jnr
7 January 2014
Call for JNR Expert Applicants
As we start the New Year, more than a dozen jurisdictions are pursuing application of the VCS Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ (JNR) Framework. As a number of leading ...
climate change
19 December 2013
December Newsletter: Year-end Wrap Up
Dear colleagues, 2013 is coming to a close with some exciting new opportunities for the international carbon market on the horizon. First and foremost, there are promising developments out of ...
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 ...
carbon markets
13 September 2013
Disney to Expand Voluntary Carbon Offset Buying
By: Ecosystem Marketplace The entertainment giant that runs the “Happiest Place On Earth” is wild about carbon offsets, so much so that the Walt...
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+
10 September 2013
Brazilian Cosmetics Giant Buys First Indigenous REDD Credits
By: Ecosystem Marketplace Brazilian cosmetics giant Natura Cosméticos has purchased 120,000 tons of carbon offsets from the Paiter-Suruí, an indigenous people of the Amazon...
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 ...