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Verra and Gold Standard explore seaweed credits

Two of the biggest standard setters in the voluntary carbon market are in the process of exploring new 'blue carbon' methodologies, such as seaweed and seascape credits, Environmental Finance has learned.

Verra bans greenwashing cryptos using retired credits

Verra, the world's largest verifier of carbon credits and offsets, has banned the practice of creating instruments or tokens based on retired credits, as their environmental benefits have already been consumed.

What role for credits in tackling the plastics problem?

Verra answers Planet Tracker's questions of its newly launched 'plastic credits'

'Three problems' with Verra's first plastic waste reduction credits

Verra has issued the first "Plastic Credits" in the voluntary carbon market to Second Life Thailand, a plastic waste reduction program.

Cryptocurrency snaps up 2% of VCU carbon offset supply

A climate-focussed cryptocurrency has bought at least 2% of the global supply of one of the main types of carbon offset in recent weeks, in a move that has helped drive up prices, Environmental Finance understands.

ICE to launch 'nature-based' carbon credit futures contract

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is set to launch its first 'nature-based solutions' carbon credit futures contract, in the latest sign of the growing investor interest in products that claim to have a positive impact on nature.

Environmental Finance celebrates World Oceans Day

To coincide with the UN World Oceans Day, Environmental Finance will host a thematic briefing afternoon focusing on oceans and the blue economy, to examine one of the most exciting areas of natural capital investment.

News Round Up: Vivid Economics, Credit Suisse, EDF, Verra, and more

Verra and 3R Initiative launch plastic waste initiative

Cautiously optimistic response to voluntary carbon blueprint

A blueprint for scaling the voluntary carbon market was today cautiously welcomed as a development that will help boost confidence in carbon offsetting.