There is more to offsets than just carbon.
Each VCS carbon credit is a tonne of verified climate benefit, no matter the type of project.
This carbon offset project provides multiple sustainability co-benefits beyond just carbon and helps link your climate response to improved sustainability.
The project provided medium term employment opportunities for the local people during the construction phase.
Operation and maintenance requirements provide employment opportunities for local people during the project’s life.
The project helped construct a 10+2 grade school, an industrial training institute and a 40 bed hospital.
It upgraded existing roads and bridges in the hilly terrain, improving the villages’ social and economic interactions.
It helps bridge the supply/ demand gap by supplying sustained and quality power supplies to the grid.
The grid’s acute shortage of electrical power stunts the economic growth of the region.
The project has enhanced business opportunities for local stakeholders e.g. suppliers, manufacturers, contractors, consultants.
The economic benefits for the region will continue over the project’s life-time.
It displaces fossil fuel generation, helps reduce GHG emissions and avoids other pollutants like SO2, NOx and particulates.
The project doesn’t generate any solid wastes like fly ash or any type of nuclear-contaminated wastes.
It comprehensive catchment area treatment plan includes plantation establishment, check wall construction and pasture improvement.
Want to know more about VCS1742 | RoR Hydro, India?
The project’s design and monitoring, validation and verification reports are publicly available here: https://registry.verra.org/app/projectDetail/VCS/1742
