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

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

⛓ On-chain weekly carbon stats Toucan Protocol 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 allows anyone to bring carbon credits from legacy registries onto the Toucan RegistryTraded: This figure

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🦚 BiodiversityEach co-benefit is

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

Invert and Carboncure sign the world’s largest carbon removal agreement; How blockchain technology is transforming climate action

IPCC report highlights key role of carbon removal in reaching global climate targets; Climeworks captures $650m investment boost

PURA reveals crypto carbon credit vision for hemp growers; Aker Carbon Capture and Microsoft to scale up CCUS value-chain

Nasdaq launches world’s first carbon removal indexes; Occidental signs first “net zero oil” supply deal; Carbon removal start-up Heirloom raises $53 million

Airbus purchases of 400,000 tonnes of carbon removal credits- the largest in history; Chevron’s carbon partnership highlights changing industry

Gold Standard introduces two new carbon removal methodologies; GloComX launches a blockchain-based carbon marketplace for fraud-free emissions tracking

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

The EU wants to reward farmers and foresters for nature-based carbon removals; Entrepreneurs are entering New Zealand's multi-billion-dollar carbon farming industry

Amazon rainforest NFTs minted by Moss sell out in one hour; Google.org backs Gold Standard to build digital carbon market solutions; Puro.earth launches public offset registry for engineered CO2 removals

Borneo’s $80bn carbon deal stokes controversy, digital MRV needed to scale soil carbon sequestration and Nature Carbon Tonne launch...

WWF-UK faces backlash over plan to sell NFTs to fund conservation work, blockchain aiming to reshape green finance in 2022, Plus a Direct Air Carbon capture overview...

⛓ On-chain weekly carbon stats Toucan Protocol is building carbon market infrastructure to finance the world's best climate crisis solutions. Total Bridged: 1350 tonnesTotal Retired: 181 tonnes📢 Top news Sylvera clinches second raising of $32.6 million to develop offset ratings serviceCarbon dioxide removal likely to see accelerated biochar growth, breakthrough

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