deCarbonized deCarbonized #21: Blockchain for accelerating energy transition; Funding for biodiversity tokenization Carbon removal industry draws $2 billion to fight climate change; Verra to release new biochar methodologies next month
deCarbonized deCarbonized #20: Carbon reduction deep dive; Carbon credits for India's farmers American Carbon Registry develops new rules on carbon credit tokenisation; The Carbon Credit Quality Initiative launch new credit scoring tool
deCarbonized Carbon reduction and removal for net zero 📉 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
deCarbonized deCarbonized #19: Verra challenges credit tokenization; Increasing forest carbon integrity Snapchat snaps up 8,000 carbon removal offsets from Puro Earth; Neumann-backed climate tech venture Flowcarbon raises $70m
deCarbonized deCarbonized #18: Optimizing digital markets; 7 CDR solutions explained 💡 Spotlight story Optimizing digital carbon markets for innovation and quality As increasing numbers of web3 driven projects have entered the traditional VCM, so has interest and concerns over their potential impact. The VCM is predicted to face a five-fold increase in demand by 2030, meaning that current challenges relating to
deCarbonized Deep dive🧜♀️: Carbon dioxide removal solutions Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions represent an emerging area of focus and innovation within the voluntary carbon market. Indeed, the scaling of these solutions is critical to meeting the net zero aims of the Paris Agreement, with the latest IPCC report outlining a deployment rate of 5-16 giga-tonnes a year
deCarbonized deCarbonized #17: Web3 for VCM integrity; improving standards of on-chain carbon Solid World DAO secures €2.3 million to build pools for pre-purchasing carbon credits; Intercontinental Exchange launches its first nature-based solutions carbon credit futures contract
Web3-Climate Web3 for tackling VCM pain points Pt. 4: Lack of credit integrity 🧮 This is part 4 of a 4 part series exploring how web3 technology can address VCM pain points. You can find all previous posts on the Toucan blog and Medium. 📍 The pain point Alongside issues of transparency in the VCM, there’s an associated lack of quality assurance around carbon
Announcements Raising standards in the on-chain carbon market Toucan is adding additional safeguards to improve the integrity of on-chain credits.
Web3-Climate Web3 for tackling VCM pain points Pt. 3: Lack of market transparency 🔍 This is part 3 of a 4 part series exploring how web3 technology can address VCM pain points. You can find all posts on the Toucan blog and Medium. 📍 The pain point The current VCM can be characterized as complex, fragmented, opaque and lacking in consistent regulation. This greatly reduces
deCarbonized deCarbonized #16: Web3 for carbon market transparency; growing urgency for nature markets Verra advances plans for carbon units that leverage project finance upfront; Low carbon blockchain Algorand scores partnership with the FIFA World Cup; Voluntary carbon market price surge puts the profits of intermediaries in the crosshairs
Web3-Climate Web3 for tackling VCM pain points Pt. 2: Lack of supply side financing 💵 This is part 2 of a 4 part series exploring how web3 technology can address VCM pain points. You can find all posts on the Toucan blog and Medium. 📍 The pain point Project developers are responsible for sourcing and initiating carbon credit projects around the world, producing a supply of
Web3-Climate Web3 for tackling VCM pain points Pt. 1: Introduction 🕵️♀️ This is part 1 of a 4 part series exploring how web3 technology can address VCM pain points. You can find all posts on the Toucan blog and Medium. The voluntary carbon market (VCM) aims to mitigate climate change by creating space for private actors to finance activities that reduce
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deCarbonized deCarbonized #15: Carbon projects for sustainable development; Corporate governance of CDR ⛓ On-chain weekly carbon stats Toucan Protocol [https://toucan-protocol.notion.site/About-Toucan-68694adef18f4613a5f5b594a2d4a407] is building carbon market infrastructure to finance the world's best climate solutions. These are our on-chain stats from 21.04- 27.04: Stats explained... * Bridged: Toucan’s Carbon Bridge [https://docs.toucan.earth/protocol/bridge/carbon-bridge] allows
Announcements Toucan joins the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) We are excited to announce that Toucan has become the first Web3-based carbon market infrastructure venture to join IETA. IETA is recognized as a key global lobby group in the carbon market space. Founded in 1999, the association represents the first international, multi-sectoral group devoted to the pricing and trading
deCarbonized Deep dive🧜♀️: Sustainability co-benefits of carbon projects This piece introduces and explores some of the key co-benefits that arise from carbon avoidance and removal projects. After briefly introducing what co-benefits are and the growing interest in their value, 4 key types are explored: * 💁♀️ Gender equality * 💵 Economic growth and job creation * 🔥 Access to clean energy * 🦚 Biodiversity Each co-benefit
deCarbonized deCarbonized #14: Web3 for scaling VCM supply; Blockchain and clean electricity transition Google scales up VCM interest with soil carbon venture; Rhode Island housing bill proposes the issuance of a green coin as an incentive to lower carbon emissions
deCarbonized deCarbonized #13: Web3 for tackling VCM pain points; Scaling biodiversity markets Invert and Carboncure sign the world’s largest carbon removal agreement; How blockchain technology is transforming climate action
deCarbonized deCarbonized #12: Biodiversity co-benefits, IPCC and carbon removal, Indigenous rights IPCC report highlights key role of carbon removal in reaching global climate targets; Climeworks captures $650m investment boost
deCarbonized deCarbonized #11: Carbon credits and energy access; IETA identify innovation opportunities PURA reveals crypto carbon credit vision for hemp growers; Aker Carbon Capture and Microsoft to scale up CCUS value-chain
deCarbonized deCarbonized #10: Economic co-benefits, 9 actions to scale carbon removals Nasdaq launches world’s first carbon removal indexes; Occidental signs first “net zero oil” supply deal; Carbon removal start-up Heirloom raises $53 million
deCarbonized deCarbonized #9: Gender equality, improving co-benefit requirements, Microsoft carbon removal insights Airbus purchases of 400,000 tonnes of carbon removal credits- the largest in history; Chevron’s carbon partnership highlights changing industry
deCarbonized deCarbonized #8: Co-benefits of carbon projects, crypto for net zero integrity, NFTs go carbon positive Gold Standard introduces two new carbon removal methodologies; GloComX launches a blockchain-based carbon marketplace for fraud-free emissions tracking
deCarbonized deCarbonized #7: Biochar, Namibia partners with dClimate, Stripe carbon removal insights Singapore's plan to raise carbon taxes expected to stimulate voluntary carbon market growth; CIBO Technologies announces new partnership to bring viability to regenerative agriculture credits