Melanie Eddis is the Head of Climate Change at ERM CVS, an accredited Designated Operational Entity for the CDM, and also provides accredited services for the EU Emissions Trading System and the Climate Registry in the USA. Melanie’s previous employment includes work for KPMG, where she was a leader of climate change services and responsible for the greenhouse gas (GHG) verification team. In this role, she developed and led numerous corporate global GHG assurance projects for the oil, gas, and cement sectors, including on-site verification at more than 30 facilities worldwide. She was also widely involved in sustainability reporting assurance and related activities.