Refers to sectors in which greenhouse gas emissions are difficult to reduce. Includes industries such as iron and steel, cement, refining, chemicals, shipping, aviation and heavy duty trucks. These are generally industries in which significant emissions reductions can only be achieved with new step-change technology.
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12 May 2026
A set of 10 principles put forward by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) which define high-quality carbon credits, focused on aspects such as governance, tracking, verifiability and additionality.
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Carbon offset standards organisations operate electronic registries in which the details of each project and each carbon credit issued and retired are kept.
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