Introduction

The volunteers step forward

As consumers become increasingly convinced of the need for urgent action to address climate change, so companies are responding.And many of their initiatives are leading them to the voluntary offset market, finds Leanne Jones

Standards

A question of quality

When is an offset not an offset? When it’s sold by a carbon cowboy. Christopher Cundy reports on efforts to bring order and standardisation to the carbon market’s Wild West More...

Supply and Demand

Taking the measure of the market

Guy Turner crunches the numbers behind the rapid growth of the voluntary carbon market

United States

A business path to Bali

Business is leading the charge for action in the US on climate change – with implications for the international negotiations, say Truman Semans and Andre de Fontaine

United States

A market at the crossroads

The US currently accounts for the lion’s share of the global voluntary carbon market. But how will the introduction of mandatory emissions trading schemes affect the US market? Caitlin Randall reports

Legal Issues

Buyer beware

The market may be unreglated, but there is plenty that buyers can do to ensure that they get what they pay for, says Dominic Fitzpatrick

Directory

Carbon offset providers

A worldwide listing of organisations selling carbon offsets