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Voluntary carbon markets not "going to be perfect", says VCMI
02 June 2023Voluntary carbon markets are not "going to be perfect", but all tools, even those that "are contested" will be needed to transition the economy, the Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Initiative (VCMI) has told Environmental Finance.
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Institutional investors to buy carbon offsets in three years, developer says
31 May 2023Demand from institutional investors for carbon credits will increase in the next three to five years, a forestry project developer has said.
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Pollination: 'Massive' climate potential in smallholder farmers
22 May 2023Business models that harness the work of smallholder farmers have "massive" potential for reaping economic and carbon benefits, facilitated by technology, an executive at Pollination has said.
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Schroders launches carbon-offset tranche of climate fund
16 May 2023Schroders has started to offer investors a way of offsetting the carbon emissions associated with one of its climate-themed funds.
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Carbon markets waiting on details before using Integrity Council principles, says IETA
21 April 2023Carbon market participants are waiting for more detail from the Integrity Council before they apply its core carbon principles, the International Emissions Trading Association has said.
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Final days to apply for EF's Sustainable Investment Awards
11 April 2023Entries to Environmental Finance's annual Sustainable Investment Awards are open until 14 April 2023, which means this week is the last chance to apply.
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Investors welcome 'major step' of UK carbon markets regulation consultation
10 April 2023Investors have commended the UK government's commitment to consulting on regulating voluntary carbon markets.
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ICVCM responds to criticism following carbon principles release
06 April 2023The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has responded to claims its work has come too late, following the release of its carbon principles, by stressing the need for offset standards.
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Lloyds to ramp up sustainable agriculture financing
05 April 2023Lloyds Bank is set to increase its financing for farmers seeking to transition to more sustainable activities, through the use of mechanisms such as biodiversity credits, with "whatever they need", an executive has said.
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ICVCM and its carbon principles are 'too late to the party', CfRN claims
31 March 2023The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has arrived too late for carbon markets, an executive at sovereign market proponent CfRN has claimed, on the day it released its core carbon principles.