Real
Definition
With regard to carbon markets, the assurance that credited carbon benefits actually occurred.
Source
"Definitions and Jargon" Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD): A Casebook of On-the-Ground Experience. 2010. The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International and Wildlife Conservation Society. Arlington,Virginia. http://www.hedon.info/docs/REDD_Casebook-TNC-CIWCS.pdf