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
Carbon market 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. Melodie Michel 11 October 2024
Carbon Credits 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." Melodie Michel 30 September 2024
Carbon offsets British Airways signs £9mn worth of carbon removal and CCUS deals "There is no pathway to net zero for aviation without carbon removals.” Melodie Michel 25 September 2024
Carbon market Amazon, H&M, Walmart in US$180mn forest carbon credit deal with Brazil government The deal reflects the growing confidence companies and state actors are placing in jurisdictional forest projects. Melodie Michel 24 September 2024
Climate Targets Just 5% of net zero targets are high integrity: report Most of the world’s net zero targets lack complementary measures to ensure their achievability. Melodie Michel 23 September 2024