A standard is a framework for measuring reductions, avoidances or removals of atmospheric carbon dioxide from a variety of different projects. Standards organisations like Verra or Gold Standard approve individual project methodologies to calculate reductions, certify independent audits of projects and issue carbon credits.
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24 July 2025
The Voluntary Carbon Market. Describes a market where project-based carbon credits are traded voluntarily and outside the scope of any national law (and regulation).
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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 markets hub in Southeast Asia that also...
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Carbon leakage refers to the unintended migration of carbon-emitting activities away from a jurisdiction that restricts CO2 emissions, and towards a jurisdiction where no such restrictions exist. For example, Europe's Emissions Trading System imposes a cost of CO2...
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