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IETA calls for stability amid EU ETS uncertainty
12 February 2026The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) has warned that a lack of clarity over the role of the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) risks harming investor confidence.
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Will financial institutions pile in to the voluntary carbon market?
24 September 2025Winners of Environmental Finance's annual Voluntary Carbon Market rankings say institutional investors can play a key role in providing the "missing middle" of finance. Genevieve Redgrave reports
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Is the voluntary carbon market finally ready to grow up?
23 September 2025It has been a depressed year for transactions, but winners of Environmental Finance's annual Voluntary Carbon Market rankings see hope amid increasing levels of government oversight. Genevieve Redgrave reports
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Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings 2025 winners announced
23 September 2025Environmental Finance received close to 4,000 votes across 23 separate categories for this year's Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings as readers nominated leading companies and initiatives that exhibit best practice or innovation.
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Improving quality leading to higher prices in VCM, report finds
06 February 2025The quality of voluntary carbon credits is steadily improving and leading to higher prices, a Calyx and ClearBlue Markets report has found, as issuances continued to decline in 2024.
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China likely to open ETS to international investors, says ClearBlue Markets
23 January 2025The opening up of China's national emissions trading scheme (ETS) to institutional investors could be the first step towards internationalisation of the market, according to ClearBlue Markets.
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Article 6.4: Is operation underway?
15 October 2024Final details for Article 6.4 have been agreed ahead of COP29, but uncertainty remains over whether the mechanism is now operational. Genevieve Redgrave reports
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Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings 2024 announced
23 September 2024Environmental Finance received more than 7,000 votes across 23 separate categories for this year's Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings rankings, as readers nominated leading companies and initiatives in the sector that exhibit best practice or innovation.
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COP28 needs to deliver clarity on Article 6
22 August 2023With 100 days to go until COP28, the conference needs to nail down the technicalities of Article 6, if the carbon markets are to be used to help meet national emissions reduction targets, writes Genevieve Redgrave
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EU carbon price hits record high
22 August 2022Carbon allowance prices under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) increased by over 10% to a new record high last week, peaking at more than €99 ($99.70).