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South Pole founding CEO steps down following controversy

South Pole has announced its long-serving CEO, Renat Heuberger, is stepping down with immediate effect, following criticism over its involvement in a Zimbabwean project.

South Pole walks away from voluntary carbon project

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