects
This blogpost is being periodically updated with new data about the fires in the Brazilian Amazon. During the past few weeks, we have been witnessing a frightening increase in forest ...
redd+
25 August 2019
Webinar: “The Future of REDD+ Projects and Programs” – Thursday, 29 August
There is a lot happening in respect of REDD+, and we want to take this opportunity to share the plans we have in place to ensure that REDD+ projects ...
carbon offsets
13 August 2019
Bloomberg: “Greta Thunberg and ‘Flight Shame’ Are Fueling a Carbon Offset Boom”
An article titled “Greta Thunberg and ‘Flight Shame’ Are Fueling a Carbon Offset Boom” looks at increased sales of carbon offsets over the past few ...
public consultation
8 August 2019
Announcing the First Public Consultation on LandScale, a New Approach to Power Sustainability at Landscape Scale
The climate crisis, water scarcity, biodiversity loss, and entrenched poverty affect us all. Yet, no individual, community, business, or government can tackle these challenges alone. LandScale is a new ...
vcs
30 July 2019
Verra to Transition to a Single In-House Registry
Early next year, Verra will be transitioning from having a multi-registry system that is administered by APX and IHS Markit to a single registry administered directly by Verra. For the ...
Summer Updates: 3R Initiative Launch, Application for VCUs under CORSIA, LandScale Public Consultation Opening Soon, New Verra Board Members and more
redd+
17 July 2019
July 2019 Newsletter
plastic
11 July 2019
New 3R Initiative for Reducing Plastic Waste – Accepting Applications for Standard Development Committee
More than 350 million tons of plastic are used every year and just a fraction of this is being recycled. Significant amounts of plastic end up in nature, and ...
plastic
18 June 2019
Thomson Reuters Foundation News Covers Launch of 3R Initiative
The article “Bottled water giants back new global plan to cut plastic waste” covers the launch of the new 3R Initiative. This new initiative, ...
18 June 2019
Sports and Sustainability: Verra at the Green Sports Alliance Summit
Photo: Zoe Reeve on Unsplash. After he unexpectedly lost a fourth-round US Open Match against...
plastic
17 June 2019
David Antonioli Interviewed by Yahoo Finance TV: “Beverage giants embrace global plan to slash plastic waste”
Verra’s CEO David Antonioli was interviewed by Yahoo Finance TV on the launch about the 3R Initiative, which is led by Verra and BV Rio.