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Verra hits back at report “tearing down” the VCM amid reform efforts

Published 15:08 on July 2, 2025 / Last updated at 15:08 on July 2, 2025 / / Americas (US & Canada), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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US-based credit standard Verra has pushed back against a new report criticising the voluntary carbon market (VCM), arguing it overlooks recent progress and risks undermining the only system channelling climate finance to vulnerable communities.
US-based credit standard Verra has pushed back against a new report criticising the voluntary carbon market (VCM), arguing it overlooks recent progress and risks undermining the only system channelling climate finance to vulnerable communities.


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