Offsets

What you should know about carbon removal purchase agreements

Infrastructure

What you should know about carbon removal purchase agreements

clock 24 September 2021 • 4 min read
From tiny acorns: UK Research and Innovation announces £10.5m boost for sustainable woodland research

Biodiversity

From tiny acorns: UK Research and Innovation announces £10.5m boost for sustainable woodland research

New government-backed studies to explore how trees adapt to climate change and how tree-scapes can boost well-being

clock 10 August 2021 • 3 min read
'A prime example of doublethink': How surging demand for land-based CO2 offsets could threaten global food security

Offsets

'A prime example of doublethink': How surging demand for land-based CO2 offsets could threaten global food security

Oxfam warns many net zero goals rely too heavily on forestation to offset carbon emissions, providing a potential threat to agricultural land

clock 03 August 2021 • 7 min read

Offsets

'Rigour and transparency': UK leads fresh drive to boost credibility of voluntary carbon markets

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

clock 29 July 2021 • 4 min read

Offsets

'Get ahead of the game now': Could the UK become a leader in carbon removals technology?

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

clock 29 July 2021 • 7 min read

Offsets

Hartree Partners inks $2bn deal with Wildlife Works to expand voluntary carbon market

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

clock 27 July 2021 • 3 min read

Offsets

With airline travel rebounding, it's time to double-down on carbon market integrity

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

clock 16 July 2021 • 3 min read

Offsets

Forestry investors are poised to profit from the soaring carbon credit market

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

clock 12 July 2021 • 4 min read

Offsets

'Trade with confidence' or 'get-out-of-jail'? Carney-led Taskforce plots legal standards for 'unified' carbon offset market

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

clock 08 July 2021 • 5 min read

Offsets

Global banks plot voluntary carbon market platform to boost offset transparency

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

clock 08 July 2021 • 3 min read