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NBC: What are carbon credits? How fighting climate change became a billion-dollar industry
Companies seeking to offset their greenhouse gas emissions have turned to carbon credits, worrying some environmentalists who say they are doing little to slow climate change.
Innovation Forum: The rise and rise of the voluntary carbon markets
Stephen Donofrio, director of Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace project, and co-author of the State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2021 report, explains to Ian Welsh why the carbon markets are set to exceed $1bn in 2021. He says why he thinks they will continue to grow as companies voluntarily take action to decarbonise their operations […]
El Peruano: Reforestar para prevenir desastres
Muestra Naturaleza que Cuida busca priorizar la recuperación de bosques, pastizales, andenes y amunas.
IISD: Is a Gigaton of Emission Reductions from Forests Possible by 2025?
Achieving the full mitigation and biodiversity potential of forests suffers from a “chicken and egg” problem. On the one hand, companies, enterprises and business corporations need confidence in the supply of high-integrity REDD+ credits will be available at scale. On the other, forest country governments need a signal that sufficient international funding will materialize to […]
Nikkei Asia: Vietnam’s rubber industry faces pressure to meet global standards
Foreign buyers say they are willing to pay for transparency and sustainability
Voluntary Carbon Markets Rocket in 2021, On Track to Break $1B for First Time
Washington DC 15 September 2021—In the first eight months of 2021, voluntary carbon markets have already posted a near-60% increase in value from last year, driven by corporate net-zero ambition and growing interest in carbon markets to achieve Paris climate goals, a new report finds. “We’re seeing record market volume and value in 2021,” said […]
Deforestation-free supply chains in Vietnam rely on working with small scale farmers (commentary)
Almost all of the forest-based commodities produced in Vietnam are destined for other countries, which through their market requirements and laws, have a growing sway on deforestation-related trends and practices; Recent studies have found that nearly 70% of the tropical deforestation related to such commodities between 2013-2019 was illegal; Smallholder farmers play a vital role […]
New partnership with UN aviation agency to provide insights on carbon offsetting market
Nonprofit carbon markets data platform Ecosystem Marketplace to provision carbon credits transaction data and analysis for the International Civil Aviation Organization’s new global carbon market for airlines. CORRECTION NOTE: AN EARLIER VERSION OF THIS RELEASE CONTAINED AN INCOMPLETE QUOTATION. AN UPDATED VERSION WAS RELEASED ON AUGUST 5, 2021 at 09:00 ET. August 5, 2021 / As more than 100 countries sign on for the pilot phase of a new international carbon offsetting […]
