Carbon Pulse grows global news reporting team by almost 50% in biggest hiring push yet
FREE READ – Carbon Pulse has increased its global team of reporters by nearly 50% in its largest hiring push to date, as the company channels significant investment into further strengthening the world’s premier carbon markets news service.
Read MoreCOMMENT: The market impact of the new EU ETS compliance cycle
The market impact of the new EU ETS compliance cycle explained by Gauthier Bily, CEO of Vertis Environmental Finance.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Check the pixels, but don’t lose sight of the big picture
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.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Don’t look up, the worrying climate change denialism
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.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Without removals, no net-zero economy
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.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Four reasons why “nationalisation risk” is not so risky
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.
Read MoreECOSYSTEM MARKETPLACE: “Carbon cowboy” pieces get clicks, but at the risk of ignoring what indigenous communities are actually saying
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.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Viridios AI analysis reveals voluntary carbon price drivers
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.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Four key considerations for businesses buying carbon credits
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.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Human rights due diligence and the role of carbon offsetting
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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