A characteristic of a Voluntary Carbon Markets Credit. The underlying projects could not exist without the funding from the carbon credit. In other words, the projects wouldn’t be viable in their own right, all other things equal (regulations, government funding, other policies…). If credits are awarded to activities that would have happened anyways, the process becomes meaningless.

The reduction of carbon emissions released by the combustion of a primary resource.

A characteristic of a Voluntary Carbon Markets Credit. Independent assurances that statements made about offset emission reductions are true and correct.