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Verified Carbon Standard

Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) is a system that helps people and businesses measure, report, and reduce their carbon emissions. Carbon emissions are a type of pollution that comes from burning fossil fuels, like coal and oil. Carbon emissions are bad for the environment and can cause global warming.

VCS works by having people and businesses measure how much carbon they are emitting. They can do this by looking at how much fossil fuels they are burning, or how much electricity and gas they are using. Once they have measured the amount of carbon they are emitting, they can report it through VCS.

VCS then helps people and businesses to reduce their carbon emissions. They work with companies to create a plan for reducing emissions and set targets for reaching this goal. They also offer financial incentives to reward companies who are successful in reducing emissions. This means that people and businesses can get money or other rewards for reducing their carbon emissions.

In this way, VCS helps people and businesses to be good environmental citizens and reduce their impact on global warming.