COMMENT: The voluntary carbon market – A useful tool we are making useless
The voluntary carbon market is not the solution to global climate change, but it is a valuable instrument that can help mobilise finance, support sustainable development, and contribute to mitigation – when properly understood and managed.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Beyond Offsets – Making Permanence the Foundation of Global Carbon Markets
Carbon markets should evolve to finance long-term ecological stewardship, not merely insure credits, argues Charles Bedford, Founder of Carbon Growth Partners and Professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Read MoreCOMMENT: The changing face of carbon pricing regulation – what businesses need to know
Rapidly evolving carbon pricing regimes are reshaping global business costs and compliance obligations; Alwyn Hopkins, sustainability leader for industrials and energy at EY UK, outlines the practical steps companies need to take to prepare, respond, and thrive.
Read MoreCOMMENT: What the Koko collapse means for carbon finance and clean cooking
Carbon credits remain the best mechanism to finance and deliver clean-cooking appliances to households across Sub-Saharan Africa, argues Peter Scott, CEO and Founder of cookstove developer Burn.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Europe’s Carbon Market Turns Political – Time for a sober debate
The European carbon market (EU ETS) is moving from being dominated by the energy complex to being dominated by policy signals, with consequences for which signals the market acts on and what signals traders pay attention to.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Why CORSIA’s next phase depends on insurance working at scale
As CORSIA moves toward mandatory compliance for most countries, insurance is emerging as critical infrastructure to unlock carbon credit supply and enable the aviation market to scale, writes Phoebe Thomas, CFC, for Women in Carbon.
Read MoreCOMMENT: 2026 Carbon Credit Forecast Calls for Greater Diversification as VCM Scales
The voluntary carbon market is heading into 2026 as a mature, pragmatic instrument for delivering credible net zero strategies at scale.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Restoring Confidence in Carbon Credits: How Dynamic Baselines Bring Rigour to Avoidance
The voluntary carbon market’s credibility has been undermined by reliance on static, assumption-based deforestation baselines that over-credit avoided emissions, but can be restored through dynamic, data-driven baselines that continuously measure real-world outcomes using scientific controls, advanced satellite data, and adaptive modelling.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Do Carbon Credits Get Stale? Amazon Says Vintage Doesn’t Define Quality
Amazon’s Head of Carbon Neutralization argues that a carbon credit’s value depends on its underlying quality and impact rather than its vintage, with older vintages often arising from slow but necessary measurement and verification cycles, meaning buyers should focus on methodological integrity and real-world outcomes instead of assuming newer credits are inherently better.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Strengthening, Not Discarding, Nature-based Carbon Credits
High-integrity natural climate solutions (NCS) carbon credits are essential to effective, efficient and equitable climate policy, including under Paris Article 6.4, write eleven scientists and researchers in response to a recent Nature comment.
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