CEB VER is a quality standard for voluntary
carbon offset
A carbon offset is a reduction or removal of emissions of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases made in order to compensate for emissions made elsewhere. Offsets are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO2e). One ton of carbon ...
industry created by
Commodity Exchange Bratislava
Commodity Exchange Bratislava, JSC ( sk, Komoditná burza Bratislava, a.s. (KBB), german: Warenbörse Bratislava, AG) formerly BMKB, then BCE, now CEB is a European commodity exchange made for organising market with commodities according to adjudi ...
. Based on the
Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol was an international treaty which extended the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the scientific consensus that (par ...
's
Clean Development Mechanism
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is a United Nations-run carbon offset scheme allowing countries to fund greenhouse gas emissions-reducing projects in other countries and claim the saved emissions as part of their own efforts to meet internat ...
, CEB VER establishes criteria for validating, measuring, and monitoring carbon offset projects with option to trade carbon credits and use them for surrendering for individuals, organizations or companies that want to be
carbon neutral.
Methodologies
Methodology express exact calculation on how many carbon credits can be issued for project developers. These carbon credits can be traded at Carbon Place.
First methodology issued under CEB VER standard was CEB VER Solar.
References
External links
CEB Website
VER Registry
The VER+ Standard profile on database of Market Governance Mechanisms
Certification marks
Carbon finance
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