Numerous recent studies have decimated the validity of the voluntary carbon market (VCM). A recent University of Cambridge-VU Amsterdam study shows a mere six percent of REDD+ offsets certified by Verra — the world’s leading carbon standard — are valid. And even more recent analyses by the Guardian and The New Yorker present mounting evidence that many offset schemes exaggerate climate benefits and underestimate potential harms. Chris Neufeld — Head...Read More

The African Carbon Markets Initiative, a consortium of Global North donors, corporate representatives, conservation groups and energy lobbyists, is pushing to expand carbon markets on the continent. The effort has gained the vocal support of Kenyan President William Ruto, along with a number of other African heads of state, who see carbon markets as a...Read More