Photo by Burak The Weekender💡 Spotlight storyVerra releases plan for consultation on tokenized carbonVerra have announced plans to launch their public consultation into the use of web3 instruments in early August. This news has been hotly anticipated by the growing community who sees tokenization as the future of climate action

Integrity has been repeatedly identified that the largest barrier to scaling voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) in line with meeting the aims of the Paris Agreement. In previous posts, we have explored the importance of scaling high quality supply and demand in ensuring that the VCM effectively supports net zero targets.

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In our last post, we explored what makes a high quality carbon credit and their essential role in scaling the VCM. Their effectiveness ultimately however, depends on being used to meet the high quality demand of offsetting organisations. In this piece, we explore what should be considered high integrity demand

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At IETA’s European Climate Summit, integrity was repeatedly identified that the largest barrier to scaling voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) in line with growing demand. This post is the first in a three part series in which we will explore current market trends and emerging initiatives seeking to drive future

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As markets for durable carbon removals have started to expand, there is increasing discussion over the role played by reduction and removal carbon credits in the journey towards net zero. This article seeks to understand this evolving landscape, exploring: 📉 Voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) and the Paris Agreement💡 How reduction and

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