COMMENT: Carbon copy – Biodiversity markets need to avoid repeating past mistakes
Financing for biodiversity is about to take off with the launch of biodiversity markets. They have the opportunity to learn from the successes and mistakes of the Voluntary Carbon Market by creating an effective biodiversity metrics framework, writes Torrey Sanseverino, a natural capital research associate with offset ratings agency BeZero.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Sweep’s climate tech & business predictions for 2023
2023 is shaping up to be a year filled with climate action from businesses, as new regulations come into place and carbon data becomes key to meeting reduction targets. Rachel Delacour, CEO of Sweep, Europe’s leading carbon management and reduction platform, shares her insights to help businesses get ahead of the curve.Â
Read MoreSPONSORED: Companies turning to futures to meet carbon reduction goals -CME Group
As the voluntary carbon offset market grows, price risk is becoming a bigger factor. “Having a clear price signal is important for companies, giving them the confidence to move forward.”
Read MoreCOMMENT: COP27 delivers a clear signal to the voluntary carbon market
The COP27 UN climate talks gave a clear signal that ”mitigation contribution” units cannot be used for offset claims, the next step is for all voluntary market participants to finally accept this, writes Niklas Kaskeala of carbon credit retailer Compensate.
Read MoreCOMMENT: The opaqueness of the engineered carbon removal market is stunting its growth
If the engineered carbon removal industry is to show all the naysayers and propel towards gigatonne scale, it needs to double down on trust and transparency, writes Ted Christie-Miller of BeZero Carbon and Ariel Hayward of Patch.
Read MoreSPONSORED: Carbon markets driving price discovery -CME
As organizations make carbon neutral pledges, more are turning to carbon pricing instruments to hedge positions. That includes a suite of futures contracts.
Read MoreTENDER: Call for Submissions, Offset Project Development – Volkswagen ClimatePartner
VCP is requesting submissions for opportunities to develop and acquire offsets generated from projects that lead to high-quality avoidance, reduction, or removal of CO2-e. We welcome multiple project submissions per respondent until December 31, 2022. Exclusive project ownership is preferred, but not required.
Read MoreCARBON FORWARD: Last chance to join Europe’s premier carbon conference
The seventh instalment of Carbon Forward – the premier annual carbon markets conference – is back next week, and it’s stacked with a first class line-up of speakers ready to discuss the risks and opportunities across the rapidly evolving global climate policy landscape.
Read MoreCOMMENT: The EU ETS is starting its own battle to survive the winter
The summer holidays are over. Carbon traders had a fun August in which EUA prices went up €22 and then went back down €22, but now the grown-ups are back from the beach and stuff’s getting real, writes Alessandro Vitelli.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Climate-positive agriculture: building a self-sustaining carbon sequestration ecosystem
Through working with recognised carbon certification organisations, as well as investing in the development of new and more effective protocols, we can accelerate the move towards climate-positive agriculture and champion farmers as key participants in the climate change solution, argues Mike Frank of agricultural solutions firm UPL Corporation.Â
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