Carbon Markets
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Development of Lesotho's National Carbon Markets Framework for Article 6 and Voluntary Carbon Markets
The Government of Lesotho, funded by IFAD under the ROLL project, is seeking an individual consultant to develop a National Carbon Markets Legal Framework aligned with Article 6…
Spekboom restoration at centre of $120m World Bank climate bond
The World Bank has priced a $120m spekboom restoration bond in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, linking investor returns to ecosystem recovery
Fate of Zimbabwe’s Kariba REDD+ forest conservation project hangs in the balance
Kariba REDD+ has been prevented from trading after allegations of mismanagement and corruption
Unified African voice needed at COP29
The continent must also ignore the dangled carrot of small bits of money for carbon forests or just transitions, said Fadhel Kaboub, a senior adviser at Power Shift Africa
Carbon credits a controversial topic at Africa climate summit
The carbon market: a potential planet saver or greenwashing that gives polluting companies an opportunity to evade reducing their emissions?
Carbon offset is greenwashing, critics say
A marine conservation funding facility wants carbon trading to finance restoration and protection of the oceans and marine biodiversity
Critical climate change talks raise the pressure for COP26
The stage has been set for one of the most anticipated climate conferences to address global warming – and targets for the biggest emitters