What is today’s VCM saying it wants in a Carbon Offset Project?

By Chris McLaren Introduction In previous blog posts, we’ve presented evidence that higher quality projects tend to command higher credit prices on the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM), and that the […]
What is the true potential value of the voluntary carbon market? And what will it take to get there?

How can the VCM’s legitimate firms and projects credibly signal their integrity and establish an unassailable level of trust?
Carbon Project Fraud and the Need for Better Project Management Solutions

In September we shared our thoughts following C-Quest Capital’s troubled cookstove initiative. Just this last week, we also read Matt Levine’s analysis on Bloomberg Law to CQC’s fraudulent claims and […]
Lessons from C-Quest Capital’s Troubled Cookstove Initiative

While the cookstove project funded by C-Quest Capital represented a now-well-known way to address deforestation and smoke pollution in Mozambique, problems recently uncovered by the Washington Post underscore the importance […]
Beyond Carbon: Measuring & Verifying Co-Benefits in Nature-Based Solutions

The world of carbon offsetting has moved beyond simply reducing emissions. Now, buyers increasingly seek out projects that not only sequester carbon, but also deliver measurable co-benefits.
New Report from Ecosystem Marketplace Highlights Importance of Project Co-Benefits in Attracting Demand, Higher Prices

New research published by Ecosystem Marketplace indicates that project co-benefits, which are additional environmental and social benefits beyond carbon sequestration, are driving higher credit prices.
The Path Not Traveled: Doing the Hard Work to Guide Quality

To truly demonstrate quality, nature-based project proponents and their stakeholders need a way to design good projects and to show the full story of their good projects using objective, transparent data.
Why Maximizing Project Crediting Potential and Minimizing Risk is Critical to NbS Industry Growth

Misunderstanding and misuse of NbS have led to applications that cause harm to biodiversity and communities and threaten to erode stakeholders’ trust in the approach.