US to retaliate against IMO members that back net zero emissions plan

The U.S. on Tuesday (12/8/2025) rejected the “Net-Zero Framework” proposal by the International Maritime Organization, which is aimed at reducing global greenhouse gas emissions from the international shipping sector, and threatened measures against countries that support it. The announcement, made

A Drumbeat of Urgency and a Market that Must Respond

“Farmers face one of the highest rates of suicide of any occupation.” That quiet, devastating remark came from a farmer and a fellow panelist at a London Climate Action Week event. It wasn’t part of the script. It wasn’t a

The Three Pillars of Carbon Pricing: Tax, Trading and Hybrid Models

Carbon pricing systems around the world are built on three foundational approaches: carbon taxes, emissions trading systems (ETS or cap-and-trade), and hybrid models that combine elements of both. Carbon Tax A carbon tax is a government-imposed fee on the burning

UK Government Voluntary Carbon and Nature Markets policy consolidates action on nature and climate, but risks compromising urgent mitigation of climate change and preventing and repairing nature loss, say ONZ researchers

Researchers from the Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery, Oxford Net Zero and Oxford Sustainable Finance Group have submitted feedback to the UK Government’s ‘Voluntary Carbon and Nature Markets: Raising Integrity’ consultation, coordinated by the Department for Energy Security and Net

Carbon Credit Developers Urge Overhaul Of Complaints System

Dozens of carbon project developers are calling for major reforms to the complaints procedures used by registries in the voluntary carbon market (VCM), Reuters reported on Monday. They argue that the current systems unfairly damage the credibility of legitimate projects

Carbon Credits In Nigeria: Road To Implementation

On November 8, 2022, the new Africa Carbon Markets Initiative (ACMI) was inaugurated at the United Nations Climate Change global conference held in Sharm, Egypt, with an objective to scale the production of carbon credit across the continent. Nigeria and

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