COP28 needs to deliver clarity on Article 6
With 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
ICVCM finalises carbon credit certification assessment
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has finalised its carbon credit benchmark, by launching criteria on how to assess which carbon credit categories are eligible for its "best-in-class" certification label.
Zimbabwe's attack on carbon offsets
The cancelation of carbon offset contracts by the Zimbabwe government could have wider implications for the fragile voluntary carbon market, argue Brad Handler and Morgan Bazilian
Integrity Council's core carbon principles launched
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has released its principles for high-quality carbon credits, which it hopes will help boost confidence in the market.
COP15: Can we finally get agreement on financing?
Regulated voluntary carbon markets should be a key tool to protect and restore nature, argues Naomi Swickard
HSBC: Investors could plug the biodiversity financing gap
Investments in nature-based solutions could increase by hundreds of billions of dollars by 2030 with the right support, HSBC and South Pole tell Thomas Cox
Swisscom buys minority stake in South Pole
Climate adaptation: we must catch up decades in a few years
The IPCC report has highlighted the urgent need for adaptation finance, says Urs Dieterich
South Pole: We are turning away business
The offsetting firm is expanding rapidly to cater for the boom in demand, Renat Heuberger tells Thomas Cox
Temasek, Salesforce invest in South Pole
Climate-themed project developer South Pole has sold minority stakes to Singapore state-backed investor Temasek and the investment arm of cloud company Salesforce.