verra

/ ˈvɛrə /

adjective

1. a Scot word for very

Example Sentences

“Burning waste produces a lot of harmful substances,” said Diego Ezcurra, manager for methodologies with the offset registry Verra, which is currently in the process of verifying the Sonepat plant for carbon-credits eligibility.

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They analyzed publicly available databases of two prominent proponents of plastic offsetting, the accreditor Verra and the Plastic Credit Exchange marketplace.

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Verra, the world’s leading certifier of carbon offsets, said in a presentation alongside the talks that plastic credits can be a tool for mobilizing the money needed to tackle plastic pollution.

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“The finance associated with the treaty is near as important as its ambition,” Kristen Linscott, senior program officer for plastics policy and markets at Verra, said in a presentation.

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It also says there are serious doubts about the additionality of Verra’s plastic credit program – a key offsetting concept meaning that credits pay for activities, in this case waste collection and recycling, that wouldn’t happen without the financial programs.

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