Arquivos: Glossário

An investment where unit prices of the output and the asset tend to rise at least as fast as the inflation rate (as opposed to a fixed-income investment).

A measure of the spread in possible values of a variable in a population. The greater the spread, the higher the variance. The variance of a population is the sum of squared deviations from the mean, and each squared deviation is weighted by its probability of occurrence. The variance in any variable value is also […]

A variance swap is an over-the-counter derivative that offers exposure to the future volatility of an underlying asset such as an interest rate or an equity index, without the investor taking directional exposure to that asset. Variance swaps give investors a payout equal to the difference between realised variance (the square of the standard deviation) […]

In derivatives markets, variation margin is one of two types of collateral required to protect parties to a contract in the event of default by the other counterparty. It provides for changes in the market value of the trade or a portfolio of trades. VM payments are usually made daily, in cash, from the party […]

A plant composed of or provided with vessels or ducts that convey water or sap. A fern is an example of this type of plant.

Vazamento de emissões: aumento de emissões de gases de efeito estufa em uma localidade como consequência do alcance de resultados de redução de emissões em outra localidade.

No mercado voluntário, as empresas compensam a emissão  de CO2 basicamente por uma questão reputacional – leia-se  pressão dos consumidores e dos investidores, que cada vez  mais estão cobrando uma postura ativa em relação às questões  ambientais.  

The Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) enables high-integrity voluntary carbon markets which contribute to the goal of the Paris Agreement, bringing benefits for people and the planet.

Standards Taxonomy: Verified Carbon Standard

The GHG program operated by Verra which establishes rules and requirements that operationalize the VCS Standard to enable the validation of GHG projects and programs, and the verification of GHG emission reductions and removals.”