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The Paris Agreement: Main Components

The Paris Agreement is not yet sufficient to address the threat of climate change, and global greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase, threatening more severe and disruptive weather including storms, flooding, heatwaves and droughts. However, the strength of the treaty lies in its inclusiveness, its repeating cycle of increasing ambition, its ability to channel finance to sustainable development and its flexible mechanisms that encourage innovation that will help to power the global clean energy transition.

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This chart shows the total amount of man-made emissions created by the world's biggest polluters.
The amount of atmospheric CO2 has charted a steady climb higher. The Mauna Loa Observatory on the north flank of volcano of the same name
Carbonwise - Offsetting VS Insetting
Carbon ‘insetting’ refers to the practice of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within an organisation’s own value chain. The term differs from carbon ‘offsetting,’ which
The EU and UK reached a provisional agreement on 19th May to link their respective carbon compliance markets, the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)
One of the key planks in the global raft of policies and measures designed to slow climate change is the voluntary carbon market – a
Carbonwise - Offsetting VS Insetting

12 June 2025

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What is Carbon ‘Insetting’?

Carbon ‘insetting’ refers to the practice of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within an organisation’s own value chain. The term differs from carbon ‘offsetting,’ which refers to purchasing and retiring emissions reductions that take place...

27 May 2025

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EU-UK carbon market link set to cut costs, boost trade

The EU and UK reached a provisional agreement on 19th May to link their respective carbon compliance markets, the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and the UK Emissions Trading System (UK ETS).

22 April 2025

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Is There Any Independent Oversight of Carbon Credits?

One of the key planks in the global raft of policies and measures designed to slow climate change is the voluntary carbon market – a system that involves companies investing in greenhouse gas (GHG)...

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