methodology
24 October 2013
Open for Public Comment: Carpooling Methodology
As we well know, cars are an enormous source of greenhouse gas emissions. In the US alone cars account for almost one fifth of total greenhouse gas emissions each ...
climate change
8 October 2013
VCS Annual Program Update Brings New Opportunities to Address the Challenges of Climate Change
VCS Annual Program Update Brings New Opportunities to Address the Challenges of Climate Change (Washington, D.C.) – With fledgling carbon markets springing up all across the world, today, the ...
vcs
8 October 2013
VCS Announces 2013 Program Update
8 October 2013 VCS Announces 2013 Program Update Today we are rolling out our annual program update, which will help to foster innovation by further support the development of projects and ...
methodology
16 September 2013
New Methodology Approved to Reduce GHG Emissions during Propylene Oxide Production
New approved methodology helps quantify and credit GHG emission reductions from projects that adopt a new propylene oxide (PO) production process. PO is used to produce commercial and industrial products ...
vcs
12 September 2013
September Newsletter: VCS Gains International Recognition
Dear colleagues, I hope this message finds you well. From major advances in South America, to fantastic news out of California, it is an exciting time at the VCS. I ...
redd+
27 June 2013
Open for Comment: Draft Tools for Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+
VCS today released for public comment draft tools for jurisdiction-wide programs crediting activities that Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation and enhance forest carbon stocks (REDD+). These tools ...
climate change
25 June 2013
Obama’s Bold Step Offers Cautious Hope for International Markets
(Washington, D.C.) – In calling today the time to “act before it was too late”, U.S President Barack Obama announced sweeping polices that he says will place the United ...
vcs
13 June 2013
Continued Growth for VCS
Dear colleagues, If you were among the more than 2,000 attendees at Carbon Expo 2013, you probably noticed the same thing that I did: despite the current dip in market ...
vcs
30 May 2013
VCS Names William Ferretti COO/CFO
(Barcelona, Spain) – Today, the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) announced the promotion of William Ferretti to the dual-role of Chief Operating and Financial Officer. Mr. Ferretti had previously ...
redd+
23 May 2013
VCS Event: Bridging the REDD+ Gap from Projects to Programs
Please join us at Carbon Expo for a side event on government and private sector efforts to scale up to first-of-their-kind integrated jurisdictional REDD+ programs.