Offsets

Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiate launches alongside consultation into how carbon credits should be embedded into business strategies

National Infrastructure Commission urges government to act quickly to drive development of first wave of BECCS and DACS plants, arguing carbon removals will be a cornerstone of the UK's future economy

Tie-up will see commodities trader work with conservation group to deliver 20 projects forestry protection projects aiming to cut CO2 by 20 million tonnes per year

The sooner we can iron out details for ICAO programmes to avoid 'double counting' of carbon removals for airlines the better, writes Mary Grady of the American Carbon Registry

By investing in forestry assets used to produce carbon offset credits, investors can benefit from growing demand for both compliance and voluntary credits, explains Gresham House's Olly Hughes

Carney-led carbon market Taskforce has sets out plans to establish legal standards and governance body to bolster integrity of CO2 offsets, but environmental campaigners remain unconvinced

NatWest, CIBC, ITAÚ and National Australia Bank join forces to launch Project Carbon marketplace next month

EXCLUSIVE: Non-profit search engine aims to plant 150 million trees over next three years by offering its in-house tree-planting scheme to other businesses for a fee

VIDEO: Ecosia CEO Christian Kroll, the Emergent Forest Finance Accelerator's Eron Bloomgarden, and Professor Nathalie Seddon of Oxford University's nature based solutions initiative, discuss the fraught and growing market for carbon offsets

Major new consultation to seek feedback on proposals for new market governance body, legal principles, and measures to ensure carbon credit integrity