It’s surprising to learn how many project development standards are out there. Here’s a list that I’m not even sure is complete: VCS, CCB Standards, Plan Vivo, CarbonFix, CCAR, CCX, and ACR. At some point, the list will shrink, as markets pick the most effective and transparent methodologies. In terms of how the winners will [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Forests’
Standards for voluntary forest carbon projects
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Biodiversity, Climate, Forests, Tools on December 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Definitions matter for forests
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Climate, Forests, Metrics on December 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fortunately the second half of the Copenhagen conference has brought measured good news for forests. But in truth there is still a long way to go and many big remaining questions – and the success of REDD, of course, will all come down to execution. The big remaining issues are indeed big: funding, reduction targets, [...]
More tools from Copenhagen
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Climate, Forests, Tools on December 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Whatever headlines come from Copenhagen on a given day, the fact remains that COP 15 has assembled a large number of talented people, the vast majority of whom play no role in the international negotiations, who will make progress of some kind toward solving the climate problem. Much of the best work is happening at [...]
