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EU Carbon Market Report: driving emission reductions and enabling energy investment
On 14 December 2022, the European Commission adopted its annual Carbon Market Report, which tracks the functioning of the EU Emissions...
Feb 23, 20232 min read
Integrity: Voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) face credibility test in 2023
Could you provide a score - between 1 lowest and 5 highest - for each of the following priorities for a "Carbon Standard"? a) Accelerate...
Feb 11, 20232 min read
CVM 175 and Social, Environmental and Climate Risks and Opportunities Report of the Central Bank
After our posts from recent initiatives from the European Central Bank and the United States Federal Reserve Board: European Central Bank...
Feb 1, 20232 min read
Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market will deliver its Core Carbon Principles in March
Several initiatives focused on integrity across the Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCM). And as we posted last October 2022 - "Integrity in...
Jan 23, 20231 min read
The Guardian article on the integrity of REDD+ carbon credits
"The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do." Attributed to Sarah Ban Breathnac,...
Jan 22, 20232 min read
Verra Concludes Consultation on Third-Party Crypto Instruments and Tokens
Verra - one of the standard setters for certifying carbon emissions reductions - has just published a summary of the comments it received...
Jan 21, 20232 min read
For the first time, scientists calculate how much CO₂ is being removed from the atmosphere
In a study led by University of Oxford, scientists have calculated for the first time that every year, about two billion tonnes of...
Jan 20, 20232 min read
US, UK and European Companies Rally Behind Carbon Credit Markets
Results just released from a survey commissioned by Conservation International and We Mean Business Coalition, after consulting 502...
Jan 19, 20232 min read
Voluntary Carbon Markets and Compliance: two papers from IOSCO out for comments
IOSCO is the the global standard setter for securities markets regulation. SEC from United States, CVM from Brazil, AMF from France and...
Jan 17, 20232 min read
Verra Releases Updates to Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program
Verra has released updates to the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program to improve efficiency, enhance transparency and integrity, and...
Dec 28, 20221 min read
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