Carbon markets

Comment to the UNFCCC Supervisory Body on Article 6.4

The following comment was submitted to the chair and vicechair of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Supervisory Body (SB) on February 28, 2023.

Government efforts to prop up shaky Voluntary Carbon Markets

As reports in early 2023 document the increasing gap between the promise and reality of forestry-based carbon emissions market crediting, two publi

Greenwashing or new potential for farmers? IATP’s contribution to the EU Greens/EFA conference on carbon farming

The conference “Carbon Farming – New potential for farmers or greenwashing,” organized by three Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from the

COP27 debrief: What’s at stake on agriculture and climate in the coming year?

Introduction

Talking COP27 Episode 4: The fight for real climate action continues

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“Full of red flags” — Real Zero Europe campaigners slam EU carbon removal proposal

Brussels, November 28, 2022

Big corporations push for carbon farming offsets in the EU

On November 30, the European Commission will publish its legislative proposal for carbon removals, known as the Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF).

Carbon farming: How big corporations are driving the EU’s carbon removals agenda

“Carbon farming” has become a new buzzword in recent climate debates, and the European Commission is promoting carbon farming as a key solution in the upcoming European Union (EU) Carbon Removal Certification Framework.

COP27 implementation decision on emissions offset markets: Will process obscure substance?

Big diplomatic decisions receive much more media and political attention than the many steps necessary to implement the decisions. So it was with the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting in Glasgow, Scotland.

True or False? Evaluating solutions for agriculture and climate change

For decades, mainstream climate debates largely ignored agriculture. Now, thankfully, the climate community has woken up to the importance of agriculture and food systems in tackling climate change. This short paper challenges some of the most popular of these false solutions to the climate crisis.