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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sylvera Carbon Market Data Snapshot Q2 2026
Sylvera’s Q2 2026 data snapshot finds retirement volumes fell 10% year-on-year to 38.55 million credits, while total retirement market value rose, driven by a quality premium and shifting registry dynamics.
How to structure your carbon portfolio under new net-zero standards
Abatable guides corporate buyers in designing carbon portfolios that balance decarbonisation, ongoing emissions responsibility, removals and remediation reserves while matching instruments to claims under emerging net-zero standards and procurement timelines.