Carbon Credits
Leading carbon offset integrity bodies are joining forces — but can they boost market standards?
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market and Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative are launching a series of corporate standards as part of a joint commitment to define best practice and credibility. Read More
How a more inclusive marketplace can promote low-carbon growth
Developing sector-based benchmarks for issuing carbon credits would open markets to emerging companies and mark significant progress toward Paris Agreement goals. Read More
Pricing nature: Can ‘biodiversity credits’ propel global conservation?
Backed by the UN, an alliance of conservationists and policymakers is devising new ways to finance the preservation of biodiversity by placing economic values on ecosystems. Some analysts say such schemes have the potential to boost conservation, but others are skeptical. Read More
Why measuring biodiversity co-benefits in carbon credits matters
Sponsored: COP15 concluded with new targets to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. Reaching them requires that we verify the desired benefits are truly taking place. Read More
Amazon offers sneak peek at new carbon credit label
The system behind Abacus will focus on ensuring a high standard for additionality, leakage and durability. Read More
Global market for 'nature tech' poised to triple to $6B by 2030
Technologies such as satellite rainforest monitoring, tree-planting drones and carbon credit trading software are a 'burgeoning market opportunity' for nature-based solutions, according to a new report. Read More
Blue carbon will be the next frontier of carbon crediting
The ocean and surrounding coastlands is a vast carbon sink that has yet to be fully tapped while offsetters and companies are chomping at the bit. Read More
As 2030 draws near, the SBTi has further to go to get us to net zero
The Science Based Targets initiative has provided pivotal guidance for companies to decarbonize but must embrace alternative solutions, such as the Voluntary Carbon Market, to accelerate climate impact. Read More
Why we can't cheat our way to net zero
Sponsored: Just how much carbon offsetting is simply greenwashing? As a sustainability director, I have become versed in what it means for a company to manage its environmental impact. Read More
What if carbon border taxes applied to all carbon — fossil fuels, too?
Carbon border adjustments are trade policies designed to avoid 'carbon leakage' — when manufacturers relocate production to skirt green regulations. Read More
