Calyx Global explains how differing IPCC GWP values across assessment reports can significantly alter credit claims for superpollutant projects, urging buyers to scrutinise methodology assumptions and time horizons used.
The Emerging Consensus on Social Integrity in Carbon Markets
RMI analyses how standards, buyer due diligence, and data systems are incorporating social integrity into carbon credit quality, citing Verra’s VCS 5.0 and ICVCM’s Core Carbon Principles as examples.
What 300 Buyers Tell Us About Today’s Carbon Market
BCG surveys about 300 carbon credit buyers and finds target portfolio prices have roughly tripled since 2022, with buyers favouring verifiable credits but held back by supply gaps and tight budgets.
The Climate and Health Benefits of Mitigating Industrial N2O
IGSD, NRDC and the Climate & Clean Air Coalition detail how industrial nitrous oxide abatement using proven technologies and carbon credits could cut 300-500 MtCO2e annually and boost health outcomes.
Government strategies to mobilize domestic credit-based carbon markets
VCMI and Climate Focus set out policy options governments can use to build domestic carbon credit markets across investment facilitation, demand creation and supply safeguards, with Ghana and South Korea as worked examples.
Scaling enteric methane solutions: What dairy and beef companies can do
Environmental Defense Fund examines enteric methane-reducing technologies including feed additives, genetic strategies and vaccines, outlining how dairy and beef companies can accelerate adoption through regulatory alignment, targeted investment and producer-focused implementation strategies.
Busting the myth that newer carbon credits are superior
Donna Lee and Janet Peace argue vintage is a poor proxy for credit quality, that methodology and context matter more, and that writing off older credits pulls finance from projects still delivering while adding an unnecessary constraint on buyers.
One of the biggest changes in SBTi’s new standard is missing from the NY Climate Week agenda
Nathan Truitt argues SBTi 2.0’s Ongoing Emissions Responsibility is the clearest dated demand signal for removals yet written down, and that the supply side has roughly eighteen months to prepare before the validation portal opens.
To be OER not to be
Ecosystem Marketplace explains Ongoing Emissions Responsibility in SBTi’s Net-Zero Standard 2.0: removals equal to at least one per cent of ongoing emissions from 2035, ratcheting up, with comply-or-explain disclosure before then.
Core Carbon Principles and Carbon Credit Ratings: complementary tools for a maturing market
The ICVCM explains how Core Carbon Principles and carbon credit ratings play distinct but complementary roles in strengthening voluntary carbon market integrity, confidence, and transparency, with data showing a flight to quality.