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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.

Verra defends REDD forestry credits

The CEO of Verra has hit back at media reports criticising the firm's forestry standard, describing some of the claims as preposterous.

World Bank issues 'unique' carbon credit-linked bond

The World Bank has raised $50 million from an outcomes-based bond which links its coupon payments to verified carbon credits generated by a water purification project, described as a "unique" and "important" deal by investors backing the transaction.

Tradeable units - a key ingredient for scaling investment in nature

Verra is working to identify a unit that can be understood by the market in order to be traded, but that also reflects the fact that nature is not fungible, says Sinclair Vincent

Verra speaks out on tradability of nature credits

Verra has confronted the controversial topic of whether nature credits can be tradable, following a debate on the topic.

Nature credits 'risk greenwashing of tremendous proportions'

The development of a nature credits framework by Verra has triggered a debate on their tradability and credibility.

Global carbon credit registry integration project launched

The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), World Bank and Singapore have launched a open-source project to improve interoperability of global carbon credit registries.

Biodiversity credits - the next big environmental market?

Biodiversity credits are potentially a powerful financial tool for boosting nature, but could be as controversial as carbon credits, Thomas Cox writes

Verra plans biodiversity credit standard in late 2023

Verra plans to release a standard to enable the independent certification of biodiversity credits in late 2023, an executive at the standard-setter has said.