About us:

VPA India

Decarbonisation, Decarbonology & Decarbonomics Expert.

Celebrating 30 Years of Expertise.

VPA India started its operation on 05-March-1997 as an Environmental consultancy & audit service company. Later on, the founder Mr. Vijay Patel studied M.S.-Environmental technology from Brandenburg Technical University, Cottbus, Germany with master’s thesis on the topic of GHG emission allowances trading system in Europe and USA- A comparison of EU ETS and RGGI of USA. During this he also studied at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA. Afterward, he extended its carbon emission business in January 2008 by providing consultancy and audit services to various carbon credits and corporate sustainability reporting projects. He also worked as a lead auditor for carbon credit project’s validation and verification at DOE/VVB company SGS SA. VPA India has executed many carbon credit and sustainability reporting projects over the course of time. The clients include from manufacturing, steel, cement, energy, petroleum, chemical, pharmaceutical, agriculture and infrastructure sectors.

For the opportunities in compliance and voluntary carbon markets; VPA India offer carbon assets facilitation under various standards and labels such as Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism- Article 6.4 Emission Reduction (PACM - A 6.4 ER) of UNFCCC, ICAO - Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), IC-VCM Core Carbon Principle, Gold standard and VERRA. The nature related offerings include Natural capital accounting and Ecosystem goods & services valuation. For achieving the target under the Convention on Biological Diversity, we identify the areas and implement the project of biodiversity credits and nature credits.

>>> The areas of expertise include: -

>> Carbon credit Consultancy and Advisory services for:

> Terrestrial land carbon credit projects as follows:

1) AFOLU, ARR projects that deliver the other benefits like Climate, SDGs, Community, Social, Biodiversity, Nature, Net zero transition.

2) Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ Framework Program or Project (FREL/FRL based, JNR Scenario 2 is preferred).

3) Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in developing countries (REDD+).

4) Afforestation / Reforestation / Revegetation / Restoration, Improved Forest management, Agroforestry.

5) Regenerative agriculture, Soil carbon, Improved agricultural land management.

6) Forest conservation result-based payment to government under UN REDD+ program and Architecture for REDD+ Transactions - The REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard, (ART - TREES) carbon standard.

> Blue (Marine) carbon credit projects as follows:

1) Coastal & tidal wetland - Restoration and conservation: WRC, mangroves, salt marshes, seagrass meadows, seaweed farming and kelp forests.

2) Fresh water - Restoration and conservation: Marshes and grasses.

> The Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) carbon credit projects as follows:

1) Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS).

2) Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage (DACCS).

3) Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS).

4) Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS).

5) Enhanced Mineralization: including Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) and Carbonation of mineral wastes.

6) Biochar carbon removal.

7) Biotic (biology-based) Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR) projects that includes Microalgae cultivation, Artificial upwelling, Ocean fertilization and Macroalgae (seaweed) cultivation activity.

8) Abiotic (engineered) Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR) projects that includes Ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE), Electrochemical CO2 removal, Enhanced weathering and Artificial downwelling activity.

> The Climate Change Mitigation carbon credit projects as follows:

1) Renewable energy with storage (only stored component).

2) Solar thermal power plant.

3) Offshore wind.

4) Green Hydrogen.

5) Compressed biogas.

6) Emerging mobility solutions like fuel cells.

7) High end technology for energy efficiency.

8) Sustainable Aviation Fuel.

9) Best available technologies for process improvement in hard to abate sectors.

10) Tidal energy, Ocean Thermal Energy, Ocean Salt Gradient Energy, Ocean Wave Energy and Ocean Current Energy.

11) High Voltage Direct Current Transmission in conjunction with the renewable energy projects.

12) Clean cooking using renewable energy at scale (Government or Public-Private Partnership project only).

>> Sustainability and Decarbonisation- Consultancy, Advisory, Third-party Audit, Assurance, Verification and Assessment services for:

1) Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) of Indian carbon market having mandatory compliance for product’s GHG Intensity target set by Indian government.

2) Climate change risk & opportunity assessments.

3) Corporate GHG accounting and reporting (Corporate carbon footprint).

4) Corporate value chain (Scope 3) GHG accounting and reporting. (Value chain carbon footprint).

5) Product life cycle GHG accounting and reporting (Product carbon footprint).

6) GHG quantification under Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (EU CBAM).

7) Corporate sustainability reporting for Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), IFRS S1 and S2, Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR).

8) Near-term, Long-term Net-Zero emissions reductions targets setting, validation approval and annual disclosure under Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

9) Carbon neutral certification.

10) Product Life Cycle Assessment study.

11) GreenCo, GreenPro certification and rating from Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) - Green business centre, India.

12) Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) investment strategy.

13) Green, Blue & Sustainability linked bonds.

14) Emission allowances/permits compliance under emissions trading system or carbon tax.

>>> The list of services provided and products traded by us is as below,

>> Sustainability and Nature services provided by us are:

Carbon credit trading _ Consultant / Advisor / Expert / Developer / Trader / Broker / Retailer.

Carbon credit _ Validation / Registration / Verification / Certification / Issuance / Trading.

PA Crediting Mechanism of UNFCCC _ A 6.4 ER _ Project design & monitoring report.

Gold standard for the global goals _ Sustainable development goals - GSF, Switzerland.

VERRA - Verified carbon standard _ VCS, CCBS, SD Vista, J N REDD+ F, PWRS - USA.

Global carbon council - ICAO, CORSIA Eligible Unit, - Qatar.

Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) _ The REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard (TREES).

American Carbon Registry _ COP - Winrock International, USA.

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism _ EU CBAM. Carbon tax calculation & accounting.

Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) _ Mandatory compliance _ Intensity target compliance.

Carbon footprint - Corporate sustainability _ Consultant / Advisor / Auditor / Verifier / Assurer.

ISO 14064 & Emission scope - 1, 2, 3, _ Inventory, Project, Audit - Direct, Indirect, Indirect.

Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) _ Standards - SBTi, CDP, GRI. Assurance - IAASB, ISSA-5000.

Business responsibility and Sustainability reporting (BRSR) _ NGRBC - LODR - SEBI - MCA - India.

Product Life cycle assessment _ ISO 14040 to 14044. GHG Protocol, ISO 14067. Net zero emissions.

Eco label _ GreenCo, GreenPro - CII. Carbon neutral certification _ PAS 2060 (UK), ISO 14068-1.

Climate bonds _ Objectives evaluation, Additionality, Validation, Monitoring, Verification, Impact assessment.

Biodiversity credit, Biodiversity footprint, Nature credit, Blue carbon credit, Natural climate solution.

>> Sustainability and Nature products traded by us are:

PA Crediting Mechanism (A 6.4 ER) - Credit trading, (UNFCCC).

Verified / Voluntary emission reduction (VER) - Credit trading, (GSFGG).

Verified carbon unit (VCU) - Credit trading, (VERRA - VCS).

Approved carbon credit (ACC) - Credit trading, (GCC).

Emission reduction and removal (ERR) - Credit trading, (ART - TREES).

Emission Reduction Ton (ERT) - Credit Trading, (ACR).

Carbon emission allowance permit / offset - trading, (CCM / VCM).