This discussion forum will focus on discussing CARBONplus projects in the context of the voluntary markets.

Background Material:

It is recommended that contributors have an understanding of the CARBON plus project and of the voluntary carbon markets. An overview of the CARBONplus project can be found in the CARBONplus Overview presentation, with more details on the externalities accounting in the CARBONplus Accounting presentation.

For those who are not aware of the carbon markets, we invite you to review the Overview of the Voluntary Carbon Markets presentation that will provide a brief background.
We invite you to reflect upon the following questions included in the following posts.

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Two of the flaws with the offset market are:1) permanence of forest carbon sink; and 2) additionality of pre-CDM VERs. Can you comment on that? Do you think CARBONplus Accounting system can succeed on adding value to companies offset portfolio by providing offset credits with social and environmental co-benefits?

Taking into account that CARBONplus accounting system is designed to be used on community based micro-scale projects that produce other co-benefits besides GHG mitigation. Do you think CARBONplus can be a good tool for assessing projects social and environmental benefits therefore achieve higher and fair prices for those projects offsetting credits?

How do you think the CARBONplus may help micro-scale community based projects to overcome the high costs associated with monitoring and the third party verification of the voluntary credits?

Micro-scale projects will not produce many carbon offset credits; do you think companies would be willing to mix micro-scale projects within their offset portfolios? Do you think community-based projects can add value to companies’ CSR and marketing strategies?