Rated
The Valparaiso Project
- Standard
- VCS
- Methodology
- VM0007 (VCS)
- Registry
- VCS-1113 ↗ · Registered
- Country
- Brazil
- Credit type
- Agriculture Forestry and Other Land Use
CarbonMeld's document-based assessment gives The Valparaiso Project (VCS-1113) 7.4 out of 10 (medium confidence) under CarbonMeld methodology v2.2, analysed on 12 Oct 2026. The analysis read 30 of the 37 registry documents. It is CarbonMeld's own assessment, not a rating given by the registry or the standard.
Assessment
Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.
Findings
Evidence
Eligibility & market
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Airlines (CORSIA)
No CORSIA label on the registry
Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.
Source: registry label · read on 12 Nov 2026
Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry
Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)
No CCP label under this methodology
Credits issued under this methodology cannot receive the CCP label (ICVCM, 15 Nov 2024).
Source: ICVCM assessment · read date not recorded
Covers: the methodology (every project using it), not this project's credits
Removal or reduction
Emission reduction or avoidance
Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.
Source: methodology
Covers: the project type, not a label on individual credits
Paris Agreement (Article 6)
No Article 6 authorization
No corresponding adjustment: the host country can also count this reduction towards its own target.
Source: registry label · read on 12 Nov 2026
Covers: this project's credit records as read on the registry
Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.
Credit Vintages
| Issued | Retired | Available | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 37,540 | 37,540 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 269,234 | 266,485 | 2,749 | |
| 2014 | 180,586 | 176,251 | 4,335 | |
| 2015 | 220,892 | 217,071 | 3,821 | |
| 2016 | 189,476 | 63,516 | 125,960 | |
| 2017 | 181,536 | 106,971 | 74,565 | |
| 2018 | 95,535 | 77,677 | 17,858 | |
| 2019 | 80,005 | 8,213 | 71,792 | |
| 2020 | 73,882 | 18,983 | 54,899 | |
| Total | 1,328,686 | 972,707 | 355,979 |
Methodology versions used
The methodology version stated in each monitoring, verification and issuance document, by period, compared with the official methodology pages.
2011–2013VM0007version not stated in the document
verification report
2011–2013VM0007 v1.3since replaced by v1.8
monitoring report + verification report
official page · verified on
2014–2016VM0007 v1.4since replaced by v1.8
monitoring report + verification report + issuance document
official page · verified on
2017VM0007 v1.4since replaced by v1.8
monitoring report + verification report
official page · verified on
2018–2020VM0007 v1.4since replaced by v1.8
monitoring report + verification report
official page · verified on
- VM0007: Active (Verra / Verified Carbon Standard) · official page · verified on
A version is shown only when the document's own text writes it next to the methodology code. Current versions, status and CCP ranges come from the official pages linked, checked on the date shown.
Retired by
- PwC71,025 t
- Ostrom Climate3,600 t
- Ecologi Action Ltd3,000 t
- DUNAS RACE PROMOÇÕES S.A2,700 t
- EcoCart Sciences, Inc2,000 t
- Carbonfund.org Foundation1,640 t
- Banco Internacional Ecuador1,577 t
- Dell Technologies and their client Infosys1,388 t
- The Global Poverty Project1,304 t
- Atkins/SNC Lavalin UK & Europe (NB as of Sept 2023 the organisation underwent a name change and is now known as AtkinsRéalis)1,282 t
Organisations named as beneficiaries in the registry's public retirement records. (+33)
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CarbonMeld (2026). The Valparaiso Project (VCS-1113): CarbonMeld analysis, methodology v2.2, analysed on 12 Oct 2026. https://carbonmeld.com/projects/the-valparaiso-project/.
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