carbon credits

To have a sustainable blue economy, we need an economic and financial system that can channel financial flows into ocean-related activities: this is known as ‘blue finance’. Read more

This letter to Science, co-authored by 17 conservation and climate researchers, argues that carbon credits can be a valuable tool for climate change mitigation and forest conservation, but their success depends on improving their credibility. Read more

This commentary, originally published in Business Green, explores the crucial role of monitoring, reporting and verification for greenhouse gas removals. Read more

This policy brief explores how the voluntary carbon market has the potential to pave the way to a net zero and sustainable economy and help close finance gaps in sectors that are critical to the transition. Read more

This report consists of a submission to the IOSCO consultation on how to foster well-functioning voluntary carbon markets, looking at standards, regulation and safeguards. Read more

The world will not avoid dangerous levels of climate change without a significant increase in investment. This commentary presents three priorities for climate finance for the achievement of the Paris targets and the protection of the world's most vulnerable communities. Read more

The UN recently published a report on the net zero commitments of ‘non-state actors’, including businesses and cities. Ian Higham examines the key ways the report’s recommendations advance the net zero accountability agenda and discusses potential pitfalls and possible next steps in global governance of net zero.  Read more

In light of the new standards for carbon removal techniques launched at COP27, Josh Burke outlines the risks of treating carbon removals as a homogenous group and the implications for reaching net zero. Read more

Because most countries, institutions, companies and individuals will continue to generate greenhouse gas emissions through their activities even as the world decarbonises, many compensate for these ‘residual’ emissions by purchasing carbon credits – commonly known as ‘offsetting’ emissions. Read more

Voluntary Carbon Markets are growing rapidly but where credits or the claims made by buyers lack integrity and quality, this could undermine global climate action and development. Rob Macquarie explains how companies and policymakers who want VCMs to succeed can make them a meaningful contribution to sustainable development and a just global transition. Read more