Focus on Emissions Markets
Can a COP29 deal clean up scandal-ridden carbon offsets?
COP29 carbon credit deal could fund emissions cuts, but past scandals mean trust must be regained first.
Trudeau touts embattled carbon levy to global audience, says it faces misinformation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending his embattled carbon-pricing program on the world stage, and he argues that misinformation is threatening environmental progress.
COP29: Canada needs to start a real conversation about international carbon markets
Canada should seize the opportunity to join international carbon markets to lower climate mitigation costs and boost global cooperation.
South Africa’s revised carbon tax to be harsher but with more offsets, Treasury says
South Africa is one of the world's top 15 greenhouse gas emitters and the only country in Africa with a carbon tax.
Global carbon offset standard setter okays three deforestation project types
Preserving forests is crucial to meeting international goals to limit global temperature increases.
Bolivia to sell $5 billion in carbon credits to stem rampant forest loss
Bolivia aims to sell $5 billion worth of carbon offset credits, the government announced on Thursday, in a bid to stop rampant forest...
Verra’s REDD Methodology and Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ Framework Secure ICVCM Approval
Approvals set a new benchmark for integrity in forest conservation, enabling the integration of project- and jurisdictional-level efforts, and empowering buyers to invest...
Brazil’s Tocantins state to offer $430 million in carbon credits
The value and number of carbon credits is contingent on the state successfully reducing deforestation.
Premier of Canada’s New Brunswick province confirms her Liberal government will draft carbon pricing plan
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says her newly elected Liberal government will draft a carbon pricing plan that will be submitted for Ottawa's...
UN carbon market inches closer after COP29 agreement
The UN-backed carbon market moves closer, with COP29 nations setting new standards to ensure transparency and project credibility.
