APX VCS Registry and Project Database

Integrity for Voluntary Carbon Markets

APX has been selected by the Voluntary Carbon Standard Association (VCSA), a leading international standards organization, to develop and manage a greenhouse gas transaction registry and centralized project database for the VCSA program. 

The APX VCS Registry and Project Database support the VCSA objectives to provide transparency and credibility to the voluntary markets, as well as to enhance business, consumer, and regulatory confidence. This combined system will create trusted and tradable offset credits called Voluntary Carbon Units (VCUs), provide a clear chain of ownership for each VCU that prevents double-counting, and stimulate investments in emissions reductions and low carbon solutions.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the APX VCS Registry?
APX will operate and maintain a state-of-the-art VCS Registry enabling issuance, transfer, tracking, retirement, reporting and custodial services for Voluntary Carbon Units (VCUs) worldwide.

What is the VCS Project Database?
The VCSA registry program is supported by a centralized VCS Project Database (developed and operated by APX) that coordinates the project registration process, provides public access to approved VCS projects, including project documentation, validation and verification reports, and credit issuance and retirement levels. This market infrastructure supports integration with other transaction registries as well as other financial market systems.

Who can use the APX VCS Registry?
The registry serves as a marketplace registry and tracking system for all market participants involved in VCU transactions including project developers, verifiers, financial institutions, brokers, aggregators, and corporations.

How do organizations benefit from using the APX VCS Registry?

User benefits include:

Project Developers: New revenue and investment generating opportunity

• Easy to use, web-based platform to create, manage and track VCUs
• Access additional revenue streams through transactions

Retailers/Brokers: Provide your customers with premium carbon offset opportunities

• Leverage a wide range of quality, international project offsets
• Easily manage portfolio transactions and tracking 

Corporations: Address climate change with high quality, fully verified offset program

• Leverage for corporate environmental management activities and communication
• Benefit from reports and full audit trail with complete environmental attributes

When will the APX VCS Registry be available?
The target launch date for the APX VCS Registry is Q3 2008

For more information contact us now or call 408.517.2100.