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Climate Resilience and PPPs

Many risks associated with climate change will be felt hardest by lower income countries, as their ability to prevent and respond to the impacts of climate change is limited. Against this background…

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Energy Transition

The energy transition is the process of shifting the global energy system away from the consumption of fossil fuels and toward low-carbon technologies in order to support international goals of…

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Debt: Example of Emission Reduction-Linked Bond from Vietnam

table, th, td { border:1px solid #ffffff; padding:10px } In February 2023, The World Bank issued $50 million Emission Reduction-Linked Notes that mobilized private capital to finance a water…

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Take Quick Survey Now - Unlocking Global Emission Reduction Credit Demand

In Spring 2024 PPPLRC launched a new topic: "Unlocking Global Emission Reduction Credit Demand". You will find more on this topic in the sections on Country System Assessments, …

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USA - California Cap-and-Trade Program

The official website of ICAP provides details for the USA - California Cap-and-Trade Program.

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EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)

The official website of ICAP provides details for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) project.

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Emission Reduction-Linked Notes Mobilize Private Capital for Climate Friendly Project

In February 2023, the World Bank issued $50 million Emission Reduction-Linked Notes that mobilized private capital to finance a water purifier project in Vietnam and provided bond investors with a…

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IETA and Founding Partners Announce the Launch of Climate Action Data Trust

The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), the World Bank and the Government of Singapore announced the launch of the Climate Action Data Trust (CAD Trust), and that initial…

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Guidance for using the Global NBS Standard

The IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions lists the Criteria and Indicators, as adopted by the 98th Meeting of the IUCN Council in 2020. This Guidance for using the IUCN Global Standard for…

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Scaling Blended Finance for Climate Action: Perspectives from Private Creditors

This website provides resource for the publication of Scaling Blended Finance for Climate Action: Perspectives from Private Creditors.

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Senken is launching the world’s first public sale of carbon forward tokens

Carbon forwards allow pre-funding of climate projects that are still in development for a reduced price. It helps organizations to hedge their carbon emissions and manage their exposure to carbon…

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Verified Carbon Standard - Project 1712

This official website of Singapore VERRA listed related documents for the Verified Carbon Standard - Project 1712.

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Objective: Guidance for Country System Assessments

These Guidelines are primarily intended to provide governments with a strategic and holistic understanding of how the demand-side participants of the global emission reduction credit (ERC) markets…

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Tanzania Environment Management Act

This Act regulates on Environmental Management (Control and Management of Carbon Trading).

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Kenya Climate Change Act

The website provides the Kenya Climate Act (Act No. 11 of 2016, Act No. 9 of 2023).

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Legal Implications of Voluntary Carbon Credits

The transition to a low carbon economy is estimated to require significant funding globally. The voluntary carbon market continues to play a critical role in that transition by helping to channel…

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Trove Launches new VCM Country Opportunity and Risk Index

Trove’s newly launched VCM Country Opportunity and Risk Index now allows developers, investors and carbon credit buyers to comprehensively assess these risks. 

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Putting the Pieces Together for Good Governance of REDD+

This report offers an analysis of 32 REDD+ Country Readiness Proposals.

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Comparative Analysis of Benefit-Sharing Mechanisms in REDD+ Programs

The present document has been developed to shed some light on factors that shape and condition benefit-sharing mechanisms (BSMs) associated with programs to reduce emissions from deforestation and…

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Compliance Carbon Markets Final Report

Compliance Carbon Markets (CCMs), or Emissions Trading Systems (ETS) markets, fall under two broad categories. The first and most widely used type of compliance carbon market, also called “cap-and-…

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Voluntary Carbon Markets: An introduction for exchanges

This Market Monitor focuses primarily on the voluntary carbon market, although the newly launched SSE Carbon Markets Advisory Group may also explore the compliance market in more depth as part of…

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Smart Contract-based Carbon Credits attached to Green Bonds

Project Genesis 2.0 demonstrated the benefits of integrating the green bond and carbon markets, as well as the possibility brought about by technology to enhance the transparency and environmental…

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Mitsui to Participate in Forestry Carbon Credit Investment in Australia

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.  announced that it had invested in a forestry carbon offset fund in Australia, jointly developed with and managed by New Forests Pty Limited , leveraging Mitsui's…

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Carbon Opportunities Fund and Sumitomo Corporation of Americas Lead the Way with First Transaction of Tokenized Carbon Assets reflected in the Climate Action Data Trust

In an important step for carbon markets, and key milestone for the Carbon Opportunities Fund and Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) announced one of the first transactions of tokenized carbon…

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2023 State of the Voluntary Carbon Market

The Carbon Direct State of the Voluntary Carbon Market report provides carbon credit purchasers, project developers, and policymakers with a snapshot of key trends and market developments. The market…