ECOSYSTEM MARKETPLACE: “Carbon cowboy” pieces get clicks, but at the risk of ignoring what indigenous communities are actually saying

Published 20:44 on July 17, 2023  /  Last updated at 10:52 on December 19, 2023  /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Contributed Content, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Other APAC, Other Content, South & Central

The climate finance space is at risk. Confronted with an onslaught of agenda-driven media coverage aiming to discredit one of the largest sources of funding available for forest protection, mechanisms like REDD+ and voluntary carbon markets could be unfairly discredited to the point of losing momentum and support at a critical time for climate action. REDD+ credits, specifically projects financed through the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM), have faced increasing criticism in the media over the past year.

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COMMENT: Viridios AI analysis reveals voluntary carbon price drivers

Published 23:50 on July 12, 2023  /  Last updated at 10:52 on December 19, 2023  /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Contributed Content, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Other APAC, Other Content, South & Central, Voluntary

It’s been a rollercoaster ride for carbon markets over the past 12 months, with policy changes and ongoing scrutiny seeing some of the most historically stable voluntary carbon credits facing price pressure. The latest analysis from Viridios’ AI-powered carbon credit pricing platform VAI shows that despite some  negative market sentiment certain methodologies and geographies continue to trade at a premium.

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COMMENT: Four key considerations for businesses buying carbon credits

Published 20:58 on June 20, 2023  /  Last updated at 10:52 on December 19, 2023  /  Contributed Content, Other Content, Voluntary

Businesses are increasingly aiming to incorporate Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) into their climate plans to fulfil their climate and nature commitments. Jennicca Gordon of the Natural Climate Solutions Alliance outlines how they can ensure the integrity of the credits they purchase and communicate their efforts effectively.

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COMMENT: Human rights due diligence and the role of carbon offsetting

Published 17:25 on June 19, 2023  /  Last updated at 10:53 on December 19, 2023  /  Contributed Content, EMEA, Other Content, Voluntary

The problem with carbon offsetting as a means for companies to bear responsibility for their emissions is not the concept itself, but its current implementation. Rather than limiting the use of carbon offsetting by banning terms like “carbon neutral”, policymakers should drive forward reforms to improve the quality of the carbon market, writes Lasse Leipola of Finnwatch.

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COMMENT: Communication is key – four ways carbon projects can better engage with Indigenous people

Published 15:51 on May 3, 2023  /  Last updated at 10:54 on December 19, 2023  /  Contributed Content, Nature-based, Other Content, Voluntary

Developers need to embed Indigenous leadership into projects in a way that is not fundamentally disempowering, and for this there must be lasting, genuine interactions between project developers and people on the ground, writes Isack Bryson of Carbon Tanzania.

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COMMENT: Carbon isn’t just another commodity market

Published 22:20 on April 27, 2023  /  Last updated at 10:54 on December 19, 2023  /  Contributed Content, Other Content, Voluntary

Behind all the noise, opinions, and stakeholders, lies one meta debate in the voluntary carbon market: Tommy Ricketts of BeZero Carbon asks what financial market structure should it ape?

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COMMENT: Emissions trading – the market is overlooking UK cap reforms

Published 18:59 on April 21, 2023  /  Last updated at 12:44 on December 19, 2023  /  Contributed Content, EMEA, Other Content, UK ETS

The UK ETS is instrumental in achieving the country’s net zero emissions goals and enhancing opportunities for carbon investors, but the British government’s commitment to implementing reforms necessary for a robust carbon market has been overlooked amid the mainstream media’s focus on the lack of green industry incentives, write Ruben Lubowski and Callum Lee, Lombard Odier Investment Managers.

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COMMENT: Four things holding back the voluntary carbon market

Published 17:18 on April 4, 2023  /  Last updated at 10:54 on December 19, 2023  /  Americas, Contributed Content, Nature-based, Other Content, US, Voluntary

On March 29th, a group of climate leaders including Zeke Hausfather of Stripe, Alicia Seiger of Stanford, Elizabeth Sturcken of Environmental Defense Fund, Zack Parisa of NCX, and moderator, Shyla Raghav from CO2 – TIME gathered in NCX’s “Treehouse” in San Francisco to discuss and debate the challenges facing nature-based solutions, and the voluntary carbon market. Here are a few takeaways from their discussion.

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COMMENT: In defence of nature-based carbon offsets

Published 08:00 on April 3, 2023  /  Last updated at 13:35 on December 19, 2023  /  Contributed Content, Nature-based, Other Content, Voluntary

Carbon offsets are not the solution to climate change, nor should they be the central pillar of any country or government’s net zero plans. But they are very important in the short and medium term because many emissions that cannot be reduced away can be offset, taking that damaging CO2 back out of the atmosphere, writes Ed Mitchard, chief scientist at UK-headquartered nature tech firm Space Intelligence.

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COMMENT: Including high-quality J-REDD+ can help the ICVCM accelerate a just transition, integrity, and scale in the voluntary carbon market

Published 20:06 on March 20, 2023  /  Last updated at 10:55 on December 19, 2023  /  Aviation/CORSIA, Contributed Content, Other Content, Voluntary

Jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD+) programmes can be a critical means for the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) to achieve its objectives of scale, integrity, and a just transition, argue Mark Moroge, Breanna Lujan, and Julia Paltseva of the Environmental Defense Fund.

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