Rated
Village Climate Solutions
- Standard
- VCS
- Methodology
- VM0015 (VCS)
- Registry
- VCS-1325 ↗ · Registered
- Country
- Tanzania, United Republic of
- Credit type
- Agriculture Forestry and Other Land Use
- Developer
- Village Climate Solutions Limited
CarbonMeld's document-based assessment gives Village Climate Solutions (VCS-1325) 6.8 out of 10 (medium confidence) under CarbonMeld methodology v2.2, analysed on 20 Oct 2026. The analysis read 26 of the 39 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 | 36,171 | 25,375 | 10,796 | |
| Total | 36,171 | 25,375 | 10,796 |
Retired by
- Candia4,190 t
- United Bank of Carbon786 t
- IUCN200 t
- Roger & Rosalie Dietz10 t
Organisations named as beneficiaries in the registry's public retirement records.
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CarbonMeld (2026). Village Climate Solutions (VCS-1325): CarbonMeld analysis, methodology v2.2, analysed on 20 Oct 2026. https://carbonmeld.com/projects/village-climate-solutions/.
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