COMMENT: One Hundred Years of Permanence? The Climate Action Reserve is Reenvisioning its Approach
The Climate Action Reserve is reenvisioning its approach to permanence in its voluntary protocols.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Article 6.4 and the permanence trap – Unlocking climate ambition
As the UNFCCC’s Methodological Expert Panel and Supervisory Body prepare to make a pivotal decision on permanence under Article 6.4 in the coming months, the stakes could not be higher, write Gabriel Labbate and Ruben Lubowski.
Read MoreECOSYSTEM MARKETPLACE: Takeaways for Developing CCP-approved Projects for Nature-based Solutions
The voluntary carbon market is shifting toward higher integrity through the adoption of the Core Carbon Principles, but project developers – especially in nature-based solutions – face challenges in aligning with these standards and call for clearer guidance, greater feasibility, and stronger collaboration to scale adoption.
Read MoreCOMMENT: The elephant in the room – A call for carbon projects to leverage inclusive finance to make good on their development potential
Voluntary carbon markets have huge potential to deliver meaningful development outcomes, but they are not yet realising it. Inclusive financial services could be key to changing this, writes Max Mattern from CGAP at the World Bank.
Read MoreCarbon Forward Expo London 2025 – Call for Proposals
Carbon Forward Expo London celebrates 10 years this October, and we are inviting partners to be part of this special event.
Read MoreCOMMENT: A Steel Linchpin for Financing the Future
Steel offers a timely, real-world test case for how credible data and shared standards can protect investors and accelerate industrial decarbonisation, writes Annie Heaton, CEO of ResponsibleSteel.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Striking the Right Balance – How the EU Could Integrate Permanent Carbon Removals into the EU ETS
Integrating permanent carbon removals into the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) poses both benefits and risks and will require policymakers to introduce safeguards and well-targeted complementary policies.
Read MoreCOMMENT: The Cost of Getting CBAM Wrong for Aluminium – and How to Get it Right
The competitiveness of Europe’s low-carbon aluminium industry is under serious threat from CBAM. Here’s how European policymakers can fix it. Â
Read MoreWORKING PAPER: Neutralisation Claims in the Era of Article 6
As Article 6 gains traction, a question emerges – is it acceptable that the same permanent CDR credit can be simultaneously co-claimed by a corporation and nation, without the need for a corresponding adjustment? In a new working paper, carbon market experts at the University of Oxford, Nasdaq, and AFRY Management Consulting, argue that yes, co-claiming for neutralisation ends is legitimate providing three additional principles are met.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Beyond Carbon – A Certification Co-designed with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
The draft “Beyond Carbon Benefits” certification under the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions marks a major shift in carbon markets by integrating social, cultural, biodiversity, and forest service co-benefits – co-designed with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC) – to ensure REDD+ initiatives are more equitable, inclusive, and effective beyond carbon accounting alone. Representatives from IPLC organisations explain why they chose to co-lead the design of a new certification, and how they think it represents a shift, both in terms of how forests are valued, and also how market instruments are designed.
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