News and Insights

May 7, 2026

EU carbon farming methodologies weaker than the Paris standard

EU draft rules to certify carbon sequestration and emissions reductions fall short of the scientific demands outlined in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

May 1, 2026

Liberia threatened with funding loss if it fails to sell carbon credits

Rainforest nations face intense pressure to sell credits to airlines and wealthier countries.

May 1, 2026

Court Dismisses High-Stakes Lawsuit Against Climate Tech Firm Earthbanc

The verdict from Kenya's high court favors carbon finance against NGO and community outcries while Kenya positions itself as Africa's carbon finance hub.

April 24, 2026

Carbon - In focus: Corsia debate heats up with EU draft

A recent draft proposal has suggested additional criteria for European operators to participate in CORSIA which could render all phase 1 supply ineligible for use in the bloc.

April 23, 2026

India and South Korea Sign Article 6.2 Deal

A new bilateral agreement under Article 6.2 signals continued momentum in cross-border carbon trading and the expanding relevance of internationally transferred mitigation outcomes.

April 23, 2026

China Signals Opening of Carbon Market to Financial Institutions

China’s market may be moving toward a broader participant base, with potential implications for liquidity, price discovery, and the future structure of its national ETS.

Verra’s Carbon Standard 5.0: Integrity Through Rights and Benefit Sharing

This SDSG piece examines Verra’s draft standard revisions and the extent to which integrity claims must be grounded in stronger approaches to rights, transparency, and benefit sharing.

Nature, People, and Carbon Markets

Policy brief arguing that Article 6 should sideline the trade in nature-based credits, while pushing for tenure-based carbon ownership, stronger benefit-sharing standards, and more transparent public registries.

The Great Green Rush

Rainforest Foundation UK report on the rapid rise of forest carbon offset projects in the DRC and the social impacts emerging alongside that expansion.

Why Carbon Markets are a Dangerous Distraction for Africa

This brief argues that carbon markets are a false solution to Africa’s climate finance needs. Rather than delivering real, equitable, and transformative funding for climate action, these markets risk undermining Africa’s climate sovereignty.

From Land Grabbers to Carbon Cowboys

The article argues that the rapid expansion of carbon offset projects is driving a new wave of land grabbing in the Global South, where corporations and investors—dubbed “carbon cowboys”—secure control over community lands to generate carbon credits, often at the expense of local livelihoods and rights.

How National Legislation Can Advance Carbon Justice

A policy toolkit on how domestic legislation can better structure carbon governance, protect rightsholders, and address gaps in carbon market justice.

Carbon market laws in the global South set to increase corporate control over community forests

Emerging carbon laws may accelerate corporate land grabs by expanding control over community forests.