Carbon Markets
This obscure UN rule will help shape the future of carbon markets
At stake: what counts as "high-integrity" in the voluntary carbon market. Read More
Experts favor incentives over regulation to accelerate sustainability
Experts favor incentives such as green subsidies and carbon pricing over compliance-based approaches. Read More
RMI takes aim at the messy data that plague carbon markets
A new framework from the non-profit is designed to bring order to carbon market data and speed due diligence. Read More
Carbon capture hits a growth spurt as financial and other factors align
Air Products and Microsoft are among the firms driving the growth of point-source capture and sequestration, even as criticisms of the technology linger. Read More
Google uses carbon credit purchase to tackle short-lived super-pollutants
The tech giant will buy credits from projects that fund work in Indonesia and Brazil to lessen emissions of methane and hydrofluorocarbons. Read More
Soil carbon credits emerge from the ‘trough of disillusionment’
Indigo Ag, Boomitra and other project developers are planning on issuing millions of tons of credits annually. Read More
New UN carbon credit mechanism okays first credits — and highlights flaws
Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism approved a Myanmar cookstoves project that follows a methodology rejected by carbon markets experts. Read More
Amazon’s bold carbon credit plan to reshape forest economies
The company is betting that its new approach will avoid problems that have troubled previous protection projects. Read More
The durability distraction that’s delaying climate action
Ignoring nature-based solutions due to durability concerns doesn't keep businesses safe from scrutiny. Read More
Corporate demand prompts request for proposals for 1 million carbon credits
Demand for carbon credits has slumped in recent years, but Watershed said it needs 1m credits to meet customer demand this year and next Read More
