Carbon market: Verra and ART schemes in line with high-integrity principles following 'significant changes'

Stuart Stone
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Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market welcomes recent changes at Verified Carbon Standard and Architecture for REDD+ Transactions in latest assessment decision

The Verra-operated Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) have met high-integrity Core Carbon Principles (CCP) criteria, according to a new assessment decision...

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