In January 2025, BirdLife International released a report considering the carbon storage potential of Europe’s ecosystems. If these ecosystems were fully restored, they could collectively restore 13.22 billion tonnes of carbon. It explains how the successful restoration of Europe’s natural carbon sinks could allow the bloc to meet its 2030 sequestration target.
Published in January 2025, weADAPT has conducted a systematic review of 66 reviews on the economic impacts of nature-based solutions. It suggests that despite the myriad co-benefits nature-based projects offer, including recovering from natural disasters, these projects are not typically factored into economic recovery plans. It acknowledges that the current data is skewed towards projects based in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
In January 2025, Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) shared a case study about Guyana. It explains how the country is successfully taking a jurisdictional approach to REDD+, using ART’s TREES carbon crediting pathway. It shares how ART issued 7.14 million credits to Guyana in 2024 and Guyana’s government were the first to report a corresponding adjustment to the UNFCCC for the associated emission reductions.
Abatable published a report, considering the future of the voluntary carbon market, in February 2025. It finds that the VCM is shifting towards integrity, compliance and long-term funding, with airlines driving demand through CORSIA. Integrity now seems to define market value as companies move away from “carbon neutral” claims. This means high-quality credits are in demand and also a growing divide between low- and high-integrity credits.
An open-source template that sets a baseline for the essential information project developers need to move through buyers’ procurement pipelines.
Sylvera, the carbon data provider, reviewed the state of carbon credits in 2024. Published in January 2025, this report highlighted the differing perspectives of market participants during the previous year. Some players were excited by Article 6 progress and new methodological approvals from the ICVCM. Others remained unconfident both in credit quality and in the likelihood of future demand. However, it concludes that the carbon markets are going through a gradual but significant time of change.
In January 2025, AlliedOffsets reviewed the trends observed in the voluntary carbon market over the past twelve months. It reported rising interest in engineered removal credits and more offtakes of nature-based solutions. It also found there has been a 33% drop in low-quality credit retirements since 2020.
Pachama published a review of the carbon markets in December 2024. Looking back at the previous 12 months, this report discusses the debate over using carbon credits for Scope 3 emission mitigation, the scientific evidence on the importance of conserving forests, the rush for removals and the emergence of tech for risk mitigation.
In December 2024 Everland released a whitepaper on REDD+ projects. It assessed the baseline forest loss projections of 45 REDD+ projects and compared these baselines to the actual levels of forest loss that took place. It concludes that when you consider the 20-year history of REDD+, this carbon crediting approach has been robust.
This website, Carbon Paradox, launched in December 2024. It addresses 24 paradoxes of carbon markets and considers the nuanced issues that could prevent or enable its scaling. Making interesting reading for all market stakeholders, the website covers topics including baselines, additionality, perfection and standards.