Tricorona, WWF Germany and Stockholm Environment Institute partner to compare voluntary CO2-offset standards

Tricorona, the Stockholm Environment Institute and WWF Germany have
today released a joint report "A comparison of Carbon Offset
Standards".

The main conclusion of the report is that Gold Standard offsets from
projects within the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto
Protocol are the offsets with the highest credibility and
environmental integrity, but that other offset types, in particular
Gold Standard offsets from non-Kyoto projects, also have an important
role to play.

Looking at the volume of emission reductions achieved, the CDM is by
far the most commonly applied standard. Stimulation for this standard
has come from the obligatory emissions trading markets, which turned
CDM into a success tool for climate protection.

This report discusses the role of the voluntary carbon market and
provides an overview of the most important currently available carbon
offset standards. It compares the following standards side-by-side,
outlining the key aspects of each:

-   Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
-   Gold Standard (GS)
-    Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS)
-    VER+
-    The Voluntary Offset Standard (VOS)
-    Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX)
-    The Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standards (CCBS)
-    Plan Vivo System

In releasing the report, Juliette de Grandpré at WWF Germany
commented that "The voluntary offset market is awash with competing
standards. This report shows that no other standard can ensure the
same environmental and social integrity as the Gold Standard"."Our business is creating high quality emissions reductions projects,
with a specific focus on Gold Standard and CDM, " says Niels von
Zweigbergk at Tricorona, "and we are pleased that this joint report
with WWF and SEI confirms the quality of the offset standards we
apply."

Tricorona, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, is a global leader in
developing renewable energy projects for carbon emissions reductions,
including Gold Standard projects, with a total portfolio of over 68
million tons of emissions reductions from over 150 projects.
Tricorona makes the best of these projects available to consumers
through its retail portal at www.tricoronagreen.com.

For more information, please contact Helge Zink, Tricorona
Deutschland, in Hamburg
at +49 40 28 51 34 48