Additionality

Refers to the question of whether a carbon project is reducing or removing additional emissions compared to what would be expected to happen under a Business As Usual (BAU) scenario.

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Vietnam’s national carbon market is set to move forward in 2025 with the start of a pilot phase, highlighting progress in a fast-developing regional carbon
The United Nations’ specialised agency for shipping, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), has for the first time agreed on a system that will put a
In the climate space, attention turned to the legal world in late July after the United Nations’ highest court made a ruling on climate liabilities.
This graphic shows the indicative flow of project-based carbon credits to various end-use sources of demand. In the past, most credits were used by companies
Carbon Dioxide Removal. Anthropogenic activities removing CO2 from the atmosphere and durably storing it in geological, terrestrial or ocean reservoirs, or in products.

26 August 2025

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Nations can be held legally accountable for their greenhouse gas emissions: UN’s top court

In the climate space, attention turned to the legal world in late July after the United Nations’ highest court made a ruling on climate liabilities.

19 August 2025

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Carbon Market Convergence

This graphic shows the indicative flow of project-based carbon credits to various end-use sources of demand. In the past, most credits were used by companies for corporate...

15 August 2025

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CDR

Carbon Dioxide Removal. Anthropogenic activities removing CO2 from the atmosphere and durably storing it in geological, terrestrial or ocean reservoirs, or in products.

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