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Verra rejects four Chinese voluntary carbon projects, launches review into 45 more amid “serious allegations”

Published 16:57 on December 12, 2025 / Last updated at 17:01 on December 12, 2025 / / Asia Pacific (Asia), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Verra is requesting the replacement of over 4 million voluntary credits issued to four Chinese forestry projects after a review could not determine that they had been approved by government authorities, with the carbon standards body also launching an investigation into a further 45 activities based in the country due to similar concerns.
Verra is requesting the replacement of over 4 million voluntary credits issued to four Chinese forestry projects after a review could not determine that they had been approved by government authorities, with the carbon standards body also launching an investigation into a further 45 activities based in the country due to similar concerns.


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