Life of a carbon credit

Life-cycle of a carbon offsetting project Illustrated here is a simplified life-cycle of a real carbon offsetting project, which has been verified under the VcS. When you pay to offset a tonne of carbon by buying VCUS, you're retrospectively funding the project and providing for its long-term maintenance. How consumers $ pay for carbon off-setting vCU co 2$ co? co VCu 2$ VCU vCu vcu co? The profits pay back SFM's original investment and fund the ongoing maintainance of the project vcu SFM sells VCUS to retailers, who on-sell Over 30 years the plantation will equalise over 100,000 tonnes of CO? The project is verified annually and audited at regular periods to ensure long-term compliance to consumers co SFM buys 919 hectares of pasture land in Peru co SFM plants a number of native trees on the land, and contractually promises to look after them and ensure they exist for at least 30 years 1tonne VCU 2037 co 2007 Project starts Project completed VCUS are issued vCu to SFM The project is reviewed, classified and then co validated under the VCS, %2: before being verified VCU - Verified Carbon Unit VCS- Verified Carbon Standard SFM - Sustainable Forest Management Ltd (project operator) не CONSUMERS RETAILERS II