We come at carbon from different starting points. One of us builds carbon removal portfolios at Climeworks Solutions, with roots in engineered removal. The other advises governments on nature-based programmes. Where you sit shapes what you fund, and we have both felt that pull. Funding climate solutions well is a balancing act. The hardest part […]

The release of SBTi’s revised corporate Net Zero Standard in June will measurably reduce the level of uncertainty that’s clouded what “credible” means for corporate climate action for years. The standard recognizes a clear role for markets, including high-integrity carbon credit markets, as part of responsible corporate action on the road to net zero.  That’s […]

Anyone who has worked on the sell side of the voluntary carbon market knows that selling carbon credits can feel like getting a Rube Goldberg machine to work. It’s a complex process with lots of moving parts that often takes a long time to succeed.  Earlier this year, Ecosystem Marketplace and Carbon Capital Lab launched […]

Can the voluntary carbon market (VCM) evolve from a source of skepticism into a high-integrity engine for global climate and nature action? The stakes go far beyond corporate sustainability teams. While emissions reduction across the value chain must remain the top priority, the VCM serves as an essential, complementary mechanism for accelerating global climate and […]

The last two decades have seen a series of experiments (leading to both successes and setbacks) in carbon pricing and market-based climate policy happening across state, national, and international levels. In this interview, Katherine Hamilton, Ecosystem Marketplace Advisory Board member and co-author of Voluntary Carbon Markets: A Business Guide and Janet Peace, co-chair of the […]

Ask five people in the carbon market whether buyers should prioritise nature or technology, and you’ll get five strong opinions, but rarely a clear answer to what the right mix actually looks like in practice.  The two pieces below approach the question from different starting points. One argues that nature’s scale, speed, and co-benefits make […]

This spring the North American Carbon World (NACW) event celebrated its 25th anniversary, a small milestone in the evolution of carbon markets. In honor of the celebration, Katherine Hamilton, Ecosystem Marketplace Advisory Board member and co-author of Voluntary Carbon Markets: A Business Guide sat down with Alexia Kelly, market veteran and Managing Director of the […]