Puro.earth Achieves CCP Eligibility Through ICVCM Review
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has officially recognized Puro.earth, the Finland-based carbon registry, as CCP-Eligible under its Core Carbon Principles. This milestone applies to Puro.earth’s latest rulebook, version 4.2, marking the first time the registry has earned CCP-Eligible status.
What this means is that Puro.earth has met ICVCM’s standards for governance, transparency, tracking systems, and independent third-party verification. It also confirms alignment with rules designed to prevent double counting, ensure accurate emissions accounting, and uphold sustainable development safeguards.
Note: ICVCM also recently approved six new carbon removal methodologies, highlighting the expanding landscape of high-quality credits and the need for rigorous evaluation across methods (biochar, carbonated materials, and geological storage are among the methodologies Puro.earth focuses on). With CCP-Eligible status now granted, these Puro.earth methods can be assessed under ICVCM’s two-step review process.
Going forward, only credits issued under CCP-approved methodologies and in compliance with Puro.earth’s 4.2 standard (or later versions) will bear the CCP label.
Jan-Willem Bode, president of Puro.earth, commented that the approval validates the company’s foundation: a science-based, transparent standard paired with scalable infrastructure.
Annette Nazareth, chair of ICVCM, noted that Puro.earth joins a growing group of programs adopting the Core Carbon Principles as the benchmark for high-quality credits.
Context: The ICVCM review followed a non-CORSIA pathway because Puro.earth’s earlier version 4.0 rules were considered only partially consistent with the aviation sector’s scheme when the company applied in March 2024. Version 4.2 introduces strengthened provisions to meet ICVCM criteria, including enhanced stakeholder engagement, expanded project documentation requirements, improved registry procedures, and broader safeguards covering labor rights, gender equity, biodiversity, and protections for Indigenous peoples and local communities.
Puro.earth now stands as the eighth registry to receive CCP-Eligible status. Across all reviewed programs and methodologies to date, ICVCM estimates about 101 million carbon credits qualify for the CCP label, with roughly 52 million currently available for purchase.
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