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CORSIA Carbon Credits
In January 2026, DelAgua announced that over 4.7m of its carbon credits are now eligible for use under Phase 1 of ICAO’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), following Verra’s announcement on CORSIA insurance policy approvals. These credits are the first credits to be tagged by Verra, reaffirming DelAgua’s credibility and leadership in the market.
In Q2 2026 a further 3 million credits are anticipated to be tagged as eligible for CORSIA Phase 1. Going forward, we expect to issue more than 3 million CORSIA eligible credits annually.
Corresponding Adjustments, CORSIA and Compliance
Carbon credits from the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) can be authorised by governments under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement for use in international carbon markets, beginning with CORSIA. A requirement of this authorisation is that the host country where the credit is produced must make a Corresponding Adjustment in its carbon accounting to avoid possible double claiming of the carbon credits.
Corresponding Adjustments must be made for a VCM credit to be eligible for use in a compliance market such as CORSIA. Buyers who must retire credits to offset their emissions risk non-compliance if they use a credit that has not had a Corresponding Adjustment.
Accessing CORSIA Through Insurance
To build confidence and de-risk concerns around the delivery of Corresponding Adjustments while waiting for our Host Countries to complete their Article 6 reporting, DelAgua has partnered with three CORSIA approved carbon credit insurance providers. These insurance policies meet ICAO and Verra’s requirements and protect against the low risk that that the Corresponding Adjustments is not completed by the host country, in line with the signed Letters of Authorisation. This extra layer of protection ensures that airlines and other buyers can rely on the CORSIA eligible tag added to the credits, entirely de-risking the buyer’s purchase.
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How Does Carbon Credit Insurance Work?
“At DelAgua we believe that, when done with integrity and a focus on quality, cookstove projects can be both scientifically credible and socially transformative. Securing CORSIA eligibility unlocks high demand for our credits and enables us to raise the crucial funding needed to deploy more stoves and reach millions of underserved rural households who would not otherwise have access to clean cooking. The CORSIA market is currently experiencing a significant supply-demand imbalance, and I am proud that premium, high impact projects like ours have risen to meet this challenge.”
Euan McDougall, CEO, DelAgua
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