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 …
Contracted Durability: A Framework for Performance-Based Carbon Removal
A new white paper from RMI, Beyond Alliance, the American Forest Foundation, and LongRun Climate introduces contracted durability: a set of legal and financial mechanisms that ensure a carbon dioxide removal credit keeps one tonne of CO₂ out of the atmosphere across the durability threshold it is required to meet.
Global Methane Tracker 2026
The IEA’s Global Methane Tracker 2026 provides annual estimates of energy sector methane emissions — covering oil, gas, and coal — alongside abatement options, costs, and policy trends, drawing on satellite data and measurement campaigns.