Tracing the evolving contours of the Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology; understanding IC-VCM’s public consultation on Core Carbon Principles, and Verra, Gold Standard’s reactions to it

How different stakeholders view the Integrity Council's core carbon principles, and how it could shape the voluntary carbon markets going forward

Reactions to John Oliver's portrayal of carbon markets; can blockchain be good for the climate; looking for a deCarbonized guest author

Those working in climate often associate blockchain with the excessive amounts of energy used by Bitcoin. Indeed, this issue continues to steal headlines and railroad conversations about the potential of blockchain to unlock new solutions for climate action. There is however growing support for blockchain solutions amongst key global institutions.

IFC co-launches the Carbon Opportunities Fund, which aims to sell and track tokenized carbon credits; Verra releases biochar methodology developed by South Pole and partners

💡 Spotlight story Verra consultation on tokenized carbon now open! Last week, Verra released the full details on their upcoming public consultation on third-party crypto instruments and tokens, which will run for 60 days until 2nd October. As hinted in their announcement 2 weeks ago, there is a strong focus on

💡 Spotlight story Verra releases plan for consultation on tokenized carbon Verra 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 ever since Verra

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.

📢 Top news picks * Pina Earth raise $2.5m to develop sustainable forestry credits * Verra launches pre-consultation on new ABACUS label for high quality, nature-based credits * UK government contributes £54m to 15 carbon removal technology projects * Decentralized crypto exchange SushiSwap embeds carbon offsetting option * Aboriginal Carbon Foundation partners with Australia's largest

Carbon removal funding initiative Frontier taps six companies in first round; World's first blockchain-based algae biomass project announced by Globacap

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

EcoWatt, frontrunner in blockchain-powered renewable energy, secures $110 million token investment; Polygon blockchain retires $400,000 of carbon credits to achieve carbon neutrality

Solid World DAO partners with Emstream Carbon Market place to boost forward sale of carbon credits; Crypto's potential to drive planetary regeneration is discussed in Forbes

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

Carbon removal industry draws $2 billion to fight climate change; Verra to release new biochar methodologies next month

American Carbon Registry develops new rules on carbon credit tokenisation; The Carbon Credit Quality Initiative launch new credit scoring tool

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

Snapchat snaps up 8,000 carbon removal offsets from Puro Earth; Neumann-backed climate tech venture Flowcarbon raises $70m

💡 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

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

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