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SCS Expands GHG Offset Verifications to Include Landfills, Livestock and Ozone Depleting Substances

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Publication Date: 
July 10, 2012
News Source: 
Market Watch

EMERYVILLE, Calif., July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Scientific Certification Systems (SCS), a leading verifier of forest carbon offsets, has expanded the scope of its carbon offset verification services in response to escalating demand created by the launch of California's Cap and Trade program. The company is now accredited to verify landfill gas offsets under the Climate Action Reserve protocol and the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), and is pursuing accreditation related to the verification of projects that destroy ozone depleting substances (ODS) and livestock methane.

"We are committed to serving the burgeoning compliance offset market in California," said Dr. Robert J. Hrubes, Senior Vice President of SCS. "This expansion of scope will allow SCS to verify and validate projects immediately."
 
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