Carbon Markets
April 17, 2024
IETA challenged over carbon credit use for short-term corporate emissions targets
Campaigners suggest carbon credit guidance from International Emissions Trading Association ‘disincentivises emissions reductions’
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April 11, 2024
SBTi staff demand CEO resignation over plans to extend carbon credit use for Scope 3 emissions
Concern and confusion cited by staff at the Science Based Targets initiative, while carbon market companies back Scope 3 changes
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April 3, 2024
Market uncertainty as Australian government delays updating carbon accounting method
Australia’s integrated farm and land management methodology would combine various approaches to capturing and storing carbon, but there are fears it could lead to confusion
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March 20, 2024
California carbon offsets bill could ‘chill the carbon markets’ beyond state boundaries
California state senator Monique Limón has introduced a bill aimed at regulating the selling and marketing of carbon offsets
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March 5, 2024
Explainer: What are carbon removals and can they be made to work?
The EU’s carbon removal certification framework aims to increase the use of carbon removals while guarding against greenwashing. What do experts think of the latest...
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February 27, 2024
Updated Oxford carbon offsetting principles seek VCM regulation
‘Hardly any of the carbon market removes and stores carbon at all,’ say the Oxford Offsetting Principles authors, as they call for the standards to...
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February 21, 2024
Internal carbon pricing can shield businesses from CBAM ‘ripple effect’
The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is triggering creative thinking around pricing emissions
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February 20, 2024
China gears up to lead VCM reform
Beijing is taking steps to bring its voluntary carbon market in line with Paris Agreement commitments
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February 6, 2024
Cookstove carbon credits under pressure after report alleges ‘pervasive over-crediting’
Cookstove carbon credits can be used to finance cleaner and more efficient ways of cooking in developing countries. But new research has raised doubts about their contribution to emissions reduction
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January 4, 2024
Experts call for more regulation on carbon markets
Carbon markets were dogged by scandal, political tensions and negative media coverage in 2023. Regulation could help to restore confidence in 2024
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December 20, 2023
EU defends its COP28 Article 6 negotiating position
Failed Article 6 negotiations at COP28 marked a sorry end to a challenging year for carbon markets
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