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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. C pathway.

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UNFCCC Tightens the Screw on Net Zero

Chris Hall

The draft implementation plan will outline specific objectives, deliverables and timelines to enhance the integrity of voluntary commitments and their contributions to the Paris Agreement, identify systemic barriers faced by non-Party stakeholders, and improve transparency regarding the systemic impact of those who have not made or are failing to deliver (..)

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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 Global mangrove forests sequester around 22.8