Expert analysis and insights on carbon market developments
In November 2025, Mirova closed a $30 million prepurchase agreement with Varaha for carbon credits from a regenerative agriculture project in Northwest India. This deal represents the largest known soil carbon project investment in history and offers critical insights into securing large-scale financing...
The two weeks spanning November 7–21, 2025, mark **the most significant structural shift in carbon markets since the Paris Agreement was signed**. COP30 in Belé...
The **Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) released a draft Corporate Net-Zero Standard (Version 2) for public consultation on November 6**. This is a signif...
An **oversupply of credits has pressured prices**, especially for nature-based offsets. The **average price for nature-based removal credits dipped to around $1...
- Barclays’ First Carbon Removal Offtake: British banking giant Barclays inked its first major carbon dioxide removal (CDR) purchase agreement this week. The “l...
Xpansiv and Korea Exchange (KRX) officially signed a strategic agreement on September 16, 2025, to launch South Korea's new voluntary carbon market. The partner...
- **ICVCM delivered landmark approvals**: First-ever biochar and enhanced IFM methodologies earned CCP labels, with Isometric issuing the world's first CCP-labe...
Standard Chartered and the Brazilian state of Acre announced a multi-year deal to sell up to **5 million jurisdictional Amazon rainforest credits** starting in ...
A groundbreaking study published in Science revealed that **64% of Verra's certified auditors have signed off on problematic carbon projects** where overcrediti...
- Clear, aligned, and stable rules across regulatory regimes
The "One Big Beautiful Bill" signed into law this week fundamentally reshapes the voluntary carbon market landscape. This deep dive analysis reveals the immedia...
Verra launched its **final consultation for VCS Version 5** (open through Aug 11), proposing game-changing updates:
The voluntary carbon market is experiencing a historic shift. For the first time, we're approaching "negative net issuance" – where credit retirements may excee...