IETA reports California and Québec have finalised amendments to their linked cap-and-trade programmes, extending California’s programme to 2045, removing 118 million allowances, and preparing the ground for Washington State’s planned market linkage.
BUFFER POOLS & BEYOND: Unifying Terms and Approaches for Durability Strategies in Carbon Markets
The June 2026 white paper co-led by Yale University and The Nature Conservancy standardizes durability strategies in carbon markets. It shifts the industry from a binary view of permanence to a continuous spectrum for managing reversal risks.
From Ambiguity to Action: SBTiV2 and ISO14060: Creating a Clear Role for Carbon Credits in Corporate Climate Strategy
This paper synthesizes the evolving corporate climate governance landscape by analyzing updates to the Science Based Targets initiative Corporate Net-Zero Standard (v2.0) and the draft ISO Net-Zero Standard. It outlines how these frameworks establish rigorous operational baselines to eliminate greenwashing and accelerate decarbonization actions.
The State of Quality and Pricing in the VCM: 2026
With growing attention on superpollutant credits, there is also a broader shift in the voluntary carbon market toward greater scrutiny of GHG integrity. However, the market is still struggling to price superpollutant quality.
The Permanence Rules Being Written in Article 6.4 Will Reach Your Portfolio
To invest in carbon credits at scale, companies need to know what a credible tonne looks like. Increasingly, that answer is being written in Bonn, where the Paris Agreement’s Article 6.4 mechanism is setting the rules for how carbon credits are generated, verified, and issued — rules that apply to countries and companies alike. It is becoming the reference architecture …
Mobilising Public and Private Finance for Biodiversity: Good Practices in Unlocking Capital for Nature
OECD maps biodiversity finance instruments and mechanisms, assessing how public and private approaches can complement each other and recommending policy conditions that direct capital towards measurable nature outcomes.
The Emergency Brake to Rising Temperatures
Global Methane Hub’s Marcelo Mena argues methane reduction offers rapid near-term cooling and urges full implementation of the European Union’s rules addressing methane emissions from imported fossil fuels.
Gold Standard and Verra Launch Tool to Support Article 6.2 Reporting
Gold Standard and Verra have launched a joint tool to help host countries report corresponding adjustments for Article 6.2-authorised carbon credits, supporting their 2026 Biennial Transparency Report submissions.
Next-Generation Geothermal at Scale
Clean Air Task Force’s report series examines policy actions that United States state, federal and international decision-makers can use to accelerate deployment of next-generation geothermal energy at scale.
Policies for Regenerative Landscape Action
WBCSD sets out a business-backed policy agenda, drawing on input from 58 organisations, identifying actions governments can take to unlock private capital and scale the transition to regenerative landscapes.