Offsetting
Can soil carbon credits benefit farmers and help the climate?
Dalip Ram, a rice farmer in the north Indian state of Haryana, inspects an app on his smart phone showing…
Are forest-based carbon offsets worth saving?
More than half of the world’s largest public companies have committed to an emissions reduction target and many plan to…
How to make carbon markets work for Africa
At the recent Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, carbon markets were a hot topic among delegates. “The restoration and…
Africa’s first verifiable carbon market launches in Kenya
NAIROBI – Africa’s first verifiable carbon market has launched in Nairobi, with forward trade of more than two million carbon…
Are ‘carbon neutral’ claims dead?
The EU wants rid of spurious green claims: too many of them are made with “no evidence and justification whatsoever”,…
Saudi’s RVCMC auctions 2.2m tonnes of carbon credits
The Riyadh-headquartered Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company (RVCMC) last week auctioned more than 2.2 million tonnes of carbon credits in…
Carbon removal market has lift-off
Five years ago, carbon removal technology would have been uttered in the same breath as pie-in-sky climate solutions such as…
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…
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…