Voluntary carbon market data from CTX for July 21, 2017
A table of Verified Emission Reduction (VER) prices and offered volumes, based on voluntary market data provided by CTX.
Read MoreBP’s offset unit expands voluntary offering with SDG focus
Oil giant BP’s offsetting initiative BP Target Neutral has expanded its portfolio for 2017 by using the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals as a framework for assessment to investing in four carbon-cutting projects.
Read MoreREDD project developer launches marketing firm to help sell offsets
REDD project developer Wildlife Works has launched a specialised marketing company to sell offsets from a portfolio of forest conservation initiatives in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Read MoreNew initiative showcases companies committing to disclose climate risks
A platform launched Monday aims to support and showcase companies voluntarily beefing up their climate information in financial reporting, while helping align with the recommendations of the Financial Stability Board’s Taskforce on the issue.
Read MoreALLCOT’s Voluntary Carbon Market Report – July 2017
Activity in the voluntary offset market has calmed in the last month and prices have stagnated slightly. With western corporates heading into the summer holiday season, activity is expected to remain lacklustre for the next six weeks.
Read MoreCDM board alters fee system to address growing number of unclaimed CERs
The CDM’s Executive Board this week took steps to curb the increasing number of CERs that are sitting in UNFCCC ‘pending accounts’ awaiting payment of required issuance fees by their owners.
Read MoreVoluntary carbon market data from CTX for July 14, 2017
A table of Verified Emission Reduction (VER) prices and offered volumes, based on voluntary market data provided by CTX.
Read MoreVCS teams up with Standards Council of Canada on new offset verifier accreditation scheme
Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and the Standards Council of Canada have teamed up to provide a new accreditation programme for validation/verification bodies (VVBs).
Read MoreIn effort to bypass Trump, US non-state actors pledge to collate GHG cuts
A raft of US non-state actors have pledged to compile and quantify their emission reduction pledges as a way of bypassing President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement.
Read MoreCarbon trading firm Vertis opens sixth European office in Poland
Budapest-based carbon trading firm Vertis has opened an office in Poland, its sixth in Europe, as the company continues with its expansion plans.
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