A different emissions outcome
A project is assessed against a counterfactual baseline. Examine whether that baseline and the claimed additional impact are credible.
Review additionalityMARKET FUNDAMENTALS
One unit. Many different stories.
Understand the instrument before comparing the opportunity.
Start with the accounting unit.
A Verra Verified Carbon Unit represents one tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent reduced or removed. This common unit does not make all project types interchangeable.
[3] VerraTaking carbon out
Biological or engineered approaches remove CO₂. Assess storage duration, monitoring and the consequences of reversal.
Review permanencePurpose shapes the requirements
Voluntary procurement, international transfers and aviation requirements are different pathways. A label alone cannot establish eligibility for your use.
Read the source notesFrom project activity to retirement
- Define & document
Methodology, boundary, baseline and safeguards establish the project case.
- Validate & verify
Independent assessment examines the activity and measured mitigation.
- Issue & transfer
A registry records issued units and their ownership history.
- Retire & disclose
Retirement records the use of a credit; the claim still needs its own justification.
Use registry documentation to check the actual project and units. [4] Gold Standard