You’ve heard of offsetting, but what is insetting? The IPI’s Practical Guide explains these lesser-known climate solutions. Published in March 2022, it also speaks to insetting experts to collect their recommendations for sustainability professionals. In this report, you can find 10 learnings and five opportunities to scale insetting.
Published by the Energy Transitions Commission in March 2022, this report compares the different types of carbon removal – tech-based; nature-based and hybrid. It covers the risks and potential of each approach and explains how they might be financed. It argues that, when combined with deep decarbonization, these removal strategies can help keep the planet at a safe and liveable temperature.
This report from Ceres is Intended for investors looking to assess corporate net zero commitments. Published in March 2022, it also considers companies’ use of carbon credits to deliver on their commitments. Informed by extensive research, this report will help investors make better-informed investment decisions and reduce risk.
Set in the context of COP26, South Pole’s report is a time capsule to help corporates understand the dynamics of the 2021 and early 2022 market. Published in February 2022, it discusses the demand boom and the near $1 billion value peak in 2021. Read on to learn more about the state of the voluntary carbon market.
The carbon market is full of false dichotomies. Removal vs reduction. Tech vs nature. Project vs jurisdictional. Published by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) in February 2022, this guidance document clearly explains the differences between these climate solutions. NOTE: It is clear that an ‘either/or’ approach is not helpful. Rather, the world needs a both/and approach to carbon credits.
This report from the European Commission considers nature-based solutions within the context of a circular economy. Published in January 2022, it discusses how solutions that work with nature to mitigate the climate crisis can complement the circular economy model and asks how these solutions can be scaled.
Do elements of uncertainty dissuade you from purchasing nature-based carbon credits? This research from the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) found this was quite normal among corporates. But this needn’t be the case. Published in January 2022, the guidance shares how businesses can move forward with NBS, equipped with greater knowledge and a new mindset.
Published in November 2021, this report complements The World Wildlife Fund’s ‘Blueprint for Corporate Action on Climate and Nature’ report which guides corporate target setting. This report can support its carbon credit implementation after a company has reduced its internal emission reductions. It shares guidelines for searching for climate mitigation solutions and argues that companies should prioritise those that benefit people, nature and the climate.
The Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) delivers claims guidance to carbon credit buyers. Published in October 2021, this Roadmap set out its goals and plans to ensure high-quality carbon markets, such as its Claims Code of Practice (released in 2023).
Climate and Forests 2030 released this paper in August 2021. It summarises the critical role tropical forests play in stabilising the climate and explains how these ecosystems do not receive the level of funding that would be required to guarantee their protection. NOTE: It also addressed some of the concerns raised around the environmental and social integrity of forest carbon markets and considered how those risks could be addressed as the market enters its second phase of high integrity and quality.