Guyana’s Indigenous communities are under siege from all sides – including an opaque carbon-offsetting scheme agreed by the government on our lands
A coalition of governments and multinational corporations promises to pay Pará state $180m to save its rainforest
The carbon market standard found “serious” quality issues with the projects, prompting questions about their initial approval
Fossil fuel companies that built gas power plants more than a decade ago are hoping for rewards from a new carbon credit market
The oil and gas giant offset part of its emissions with over a million credits from Chinese projects suspended because of integrity concerns
Renewable energy schemes make up four-fifths of Kyoto-era projects hoping to keep selling offsets under Article 6, sparking concerns over the credibility of the new market.
The US election and negotiations on a new global finance target are the most important things for the climate in 2024
Fossil fuel fights, finance struggles, a resurgent relationship, and much more. We recap the most impactful international climate developments in 2023.
The US and EU couldn’t agree on common rules for bilateral carbon trades in Dubai, leaving a vacuum for voluntary certifiers
The EU and allies rejected proposed carbon trading rules that followed a “light-touch” approach favoured by the US
Samuele Landi has been convicted for bankruptcy fraud in Italy. That was no problem for the UAE firm doing forest carbon credit deals across Africa.
Turning Africa into a source of carbon credits will benefit polluters and middlemen, not most Africans and not the planet
With all their flaws, carbon offsets are not the solution to deforestation of the Amazon rainforest – leaders should acknowledge that
As a growing number of developing countries tighten control over carbon markets, MIGA plans to step in to provide political risk insurance and facilitate investments.
The carbon credit certifier has both grown rapidly and faced mounting integrity accusations during outgoing CEO’s tenure.
Verra picked a controversial carbon credit verifier to review its new forest offset rules and critics say the changes don’t fix the problem
Shell’s rice farming offset projects are under review. Climate Home found them riddled with accounting loopholes and questionable integrity claims.
More companies claim that supply-chain carbon removal is the way forward. But a new report raises concern over the credibility and transparency of insetting.
In its national climate plan, Cuba indicated it would like to sell carbon credits on an international market, a concept previously opposed by socialist allies