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Verra's Verified Carbon Standard provides a global benchmark for carbon offset projects. By setting rigorous certification criteria, it ensures real, measurable, and additional emissions reductions, driving investments towards effective climate change mitigation.
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Purpose
The primary purpose of Verra’s Verified Carbon Standard is to provide a robust and global benchmark for carbon offset projects. It offers a rigorous certification process, ensuring that emissions reductions are real, measurable, and additional, driving investments towards high-quality projects that effectively combat climate change.
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Scope
Verra's scope encompasses various greenhouse gas reduction sectors, including forestry, renewable energy, methane capture, and transport. By setting stringent criteria for project validation, monitoring, and verification, it ensures the credibility of carbon offsets, promoting market confidence.
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Methodology
Verra employs a rigorous methodology that requires projects to adhere to specific criteria concerning additionality, permanence, leakage, and verification. Through a comprehensive validation and verification process, it ensures that carbon offsets are genuine, measurable, and contribute effectively to climate change mitigation.
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Impact
Verra's impact can be seen in the growing market for verified and credible carbon offsets. Its stringent certification process has encouraged investments in high-quality carbon reduction projects, facilitating meaningful contributions to global climate change mitigation efforts.
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Key Requirements
Key requirements for Verra include following strict criteria on additionality, permanence, leakage, and verification. Adherence to its comprehensive validation and verification process ensures the integrity and credibility of carbon offsets, fostering market confidence.

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