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Amazon carbon credit service: Project types, quality standards and eligibility criteria

Amazon carbon credit service: Project types, quality standards and eligibility criteria

Everything you need to know about Amazon's new carbon offering.

20 March 2025

Open data platform launched to harmonise voluntary carbon market

Open data platform launched to harmonise voluntary carbon market

"By breaking down barriers between data standards, we can unlock the full potential of carbon markets to drive meaningful climate action."

20 March 2025

SBTi guidelines expected to spur carbon removal purchases

Carbon removals

SBTi guidelines expected to spur carbon removal purchases

But high prices remain a barrier to adoption.

07 March 2025

ICVCM approves three cookstove methodologies for high integrity carbon credit label

ICVCM approves three cookstove methodologies for high integrity carbon credit label

Projects that generate carbon credits by replacing polluting cooking fuels with cleaner alternatives have been under high scrutiny.

07 March 2025

Carbon market funding and prices suggest confidence is picking up

Carbon market funding and prices suggest confidence is picking up

Core Carbon Principles-labelled credits sold at a US$10 price premium in 2024.

13 February 2025

BCG continues carbon removal shopping spree

Carbon removals

BCG continues carbon removal shopping spree

The latest transaction brings BCG’s total carbon removal portfolio to nearly 200,000 tonnes.

17 December 2024

Millions of high-integrity forest carbon credits to be issued from 2025

Millions of high-integrity forest carbon credits to be issued from 2025

Three REDD+ methodologies have been approved by ICVCM to issue Core Carbon Principles-labelled credits – most of which from jurisdictional projects.

15 November 2024

UN carbon market rules adopted: How do they improve carbon credit integrity?

UN carbon market rules adopted: How do they improve carbon credit integrity?

Standards approved this week pave the way for a centralised carbon market administered by the UNFCCC.

11 October 2024

Global South organisations urge SBTi to expand carbon credit use for Scope 3

Global South organisations urge SBTi to expand carbon credit use for Scope 3

“As we know all too well, we cannot rely on philanthropy alone."

30 September 2024

Climate transition plan quality criteria and red flags defined

Transition Planning

Climate transition plan quality criteria and red flags defined

Red flags include not following the rules of international GHG accounting standards and not reporting carbon credit use.

30 September 2024