A spate of recent studies are being used to claim a causal link for companies that offset their emissions between their use of carbon credits and their rate of internal decarbonisation. However, the available evidence tells a different story about whether or not companies exploit carbon markets as a licence to pollute.
This collaborative submission on the effectiveness of Environmental Attribute Certificates was sent to the Science-Based Targets Initiative. It consists of 45 pieces of evidence, delivered in nine separate submissions (of five pieces of evidence each). This submission is a collaboration between Carbon Market Watch and NewClimate Institute. All pieces of evidence submitted are in …
Article 6 of the Paris Agreement sets out the principles for carbon markets. At COP28, governments will further develop the rules governing these markets.
In recent years, issues with the integrity of carbon crediting have gained more attention. This includes both the quality of carbon credits and the way how carbon credits are being used.
How the absence of standard rules on benefit sharing arrangements hurts local communities and indigenous peoples How and to what extent are the benefits from carbon credit sales shared with those implementing the projects and the local communities where the projects are located? This is the question Öko-Institut investigated and the resulting report, commissioned by …
As the world grapples with the grave threat of climate change, the voluntary carbon market (VCM) has emerged as a policy tool in the global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But what role does sustainable development play in the VCM?
REDD+, which aims to reduce or prevent deforestation through the voluntary carbon market, is a complex and confusing area. In this FAQ, we answer some frequently asked questions.
Companies selling in the European Union will no longer be able to claim that their products are carbon or climate neutral, the EU has provisionally agreed. This victory against greenwashing corresponds to longstanding demands from climate campaigners to eliminate the use of offsets and send a signal to the voluntary carbon market.
Cette note d’information évalue systématiquement l’efficacité des quatre méthodologies basées sur des projets les plus populaires de l’organisme de normalisation Verra pour générer des crédits carbone à partir de projets qui protègent les forêts (REDD+).
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