Voluntary Carbon Market

VCS to help eliminate double counting of carbon credits

– 27th Nov 2007 by Alex Briggs

The new Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) is already starting to raise the credibility of the voluntary carbon market. Clearly stated in the VCS is that a registry will be established to ensure that voluntary carbon units (VCU’s) will not be double counted.

This National Review article highlights the fact that Kyoto Protocol signatory nations will no longer be able to count their carbon credits in both the regulatory and voluntary market.

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Voluntary Carbon Standard to give offsetting green cred

– 26th Nov 2007 by Alex Briggs

This smartplanet.com article talks about the potential the new VCS could have on the voluntary offset market.

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Carbon credits for tree-planting activities

– 23rd Nov 2007 by Sarah Whitworth

In a recent article, ‘Global voluntary offset marque launched’ it talks about the new VCS standard and how it also soughts to tackle the problematic area of carbon credits for tree-planting activities.

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New scheme to rate green energy

– 23rd Nov 2007 by Sarah Whitworth

BBC News reports on the new rating system which will help customers to compare energy companies’ green tariffs, according to the regulator.

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Understanding the Carbon Market

– 23rd Nov 2007

Understanding the Carbon Market - A comprehensive overview of both the regulated and voluntary markets, including a full list of all relevant standards.

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Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) Podcast

– 23rd Nov 2007

This episode is the second in a series of Voluntary Carbon Standard podcasts. The Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) was launched on November 19th 2007 at the London Stock Exchange. We were on hand for the launch event and we also caught up with some of the key people in the development and implementation of the VCS.

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VCS the global bench mark standard for voluntary emission reductions

– 21st Nov 2007 by Sarah Whitworth

CarbonFootprint talks about how the VCS provides a credible but simple set of criteria that will provide integrity to the voluntary carbon market.

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Policing the voluntary carbon market

– 21st Nov 2007 by Sarah Whitworth

Voluntary greenhouse-gas emission offset markets are in need of government oversight, says an article titled, ‘Policing the voluntary carbon market’.

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Most comprehensive VCM report to date

– 21st Nov 2007

Ecosystem and New Carbon Finance produced the most comprehensive report on the Voluntary Carbon Market to date.

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Global market confidence boosted by new Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS)

– 19th Nov 2007 by Sarah Whitworth

The Voluntary Carbon Standard 2007 (VCS 2007), a new global carbon offset standard, launches today at the London Stock Exchange.

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