Can I have a registry account? Expand A registry account is not required for a buyer to purchase PVCs. Instead, a project or reseller can use their own account to retire PVCs on behalf of buyers. Registry accounts are owned by the Plan Vivo Foundation and can be given to organisations over a period of time. Information is provided in the below table about the types of accounts available: Account type How to acquire Fees Length of access Project coordinator Register at least one project under PV Climate None Until the end of its final project period Reseller Sign a reseller agreement and pay the associated fees Please refer to the costs and fees page A rolling 1 year contract Corporate end buyer Sign a corporate end buyer agreement and pay the associated fees If you would like a reseller or corporate end buyer account, please contact [email protected] to discuss suitability and have access to the relevant agreement template. Account requests can be submitted on IHS Markit using the customer registration form.
Does Plan Vivo sell PVCs? Expand Plan Vivo is a Standards body and is therefore not directly involved in the sales of PVCs.
How do I know which projects have PVCs available? Expand There are two sources of data on PVC availability that can be readily accessed. Their locations and limitations are as follows: The project’s latest annual report, in which the project gives an overview of how many PVCs they have recently issued and how many are available for sale. However, this data becomes less accurate as the length of time from report submission increases. The project’s ‘holdings’ on the Plan Vivo Registry, which indicates all active (not yet retired) PVCs in the project’s account. However, this number may include PVCs that have been already sold to a buyer but not yet retired. The most accurate method for determining the number of PVCs available is to directly contact the project coordinator.
Where can i buy PVCs? Expand PVCs can either be purchased directly from projects, or through intermediary organisations (resellers) specialising in advising private sector entities on how to minimise and compensate for their carbon footprint. Entities wishing to purchase PVCs who may want further information on projects, for example regarding their location, activities, co-benefits, or relevant contact details are welcome to contact the Plan Vivo Secretariat. The Plan Vivo website includes information about eligible resellers.