vcs
18 December 2012
CONAF and VCS Announce World’s First National Governmental JNR Agreement
(Santiago, Chile) – For the first time ever, a national government has joined forces with a carbon emissions standard to combat forestry emissions on a countrywide level, thanks to ...
methodology
18 December 2012
Webinar: Agricultural Land Management Methodology Approved
VCS, The Earth Partners, Environmental Services and SCS Global Services will host a webinar to discuss a new methodology to quantify and credit GHG emission reductions from projects that restore, ...
vcs
17 December 2012
Update to Issuance Representation Released
VCS has released an update to the VCS Program, specifically to the Issuance Representation. This is the deed of representation that project proponents must submit when requesting VCU issuance. The Issuance ...
vcs
11 December 2012
Webinar: New VCS+CCB Project Development Process
VCS and the Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA) hosted a webinar on 11 December to discuss a new streamlined process for developing and registering projects that are seeking ...
vcs
3 December 2012
Job Announcement: VCS Seeks Program Officer
VCS seeks a Program Officer to support the various stakeholders of the VCS Program, including project and methodology developers, validation/verification bodies (VVBs) and registries. Specific tasks will include managing proposed ...
methodology
3 December 2012
Methodology Revisions: Updates to Several Methodologies Approved
VCS methodologies VM0003, VM0007, VM0008, VM0009 and VM0015 have now been fully revised and approved, and are available for immediate use. Several issues were addressed ...
carbon credits
28 November 2012
Axios Offers a “Pallet-able” Logistics Solution that Earns Carbon Credits
By Cheryl Kaften of TMC Net Green Technology World Axios Mobile Assets Corporation — a logistics company that uses bio-based pallets with very little...
forestry
27 November 2012
VCS, CCBA Join Forces on Forestry Projects
By Carbon Finance The Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA) have announced a streamlined process to jointly approve...
methodology
27 November 2012
New Agricultural Land Management Methodology Approved
A new methodology to quantify and credit GHG emission reductions from projects that restore, conserve and improve management of grasslands and croplands has been approved under the VCS Program.
ccb
26 November 2012
VCS & CCB Join Forces to Streamline Project Approval and Credit Issuance, Reducing Transaction Costs Dramatically
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA) announced a new collaborative effort to simplify the process for greenhouse ...