carbon credits
9 September 2014
World Bank to Expand Plan to Rescue Emission Projects
By: Mathew Carr Bloomberg The World Bank seeks to expand a plan to buy emission credits from projects including those that capture heat-trapping gas at...
carbon credits
4 September 2014
Chevy helps school an Oregon campus on carbon credits
By: Michele Madia Greenbiz.com Just as industry can learn much from academia, so, too, can academia benefit from industry’s leadership. A...
vcs
4 September 2014
VCS Webinars in September
The VCS is committed to catalyzing action on climate change. To that end, we often host online sessions to highlight the newest methodologies and other new developments to the ...
methodology
3 September 2014
New Standardized Methodology for Pavement Application Using Foam Stabilized Base (FSB) Open for Public Comment
The voluntary carbon market provides a unique opportunity to encourage industries to move from high emission common practices to low emission alternatives. With Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) currently accounting ...
redd+
8 August 2014
VCS Sees REDD In California Carbon
By: Gloria Gonzalez Ecosystem Marketplace The Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) aims to play a major role in California’s cap-and-trade program now that the California Air Resources Board (ARB) has decided ...
redd+
7 August 2014
California Here We Come!
As you well know, the eyes of the international carbon community are focused on California as the emissions trading system enabled by AB32 continues to ramp up. With this ...
climate change
29 July 2014
How The Tolo River People Of Colombia Harnessed Carbon Finance To Save Their Rainforest
By: Tanya Dimitrova, Ecosystem Marketplace Five young men are cutting their way through dense rainforest vegetation in the northernmost part of Colombia – forest...
carbon markets
21 July 2014
July 2014 Newsletter
The past few months have been a bit of a whirlwind here at the VCS — new methodologies, new staff, and even a supporting role for the world’s biggest ...
carbon credits
5 July 2014
Carbon Credit Plan Aims to Save Kenyan Trees and Elephants—and Help Villagers
Can a first-of-its-kind pilot project be replicated elsewhere? By: Carmen Russell-Sluchansky National Geographic The three-week-old carcass in Kenya’s East Tsavo National...
carbon markets
1 July 2014
Indonesia Seeks $5b to Cut Carbon From Shrinking Forests
By: Fitri Wulandari The Jakarta Globe Indonesia needs about $5 billion in aid to hit its target for reducing emissions, according to the agency...