Paris Agreement

An international treaty on climate change adopted by 196 governments at the COP21 summit in Paris in 2015 under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Signatories agreed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to limit the global average temperature increase to well below 2 degrees Celsius compared with pre-industrial levels, and to pursue a goal of 1.5 degrees C.

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Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) is an approach to generating energy which uses sustainable biomass as a feedstock...
Two distinct types of carbon market are converging worldwide, with implications for market participants, investors and other stakeholders alike.
Carbon brokers are intermediaries who facilitate the buying and selling of carbon credits or emission allowances between parties.
September saw further progress in the carbon capture space as Norway and Finland agreed to cooperate on the capture, cross-border transport and...
Examples include avoided deforestation programs, where deforestation is the norm in a given location, and an investor undertakes a project to protect an area of

16 October 2025

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Carbon Brokers

Carbon brokers are intermediaries who facilitate the buying and selling of carbon credits or emission allowances between parties.

22 September 2025

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Norway, Finland sign deal on carbon transport and storage

September saw further progress in the carbon capture space as Norway and Finland agreed to cooperate on the capture, cross-border transport and...

18 September 2025

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Carbon Avoidance

Examples include avoided deforestation programs, where deforestation is the norm in a given location, and an investor undertakes a project to protect an area of forest for clearance.

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