This is a certification standard for non-governmental emission reduction initiatives, similar to the Gold Standard. It participates in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), the Voluntary Carbon Market, and many climate and development initiatives.
The bank account nominated by Verra from time to time for the payment of fees by the User.
The following programs and standards managed by Verra: a. the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program; b. VCS Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ (JNR) Framework; c. Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Program; d. Verra California Offset Project Registry (OPR); e. Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard (SD VISta) f. LandScale; g. Plastic Waste Reduction (PWR) Standard; and h. […]
The platform that records all projects and programs (listed and registered) and VCUs issued under the VCS Program. Provides public access to all project, program and VCU information, including retirement and tracking of the AFOLU and jurisdictional pooled buffer accounts, and provides project and jurisdictional proponents with the ability to list and register projects and […]
An account held by the User in the Verra Registry in accordance with the procedures set out by Verra
A unit issued or assigned by and held in the Verra Registry representing the right of an accountholder in whose account the unit is recorded to claim the achievement of a specific type of environmental or social benefit (i.e., SD VISta Asset, Verified Carbon Unit, Waste Collection Credit, or Waste Recycling Credit)
The Verra website: www.verra.org
Holding multiple types of licenses in the same jurisdiction
