Carbon offset and validation and verification is a third party service related to the compliance market, regulating emission allowances and offsets according to the Kyoto Protocol’s flexible mechanisms , the European Directive on Emissions Trading (EU ETS) or voluntary emission reductions.
Carbon offset and validation and verification is a third party service related to the compliance market, regulating emission allowances and offsets according to the Kyoto Protocol’s flexible mechanisms , the European Directive on Emissions Trading (EU ETS) or voluntary emission reductions.
For more than 140 years, DNV has provided independent, third-party services for certifying compliance with a diversity of international standards.
The climate change services provided by DNV help ensure the integrity of greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting systems, which creates the trust needed for carbon markets to function effectively. DNV maintains uncompromising integrity and quality, ensuring that standards required of an independent third-party verifier are maintained during all engagements.
DNV was the first entity accredited to certify GHG emission offset projects under the Kyoto Protocol and has validated over 1,000 projects throughout the world. DNV maintains a global team of expert consultants to efficiently complete validations and verifications in every locale.
As the US and Canada expand actions to address climate change, DNV is rapidly expanding its presence in North America. DNV provides services that support third-party review of voluntary offset projects and help organizations comply with voluntary and mandatory emissions reporting, such as those required by California’s Global Warming Solutions Act (or “AB32”).
| Accredited by: |
- UNFCCC
- California Air Resource Board
- California Climate Action Registry
- Climate Action Reserve
- The Climate Registry
- Voluntary Carbon Standard
- Chicago Climate Exchange
| Expertise in: |
- Landfill gas
- Coal mine methane
- Agriculture
- Forestry
- Industrial gases
- Carbon capture & storage
- Renewable energy
A world of offset project experience
As a leading, global GHG emissions verifier, DNV validates and verifies offset projects in all key project areas. Our validation and verification services include:
- CDM/JI Project Validation & Verification
- Voluntary Project Validation & Verification
- New & Revised Methodology Validation
- GHG Inventory Verification
More confidence, less risk
The compressed offset project development time-line is typically the greatest concern for all stakeholders. At DNV, the wide-ranging sector experience of our staff and the substantial infrastructure of our organization allow us to respond quickly to client and administrative body requirements. Our North American staff has extensive experience in key project areas, including landfill and coalmine methane capture, forestry, agriculture, industrial gas, and renewable energy technologies.
Precision verification of resource inventories
Compiling GHG and other resource inventories is already anestablished part of doing business, as more consumers and business-to-business customers take a supply-chain view of emissions. DNV provides a full range of inventory verification services, addressing all of your carbon and resource management needs. We bring the same level of precision and responsiveness to inventory verification as we do to project validation and verification. DNV is currently the verifier of choice for several major oil & gas refineries and other large industrial sources in California and nationwide. Whether you are obligated by law to report your emissions or you are seeking to voluntarily report them, we are ready to verify your inventory.
7billion metric tons of CO2 are released annually in the US | "We are dedicated to building trust through quality and customer focus."Miguel Rescalvo, Regional Director, DNV Climate Change Services North America | "DNV stand out because of their responsiveness and attention to detail."Kevin Townsend, Director of Business Development Blue Source | 50% DNV has verified half of all the CDM-based carbon offset projects worldwide |