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Buyers’ Guide Bids to Build Trust in VCMs

Chris Hall

Lydia Sheldrake, Director of Policy and Partnerships at the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative, outlines how a new code of practice will address carbon credits’ credibility crunch. To address the emissions gap and keep the 1.5°C The talks have been deferred to this year’s COP28.

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UNFCCC Tightens the Screw on Net Zero

Chris Hall

Over the course of this year, the UNFCCC Secretariat will work with relevant stakeholders to determine how GCAP can increase the robustness of the whole accountability system.

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From Wild West to Law of the Jungle

Chris Hall

New sheriffs have set up shop and are drawing up rules on both the supply and demand side of voluntary markets, which may eventually be reinforced by regulation introduced by policymakers in line with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. . “At Ahead of COP27, some EMs are pushing for a fairer price on the forest carbon credits they sell.