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

Shell and Microsoft top list of 10 biggest carbon credit buyers in 2024

The two companies at the top of credit leaderboard paid vastly different amounts and backed very different projects to achieve their ranking. Read More

Why REI, Allbirds and 20 other consumer brands are launching climate transition funds

The Climate Label, launching January 2025, will require participating companies to pay $15 per ton of unabated emissions Read More

Carbon markets look to put a turbulent 2024 behind with signs pointing to an uptick

Action by governments and others give carbon market advocates hope that a corner has been turned. Read More