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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.

What is driving companies to go net zero?

The answer is not government regulation, argues Renat Heuberger