To help nature-based offsets reach their potential for climate change mitigation, this working paper proposes an alternative approach to managing the issue of market leakage. Read more
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Linking compliance schemes to voluntary demand and supply could undermine integrity in India's new carbon market. This commentary suggests how to overcome these issues to encourage effective decarbonisation. 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
This submission to the UK ETS Authority consultation on ‘Developing the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)’ provides evidence on implementing a net zero consistent ETS cap, Free Allocation policy, the expansion of the UK ETS to additional sectors, and incorporating greenhouse gas removal into the scheme. Read more
The authors of this paper identify three risks associated with using carbon markets as the sole, or main, policy lever to encourage the deployment of greenhouse gas removal (GGR) techniques. Read more
A new report from Energy Systems Catapult and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment has found that while the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) could provide the backbone of an enduring economy-wide framework for reaching net zero, expanding it too early to sectors not yet covered risks undermining the scheme. Read more
Building on the outcomes of COP26 will be critical to achieving a sustainable financial system, say Nick Robins and Danae Kyriakopoulou, as they highlight 10 areas of opportunity to be seized this year. Read more
This article discusses whether the use by companies of voluntary carbon markets to meet short-term decarbonisation targets is another form of greenwashing. The article includes quotes from Rob Macquarie. Read more
Welcoming the announcement today by the UK Chancellor of the new UK working group on voluntary carbon markets, led by... Read more
We formally study the flexibility of emissions permits and propose a unified framework to rationalise the impact of both investment/divestment lags and irreversibility in relation to the price of emissions permits. Read more
