How does 3Degrees select and ensure the quality of the Verified Emission Reductions (aka, carbon offsets) it offers?
There are four essential high level criteria that each carbon offset project must satisfy: • Real: The quantified greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions must represent actual emission reductions that have already occurred. • Additional: The project-based GHG reductions must be beyond what would have happened anyway or in a business-as-usual scenario. • Permanent: The GHG reductions must be permanent and can be backed by guarantees if they are reversed (e.g. re-emitted into the atmosphere). • Verifiable: The GHG reductions must result from projects whose performance can be readily and accurately quantified, monitored and verified. For additional information on the principles 3Degrees applies to screening offset projects please visit: VER Project Selection.
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