Emissions Trading

Emissions trading is a new innovations that links market forces to the delivery of environmental benefits. We understand that transparency and accountability of emissions offsets within the emissions trading markets is a critical factor in public credibility and government acceptance.

We provide both Voluntary Emissions Reductions (VERs) and Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs), from a diverse portfolio of projects.

Certified Emissions Reductions

Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs), along with Emissions Reductions Units (ERUs) and Assigned Amount Units (AAUs) form the basis of the Kyoto Protocol Flexibility Mechanisms. These mechanisms were designed to enable emissions reductions targets set under the Kyoto Protocol to be reached at the lowest possible cost.

Provision of CERs and ERUs is governed by methodologies and guidelines developed and approved under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI). The methodologies are carefully scrutinised and projects aimed at generating CERs or ERUs are individually scrutinised.

Voluntary Emissions Reductions

The voluntary emissions offset market has been in existence longer than its certified emissions reduction counterpart, with carbon sequestration programmes being piloted in the early 1990s. VERs have classically focused on added value project models, delivering emissions offsets alongside wider social or environmental benefits.

Greater certainty is being created in the market by standards developed by independent NGO's and businesses, enabling the market to expand and mature. The current market is made up by both large volumes of unverified emissions offsets, provided by a wide array of organisations, and a growing number of verified emissions reductions.