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Verified Emission Reductions (VERs)
Verified Emission Reductions (VERs, also known as carbon offsets)
are a meaningful way for individuals
and organizations to balance their carbon footprint.
When you are unable to reach your carbon reduction target with efficiency
projects or by using renewable energy, you can purchase high quality VERs
to balance your impact.
So, What is a VER?
A
VER, also commonly known as a carbon offset, is a reduction of one metric ton of greenhouse gas emissions (expressed
as a CO2 equivalent, or CO2e) below a baseline or business-as-usual
level. VERs allow individuals and organizations to “balance” emissions
of greenhouse gases produced in one place by helping fund emission reductions
that occur elsewhere.
How do you know if RECs or VERs are more appropriate for you?
Start by considering the 3Degrees approach to balancing your carbon footprint: Reduce, Renew, Balance. By purchasing high-quality VERs from carbon reduction projects, you're providing critical revenue that helps make projects financially attractive. For a VER buyer, high-quality VERs offer a low-cost, practical solution to reducing their carbon footprint.
Find Out How 3Degrees Selects High-Quality VER Projects
3Degrees sources VERs that meet our rigorous criteria for quality. VERs are sourced from specific projects that result in real, quantifiable, permanent and additional greenhouse gas emission reductions and are third-party verified against objective, credible and transparent standards. 3Degrees currently accepts the following verification standards:
- Gold Standard
- Green-e Climate
- Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
- California Climate Action Registry (CCAR)
- Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS)
- Climate, Community, Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA)
- Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) Offset Protocols (i.e. selected offset protocols and not Exchange Allowances).
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