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Verra speaks out on tradability of nature credits
10 February 2023Verra has confronted the controversial topic of whether nature credits can be tradable, following a debate on the topic.
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Nature credits 'risk greenwashing of tremendous proportions'
01 February 2023The development of a nature credits framework by Verra has triggered a debate on their tradability and credibility.
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Global carbon credit registry integration project launched
07 December 2022The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), World Bank and Singapore have launched a open-source project to improve interoperability of global carbon credit registries.
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Biodiversity credits - the next big environmental market?
05 December 2022Biodiversity credits are potentially a powerful financial tool for boosting nature, but could be as controversial as carbon credits, Thomas Cox writes
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Verra plans biodiversity credit standard in late 2023
07 November 2022Verra plans to release a standard to enable the independent certification of biodiversity credits in late 2023, an executive at the standard-setter has said.
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Verra slams ICVCM's 'unworkable' Core Carbon Principles
10 October 2022A draft set of governing principles could cause a "rebellion" in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) if ratified, warned Verra - the world's largest verifier of voluntary carbon credits.
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Verra and Gold Standard explore seaweed credits
27 June 2022Two of the biggest standard setters in the voluntary carbon market are in the process of exploring new 'blue carbon' methodologies, such as seaweed and seascape credits, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Verra bans greenwashing cryptos using retired credits
27 May 2022Verra, the world's largest verifier of carbon credits and offsets, has banned the practice of creating instruments or tokens based on retired credits, as their environmental benefits have already been consumed.
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What role for credits in tackling the plastics problem?
29 March 2022Verra answers Planet Tracker's questions of its newly launched 'plastic credits'
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'Three problems' with Verra's first plastic waste reduction credits
28 March 2022Verra has issued the first "Plastic Credits" in the voluntary carbon market to Second Life Thailand, a plastic waste reduction program.