News and Insights

June 1, 2026

How Nuclear Could Finally Fit Into Carbon Markets—And Unlock Clean Energy At Scale

Nuclear energy avoids emissions at scale. Yet today, that contribution is priced at zero.

May 26, 2026

Indonesia Seeks To Boost Forestry Carbon Market With New Regulation

Regulation No. 6/2026 issued by the Ministry of Forestry, marks “a new chapter in the carbon market era” for the country.

May 18, 2026

Singapore launches carbon credit financing coalition

Singapore has launched a multi-sector coalition to boost corporate demand and direct financing for high-integrity carbon credits.

May 14, 2026

Gold Standard Rebuilds Carbon Credit Registry With Trovio To Boost Market Connectivity

Gold Standard has announced a partnership with climate technology firm Trovio to replace its existing Impact Registry with a next-generation platform.

May 14, 2026

USD 22 Billion Points to Future Carbon-Market Demand

Carbon market offtake agreements grow as corporate buyers aim to secure future supply, signals wider shift away from outsourcing project risks.

May 11, 2026

Morocco And Norway Sign Carbon Market Cooperation Agreement

Morocco and Norway have signed a new agreement aimed at strengthening cooperation on carbon markets and accelerating emissions reductions.

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.