Integrity Council reveals first carbon-crediting programs

The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has launched a new chapter for the voluntary carbon market, naming the first carbon-crediting programs assessed as meeting the high-integrity criteria set out in its Core Carbon Principles (CCPs). ACR, Climate Action Reserve (CAR) and Gold Standard have been approved as CCP-Eligible programs by the Integrity Council’s Governing Board. To achieve eligibility means the programs meet the CCP criteria for effective governance, transparency, tracking and robust independent third-party validation and verification. They have also met the program-related rules for the CCPs on…

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