COMMENT: The market impact of the new EU ETS compliance cycle

Published 17:26 on August 31, 2023  /  Last updated at 10:51 on December 19, 2023  /  Contributed Content, EMEA, EU ETS, Other Content

The market impact of the new EU ETS compliance cycle explained by Gauthier Bily, CEO of Vertis Environmental Finance.

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COMMENT: Check the pixels, but don’t lose sight of the big picture

Published 15:58 on August 30, 2023  /  Last updated at 10:51 on December 19, 2023  /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Contributed Content, International, Other Content, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

Rapidly scaling decarbonisation action must be our mission, as we confront an ever more terrifying climate crisis. But instead we risk slowing the pace of decarbonisation to an untenable level, warns John Connor of Australia’s Carbon Market Institute.

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COMMENT: Don’t look up, the worrying climate change denialism

Published 21:35 on August 29, 2023  /  Last updated at 10:51 on December 19, 2023  /  Contributed Content, Other Content, Voluntary

There are a few media outlets that have taken the route of sensationalising and systematically criticising emission reduction projects financed through carbon credits, but we cannot continue to belittle all the efforts that are being made to achieve net zero, writes Alexis Leroy of Allcot.

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COMMENT: Without removals, no net-zero economy

Published 22:27 on August 24, 2023  /  Last updated at 16:26 on February 8, 2024  /  Contributed Content, EMEA, EU ETS, Kyoto Mechanisms, Other Content, Paris Article 6

Instead of a Carbon Central Bank approach, a functioning, future-oriented carbon market can address the challenges of liquidity constraints and residual emissions as the EU ETS cap approaches zero, writes Marcus Ferdinand of Veyt.

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COMMENT: Four reasons why “nationalisation risk” is not so risky

Published 20:43 on July 31, 2023  /  Last updated at 00:34 on February 6, 2024  /  Africa, Contributed Content, EMEA, International, Other Content, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

Governments’ recent declarations to exercise more control over carbon market activities in their jurisdictions are far less an example of “nationalisation risk” than a case of a maturing market where countries are making an understandable and arguably inevitable assertion of sovereignty over their natural resources, writes Verra’s Robin Rix.

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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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