UNEP Finance Initiative analyses UNCCD COP17 outcomes, including a US$1.3 billion land restoration package and new platforms, outlining implications for financial institutions financing land degradation and drought resilience.
Article 6.4 and Nature
Nature4Climate sets out the Article 6.4 rules due in 2026–27 that will decide whether nature-based projects can use the UN crediting mechanism, warning a single-model reversal risk tool could make them unviable.
Carbon Management Business Brief on Direct Air Capture with Carbon Storage (DACCS)
IETA launches a new business brief focused on DACCS, covering capture technologies, crediting processes, applicable standards, pricing trends and policy developments across the EU, US, UK and Japan.
Limit corporate influence, nonprofits tell GHG Protocol and other standard-setters
Trellis reports that over 40 nonprofits, including NRDC and the Union of Concerned Scientists, urged GHG Protocol, SBTi and ISO to adopt governance principles limiting corporate influence over climate accounting rules.
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.
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.
Building Trust in the Market
Calyx Global explains its decision to pilot developer-paid carbon credit ratings with trusted partners, citing upcoming EU ESG Ratings regulation introducing formal oversight, shifting market payment models and rising demand.
Beyond the tonnes: Understanding safeguards in superpollutant projects
Calyx Global argues superpollutant projects require environmental and social safeguards alongside carbon integrity assessment, as risks vary by activity type—well plugging, leak repair, landfill gas, refrigerant destruction—and context determines appropriate management measures.
North American carbon markets enter a new chapter
IETA reports California and Québec have finalised amendments to their linked cap-and-trade programmes, extending California’s programme to 2045, removing 118 million allowances, and preparing the ground for Washington State’s planned market linkage.
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.