Several Verra staff will attend the Asia Climate Summit (ACS) (external) in New Delhi, India, from October 22 to 24, 2024. The leading gathering of carbon market practitioners, experts, and governments from across the Asia-Pacific region, this event is organized by IETA in collaboration with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP).
The following Verra staff will be in attendance:
- Ashok Kumar, regional representative, Central and South Asia
- Moulik Wadhwa, senior registry administrator
- Sakshi Nehra, senior program officer, auditing and accreditation
We hope you will visit us at the Verra exhibition booth and join our side event (details below). If you would like to meet with someone from Verra during the event, please email events@verra.org. Please note that registration is required to attend ACS.
Verra Side Event
Tuesday, October 22, 5:30–6:30 pm IST
Verra staff: Ashok Kumar, regional representative, Central and South Asia; Sakshi Nehra, senior program officer, auditing and accreditation; Viridiana Alcantara-Shivapatham, manager, agriculture innovation (speaking virtually)
In 2024, Verra incorporated revisions to the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program, including the VCS Standard and key methodologies, to clarify how the program met the requirements for the ICVCM’s Core Carbon Principals (CCPs). In this session, Verra staff will share details about these updates to the VCS Standard and its methodologies for Improved Agricultural Land Management (VM0042) and Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation (VM0047), which are widely used for projects in India. Furthermore, the session will include details on the Performance Monitoring Program for validation/verification bodies (VVBs).