vcs
3 April 2013
VCS Announces New Brazil Director
(São Paulo, Brazil) –Today, the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) announced the hiring of Sandro Marostica as the new VCS Director for Brazil. Mr. Marostica, who is based in São ...
carbon markets
27 March 2013
OAG’s Flawed Process Produces Inaccurate Report
(Victoria, B.C.) – Today, the British Columbia Office of the Auditor General (OAG) released a flawed report that calls into question the carbon neutrality claims of the provincial government. ...
carbon offsets
18 March 2013
Disney, Latam Airlines Buy 444,000 Peruvian VCUs
By Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) The Walt Disney Company and Latin America’s largest air carrier, Latam Airlines, bought 444,000 carbon offsets from Peru-based projects in...
methodology
6 March 2013
New Methodology Approved for Limiting Nitrogen Fertilizer
A new methodology to quantify and credit GHG emission reductions from projects that optimize nitrogen fertilizer application has been approved under the VCS Program. VM0022: Quantifying N2O Emissions Reductions ...
methodology
7 February 2013
Reminder: Approaching Project Validation and Registration Deadlines
VCS project developers are reminded of the following important dates for project validation and registration. 8 March 2013: Date by which AFOLU projects with a start date between 1 January ...
methodology
23 January 2013
CDM Manure Management Methodology Revised to Expand Applicability
VCS has approved a revision of CDM methodology AMS-III.Y, Methane avoidance through separation of solids from wastewater or manure treatment systems. VMR0003: Revisions to AMS-III.Y to Include Use of ...
forestry
24 December 2012
Offset Program Teams Up with Lat Am Governments to Curb Deforestation
By Reuters Point Carbon VCS, the largest carbon offset program outside of the U.N. markets, is turning to national governments in its latest effort...
redd+
20 December 2012
December Newsletter: Wrapping up 2012
Dear colleagues, I know the holidays are a busy time for all of us, but I wanted to take a quick moment to update you on some exciting happenings here ...
jnr
20 December 2012
Costa Rica Joins Growing List of Nations to Pilot JNR Program
(San Jose, Costa Rica) – Governments around the world are taking steps to harness the carbon sequestration power of their forests by adopting the Verified Carbon Standard’s (VCS) Jurisdictional ...
carbon credits
19 December 2012
Chile Plans Platform to Trade Forest Carbon Credits; Links Up with VCS
By Reuters Point Carbon Chile’s government will set a platform to generate and trade voluntary carbon credits from the forestry sector, the head of...