Verra Publishes Modules for DAC, Transport, and Storage Modules, Marking Major Milestone for CCS+ Initiative!

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The CCS+ Initiative has just reached a major milestone with Verra approving and publishing the first modules under the CCS+ Framework Methodology, including the modules on Direct Air Capture (DAC), Transport, and Storage in Saline Aquifers and Depleted Hydrocarbon Reservoirs. This achievement is the result of a multi-year collaboration among 50+ international stakeholders, ranging from…

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US guide to an integrated carbon accounting infrastructure for the industrial carbon management market

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The CCS+ Initiative responds to two significant priorities for advancing the US climate mitigation agenda: responsibly advancing carbon management technologies, including carbon capture and storage (CCS), carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR); and establishing robust standards for carbon credit supply to drive climate action.  The CCS+ US guide can serve as…

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Article 6 Guide to an integrated carbon accounting infrastructure for the industrial carbon management market

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The CCS+ carbon accounting infrastructure provides methodologies, tools and modules for industrial carbon management to quantify emission reductions and removals through CCS, long-term storage through CCU, and emission removals through CDR activities. This guide compares procedures developed within the CCS+ carbon accounting infrastructure to the requirements formulated under the Paris Agreement´s Articles 6.2 and 6.4.…

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EU guide to an integrated carbon accounting infrastructure for the industrial carbon management market

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Industrial carbon management can play a key role in meeting the EU’s climate and industrial goals. Nevertheless, an integrated carbon accounting infrastructure, essential to spurring the responsible adoption of CCS, CCU, and CDR, is currently missing. This guide explores the adoption of an integral carbon accounting ‘infrastructure’ for industrial carbon management in the EU, including…

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The CCS+ Initiative’s approach to carbon accounting methodology development for industrial carbon management

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An explanatory note on guiding concepts, technical approaches, design choices, and their underlying rationale The CCS+ Initiative was established in 2021 with the mission to scale cutting-edge climate technologies by developing a robust accounting infrastructure for a set of emissions reduction and carbon removal techniques/value chains with environmental integrity at the core. The approach taken…

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The CCS+ Initiative’s first carbon accounting methodologies are now open for public consultation

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30 June: The CCS+ Initiative launched today for public consultation its first batch of carbon accounting methodologies, developed under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program. This is an important step on the journey to unlocking carbon finance for projects that reduce or remove carbon emissions, which are currently not financially viable, yet sorely needed to…

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