Intended for investors, this guidance from New Forests is a resource to help decarbonise portfolios. Published in April 2022, it communicates the value of carbon sequestration to help investors understand these solutions as an asset class. It discusses greenhouse gas accounting and nature-based solutions to share how these strategies can contribute to achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
In March 2022, Nature4Climate created an interactive tool to help both businesses and project developers work with forest restoration projects. For businesses, it guides the selection process by clearly identifying high-quality projects for nature and local people. For project developers, it guides the implementation process to ensure trees are planted in line with best practices.
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.
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.
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.
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).
The University of Oxford provides corporates with four key elements to credible net zero offsetting in its September 2020 Principles document. It is essential to cut your company’s emissions before purchasing carbon credits and strategically use a combination of reduction and removal credits to meet climate targets. The report speaks critically of nature-based carbon credits, suggesting that improvements could be made to these project types.
This is the first-ever Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions. Published by the IUCN in July 2020, it is extremely relevant for the supply side of the voluntary carbon market. It helps guide the design, implementation and verification of nature-based projects. Using eight assessment criteria, the Global Standard invites users to complete a self-assessment.