Quality Offsets for Emission Trading Systems: Anything to learn from ICVCM & other quality initiatives in the voluntary carbon markets?

A post by Jürg Füssler* (INFRAS), external collaborator of the project LIFE DICET The direct linking of emission trading systems seems not to be gaining significant traction. In that situation, the use of offsets for compliance with emission caps in Read More …

Offsetting for carbon neutrality – Getting the claims right

A post by Kenneth Möllersten (IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute), Hanna-Mari Ahonen (Perspectives Climate Research) & Lars Zetterberg (IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute) In this blog post, we explain why voluntarily seeking so-called “corresponding adjustments” is not a question of Read More …

Short-term impacts of carbon offsets on emissions trading schemes: lessons from the EU for the Paris Agreement

A post by Claire Gavard (ZEW Mannheim) and Djamel Kirat (University of Orléans, CNRS) In 2015, the Paris Agreement established the Article 6.4 Mechanism, which makes it possible for activities contributing to emissions reductions in a host country to be Read More …