Carbon Credits

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

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

Melodie Michel

20 March 2025

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."

Melodie Michel

20 March 2025

Climate Targets

SBTi Corporate Net Zero Standard 2.0: granularity, Scope 3 flexibility and climate target monitoring

The new standard no longer requires a 90% reduction in Scope 3 emissions.

Melodie Michel

18 March 2025

Carbon market

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.

Melodie Michel

07 March 2025

Climate litigation

Consumers sue Apple over carbon-neutral watch claim

"The deceptive marketing distorted the marketplace by falsely differentiating Apple’s products on environmental grounds."

Melodie Michel

27 February 2025

Carbon market

Carbon market funding and prices suggest confidence is picking up

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

Melodie Michel

13 February 2025

Policy & Standards

SBTi launches consultation on Corporate Net Zero Standard revision

Experts from business, civil society and academia are invited to apply to take part in the working groups by February 28, 2025.

Melodie Michel

11 February 2025

Carbon removals

Frontier coalition makes $US80 million carbon removal purchase

Two firms will remove 296,378 tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere on behalf of Frontier by 2030.

Melodie Michel

19 December 2024

Carbon removals

BCG continues carbon removal shopping spree

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

Melodie Michel

17 December 2024

Carbon Credits

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.

Melodie Michel

15 November 2024