| VCS |
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A global standard of credible voluntary offsets, founded in 2006 by the Climate Group, International Emissions Trading association, the world economic forum and the World Business council for sustainable development. |
| Gold Standard |
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The Gold Standard certification operates a certification for both voluntary and CDM market credits. The standard represents premium credits derived from sustainable development. |
| UNFCCC |
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This standard was developed through the ratification of the Kyoto protocol credits (CER) are generated from projects in developing countries, the projects represent a real, measurable , verifiable and additonality. |
| Climate Certified |
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This certification programmes is the first of its kind, for carbon credits sold to the consumer on the retail market. Labelled the green E climate certification. It ensures that credits are real, measurable and additional. |
| Social Carbon |
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This standard criteria ensures and reports the social gains of projects. This standard is used in conjunction with other standards such as VCS. The projects are assessed in the following financial, natural, bio diversity social, social and carbon. |
| The Climate, community bio diversity alliance ?CCB? standard |
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This is a voluntary standard designed to help design and identify land management activities that simultaneously minimise climate change, support sustainable development and conserve bio diversity. |
| Climate Action Reserve |
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Climate Action Reserve was founded to ensure integrity, transparency and financial value in the North American carbon market. CAR issues carbon credits known as climate reserve tonnes ?CRT which can be publically traded?? |
| JI |
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Climate Action Reserve was founded to ensure integrity, transparency and financial value in the North American carbon market. CAR issues carbon credits known as climate reserve tonnes, CRT which can be publicly traded. |
| Californian Climate Action Registry ?CCAR? |
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This is a non profit organisation originally formed by the state of California, the Californian registry is a voluntary registry to protect and promote early actions to reduce green house gas emissions by organisations. CCAR provides leadership on climate change by developing and promoting credible, accurate and consistent GHG reporting standards for organisations to measure, monitor, third party verify and reduce their GHG emissions consistently across industry sectors and geographical borders. |
