carbon market

New Climate Action Data Trust hailed as 'significant step in evolution of carbon markets'

Offsets

New Climate Action Data Trust hailed as 'significant step in evolution of carbon markets'

IETA, World Bank, and Singapore government announce launch of global open-source metadata system that aims to unify carbon credit registry data

clock 07 December 2022 • 3 min read
Three primers for buying carbon offsets

Offsets

Three primers for buying carbon offsets

As interest and scrutiny involving the use of carbon credits toward net zero goals intensifies, resources from Shopify, Frontier Climate, and Ecosystem Marketplace have some answers for corporate buyers

clock 02 December 2022 • 4 min read
COP26: Crunch talks over Paris Agreement carbon market rules begin in earnest

Carbon Trading

COP26: Crunch talks over Paris Agreement carbon market rules begin in earnest

Nations agree Article 6 negotiating text, fuelling hopes diplomats can hammer out long-sought after deal to finalise Paris Agreement rulebook

clock 02 November 2021 • 5 min read

Carbon Trading

UK carbon price tops £50 as domestic Emissions Trading Scheme debuts

Trading of carbon allowances on UK's post-Brexit carbon market begin today with prices initially above those on the EU's ETS

clock 19 May 2021 • 7 min read

Carbon Trading

Government confirms carbon trading plans, ups auction reserve price

BEIS confirms £22 floor price for carbon allowances at auction in new domestic emissions trading scheme

clock 12 February 2021 • 2 min read

Offsets

A new era for the voluntary carbon market

The voluntary carbon market can offer the scale, demand, market infrastructure and technologies to deliver for the climate, argues SustainCERT CEO Marion Verles

clock 27 January 2021 • 5 min read

Offsets

Mark Carney launches drive to develop global market for CO2 offsets

Figures from BP, Shell, Unilever, Nestlé and BlackRock among members of new Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets

clock 03 September 2020 • 3 min read

Carbon Trading

EU carbon market emissions fell 8.7 per cent in 2019, data indicates

Greenhouse gas emissions traded under Europe's ETS dropped 8.7 per cent overall last year, although many airlines saw their CO2 rise

clock 02 April 2020 • 4 min read

Policy

COP25: Why businesses should care about Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

It is arguably the final big piece of the Paris Agreement puzzle, but Article 6 remains hugely contentious and could have a huge impact on both businesses and climate action

clock 12 December 2019 • 11 min read

Offsets

'Charismatic carbon'? Navigating the 'net' in net zero

Offsetting emissions, at least in the short term, is crucial for many hard to decarbonise industries to reach net zero - but the market for woodland and peatland projects remains a nascent one

clock 18 November 2019 • 17 min read