ANALYSIS – COP27: UN lays down marker for the future of the voluntary carbon market

Published 01:26 on November 21, 2022  /  Last updated at 11:56 on November 26, 2022  / Ben Garside /  Africa, Aviation/CORSIA, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Switzerland, Voluntary

Negotiations on a new UN carbon crediting mechanism took only limited steps at COP27 climate talks in Sharm el-Sheikh this month, but some believe the process is providing a clear signal to the shape of the current voluntary carbon market (VCM) that will be hard to ignore.
Negotiations on a new UN carbon crediting mechanism took only limited steps at COP27 climate talks in Sharm el-Sheikh this month, but some believe the process is providing a clear signal to the shape of the current voluntary carbon market (VCM) that will be hard to ignore.


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