Carbon markets

Carbon markets forecast to weather short-term price dips

Despite forecasting near-term declines in carbon prices in the face of political and macroeconomic uncertainty, carbon market participants are optimistic…

South Pole and Mitsubishi launch the world’s largest portfolio of carbon removals

NextGen CDR Facility (NextGen), a joint venture between Swiss carbon finance consultancy South Pole and Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Corporation, recently…

How a “carbon takeback obligation” can ensure net zero

In all the noise surrounding the oil majors’ 2022 earnings announcements, one stat published by Greenpeace cut through everything: if…

Integrity Council debuts global benchmark for carbon offsets

The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has launched its Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) and Programme-Level Assessment Framework,…

Will new reforms to Australia’s flagship climate policy turn the tide on emissions?

Following last year’s “climate election”, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese moved quickly to deliver on several campaign promises, notably one…

Speeding up rock weathering can help decarbonise the atmosphere

It is a dreary mid-winter’s day at the Orrock aggregates quarry in Fife in eastern Scotland. Steep, jagged cliffs loom…

Guardian investigation “compares apples and oranges” – Verra CEO

A recent investigation into Verra, the world’s leading certifier of carbon offset credits, by the Guardian newspaper, the German weekly…

EU looks to define guidelines for carbon removals

The first meeting of the EU’s Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF) expert group took place in Brussels on 6 March,…

Carbon offsets will weather the storm – Xpansiv

Xpansiv’s CBL exchange is the largest carbon offsets marketplace in the world and accounts for more than 40% of voluntary carbon…

Diversifying forest carbon credits reduces risk and boosts returns – study

Investors in forest carbon credits can reduce their financial risk and increase returns by establishing diversified investment portfolios in the…