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We welcome this consultation on the design of voluntary carbon markets. Overall, we find that: Emission reductions are still not being credibly prioritized in our opinion Despite their well-known issues, forestry offsets are not excluded Links to compliance markets are foreseen, that might create risks for the effectiveness of cap and trade markets (ETS) A …
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In February, Boris Johnson, the Prince of Wales and Sir David Attenborough launched the Dasgupta Review, a policy report on biodiversity promoting the financialization of Nature. What makes this report particularly important is that it is set to define UK policy for the decades to come. The review is also important since, while being ostensibly about …
The agenda for the COP26 will largely focus on Article 6 and the creation of a new carbon offset market. Many issues will be negotiated, including whether or not to allow the double counting of offset credits. Here are our 9 recommendations.