DTE Call For Action: What is voluntary carbon market? How does it work in India?
India, which generates one-fifth of the world’s carbon credits, is at the forefront of carbon investment. The current carbon markets could …
Carbon Credit and Trading Scheme for Indian Carbon Market to be amended soon
Recent BEE workshop lays foundation for ICM
Investigation: Indian voluntary carbon market may not benefit people, climate
A probe into the carbon market and offsetting projects in 40 locations across India
Emissions trading: ‘Permanence of carbon credits, human rights protection needs focus at COP27’
Jonathan Crook, policy officer at Carbon Market Watch, on carbon market negotiations in the first week of COP27
Lessons from PAT scheme can shape Indian carbon market
Carbon Credit and Trading Scheme must set ambitious targets and robust framework; compliance must be timely and with real penalties
COP28 Diary (December 10, 2023): New GGA draft weaker than previous text, countries talk about finance gaps at Majlis
Parties still not on same page about responsibilities in GST text; final texts on carbon market expected December 11
Climate Emergency CoP 25: What to expect from the second week
Political representatives are faced with some clear, but tough, choices
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Technicalities of carbon markets continue to evade consensus
Markets need to be transformative, not just efficient
Climate Emergency CoP 25: It is market versus market in Madrid
Carbon market mechanism is turning into a big negotiation thorn
COP24: Carbon market talks go downhill
Key issues that render the environmental integrity of the Paris carbon markets questionable are the Overall Mitigation of Global Emissions …
Africa Climate Summit 2023: Opinion split on carbon markets, some call it license for Global North to pollute
Carbon credits promoted by powerful interests that benefit from maintaining the status quo of fossil fuel dependence, say opposers
Climate Emergency CoP 25: We have reached the edge — FULL COVER STORY
The world needs to give up carbon by 2050. Are we on track? Read Down To Earth's full cover package published ahead of the Madrid gig
Climate negotiations and the invisible hand of carbon chaos
According to experts, carbon markets only shift responsibility from the polluters to the invisible hands of the market and fail to decrease …
COP28 Recap: Nations failed to reach consensus on Article 6 for regulating carbon markets
Among other risks, a further delay in operationalising Article 6 could mean voluntary carbon markets and discretionary bilateral arrangements …
Climate Emergency CoP 25: New proposal by CoP Presidency will undermine next round of climate targets
The lack of accountability for past under-performance has consequences
Men in black
Carbon market has the potential to unlock billions of dollars for countries in the Global South. But is this voluntary carbon market working for …
Stripping carbon from the atmosphere might be needed to avoid dangerous warming — but it remains a deeply uncertain prospect
Proponents argue carbon removal is required at a massive scale to avoid dangerous warming
Voluntary carbon market governance body proposes regulations to stamp out greenwashing
Exaggerated claims of offset, opaque market practices, conflict of interest and the appropriation of credits for greenwashing have been …
COP24: Consensus on global emission reduction key to carbon markets’ success
All nations must make efficient use of the few days left of the Katowice conference since till now they have been struggling to come to a …
It is a cosy club: The voluntary carbon market is a closed-door affair
Voluntary carbon market is a sophisticated ecosystem. It involves a multitude of players to ensure that a carbon offset project delivers on its …
Save the carbon bubble: India’s voluntary carbon market must be regulated and made to contribute to its climate goals
Governments world over continue to issue regulations to rein in the voluntary carbon market, hold it accountable for its acts and ensure sharing …
Due credit: The Indian voluntary carbon market is growing exponentially
India’s lucrative carbon market is worth over $1.2 billion. It will only grow as the crisis of climate change becomes more urgent and …
Unearthing reality: A DTE-CSE probe into the workings of the Indian voluntary carbon market
1,451. That is the number of projects implemented across India to churn out the new-age essential commodity—carbon credits. Industries and …
UN carbon credits document raises concerns; CSE highlights need for local community access, transparency
Supervisory Body’s criteria or rationale for fees to be levied on communities with concerns missing from Article 6.4
Decoding carbon markets: Role of intermediaries in the web of transactions
Rising interest in carbon markets has increased the number of intermediaries and stakeholders involved