COMMENT: The voluntary carbon market needs ratings agencies
A new breed of ecosystem asset ratings agencies is needed to scale ecosystem markets. Their role is to fuse incentives in capital markets with conservation outcomes, and to generate huge opportunities for wealth creation, says Mani Gangadharan Venketachalam, President, BeZero Carbon.
Read MoreMARC(U) MY WORD: The EU ETS review is flying under the radar
The ETS is still seen by many as the cornerstone of the EU’s decarbonisation effort, though its latest reform has so far been overshadowed by other elements of the Fit for 55 climate package. But negotiating the package in silos will not be helpful in reaching an optimal solution, argue Andrei Marcu and Juan Lopez of think-tank ERCST.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Deceived wisdom in the EU ETS
It’s been a somewhat wild start to 2022, and with it the received wisdom that that carbon and gas prices move together, is – temporarily? – deceived wisdom.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Response to IETA Council Task Group on digital climate markets
As the largest player in this nascent space, we feel it is necessary to respond to some of the concerns communicated by the IETA task group on digital markets, as well as highlight important areas of collaboration and innovation moving forward, with the ultimate objective of scaling climate action, write two of the core members in crypto carbon outfit KlimaDAO.
Read MoreCOMMENT: IETA Council Task Group on digital climate markets – Key findings and recommendations
The International Emissions Trading Association will set up a Task Force to produce guidelines for the development of digital technologies for the carbon offset industry, including tokenised carbon credits, aiming to bolster the environmental integrity and transparency of the emerging digital carbon sector.
Read MoreWEBINAR: Zeroing In – The Outlook for Net Zero Energy
Following the release of the Transition Trends Report 2022, Reuters Events will host an exclusive dialogue of industry leaders, to analyse and digest the key findings from 3,000+. The panel will feature senior executives from Deloitte, Octopus Energy and EDP. Please RSVP for attendance.
Read MoreCOMMENT – Blockchain for better: Untangling tokenisation and carbon markets
The Gold Standard remains open to partnerships in the fast-moving space of web3, but it is important to be mindful about which decentralised approaches to deploy in carbon markets, and how to deploy them, writes Sarah Leugers.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Why Verra Advocates Long-Term Reversal Monitoring for Nature-Based Carbon Projects
Nature-based carbon projects deliver immediate reductions and reliable removals, but some buyers perceive them as short on permanence. It’s a concern we can now alleviate with new technologies and modifications to the way we manage the VCS buffer pool, said experts at standard board Verra.
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Rising EU ETS emissions point to urgent need for a dynamic pricing paradigm -Andurand
With high energy prices dominating the political agenda and politicians in certain EU member states training their sights on the bloc’s carbon market, there is one salient fact being missed in all the hubbub: ETS emissions likely increased by 6% in 2021, and are set to rise further again this year. Self-evidently, this means that the price of EUAs is not yet high enough to drive structural decarbonisation, write Pierre Andurand and Mark Lewis in an exclusive piece for Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreCarbon Pulse increases European, voluntary carbon market coverage with new hire
Carbon Pulse is enhancing its coverage of the European and voluntary carbon markets with another new hire.
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