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South Pole buys Belgian climate consultancy CO2logic

Published 08:00 on May 4, 2021 / Last updated at 16:31 on May 3, 2021 / Ben Garside / EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

South Pole has bought Belgium-based climate consultancy CO2logic, its first acquisition since last month’s €20 million-plus fund investment put it on a major growth track.

VCM Report: VER prices slide further, while corresponding adjustment guidance exerts few impacts

Published 23:04 on May 3, 2021 / Last updated at 21:42 on July 12, 2021 / Matthew Lithgow / Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, Canada, China, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, Shipping, South & Central, US, Voluntary

Voluntary emissions reduction (VER) prices trended down this week outside of nature-based offerings, while participants reported few direct pricing or liquidity impacts from Verra’s recent guidance to not require corresponding adjustments for voluntary carbon market (VCM) transfers.

WITHDRAWN – Voluntary carbon market taskforce set to snub project co-benefits

Published 22:00 on April 27, 2021 / Last updated at 21:39 on May 5, 2021 / Ben Garside / Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, China, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, South & Central, Voluntary

This article has been withdrawn due to a misinterpretation of remarks made by Standard Chartered’s Chris Leeds at City and Financial’s Future of Carbon Pricing conference.

ECOSYSTEM MARKETPLACE – Claims+Credibility: Embracing Diversification to Scale Carbon Markets

Published 23:44 on April 26, 2021 / Last updated at 12:46 on December 19, 2023 / Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, Contributed Content, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Other APAC, Other Content, Paris Article 6, South & Central, Voluntary

If total greenhouse gas emissions in new or updated country plans offer a mere 0.5% reduction, greater ambition is needed from governments to fill this gap. Can a robust voluntary carbon market play an important role in this context?

VCM Report: VER prices hold steady on strong nature-based demand

Published 22:27 on April 26, 2021 / Last updated at 22:54 on April 26, 2021 / Matthew Lithgow / Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, Canada, China, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, South & Central, US, Voluntary

Voluntary emissions reduction (VER) values were largely unchanged week-on-week even with significant activity in a new exchange-traded, nature-based offset, while several forestry project developers have reportedly entered into long-term forward agreements with above-market price floors.

Leaders Summit on Climate: Officials highlight need for public, private action ahead of COP26

Published 17:30 on April 23, 2021 / Last updated at 19:01 on April 23, 2021 / Dan McGraw / Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA, Canada, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, China, Climate Talks, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Japan, Kyoto Mechanisms, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, New Zealand, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, Shipping, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, UK ETS, US, Voluntary

Government officials on Friday pushed for the public and private sectors to increase climate ambition ahead of the UN COP26 summit this fall, as the US and other countries announced a pair of initiatives to drive future reductions.

Verra will not require corresponding adjustments for voluntary offset transactions

Published 16:19 on April 23, 2021 / Last updated at 16:25 on April 23, 2021 / Matthew Lithgow / Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA, China, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, South & Central, US, Voluntary

Offset standard manager and developer Verra on Thursday said it will not require corresponding adjustments for Paris Agreement-era voluntary carbon market (VCM) transactions, arguing such a move could hinder climate finance to developing countries and create needlessly complex accounting systems.

Leaders Summit on Climate: US hikes Paris climate goal as other nations strengthen emissions targets

Published 11:38 on April 22, 2021 / Last updated at 19:05 on April 22, 2021 / Ben Garside / Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA, Canada, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, China, Climate Talks, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Japan, Kyoto Mechanisms, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, New Zealand, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, Shipping, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, UK ETS, US, Voluntary

US President Joe Biden raised the country’s emissions reduction target on Thursday at the White House-convened Leaders Summit on Climate, as other nations including Japan and Canada increased their own Paris Agreement pledges to the 2015 UN pact.

ANALYSIS: Peruvian dispute over REDD reference levels presages global offset supply uncertainty

Published 01:35 on April 21, 2021 / Last updated at 16:36 on April 21, 2021 / Steve Zwick / Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Canada, China, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, South & Central, US, Voluntary

Three indigenous organisations and nine REDD offset project developers have challenged Peru’s new forest emissions reference level (FREL), which they say reflects the preferences of donor nations and not realities on the ground in low-deforestation countries.

VCM Report: Nature-based offset trades rev up amid wider VER stagnation

Published 19:14 on April 19, 2021 / Last updated at 19:14 on April 19, 2021 / Matthew Lithgow / Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, Canada, China, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, South & Central, US, Voluntary

Voluntary emissions reduction (VER) prices dithered this week evenas spot commodities exchange and market data firm Xpansiv announced the inaugural trades in its nature-based offset product, while a new report highlighted the expansion of voluntary carbon market (VCM) interest in forestry-based credits over the past five years.

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