The world’s leading carbon credit certifier – used by Disney, Shell, Gucci and other big corporations for climate claims – has said it will phase out and replace its rainforest offsets programme by mid-2025 after a Guardian investigation found it was flawed. Verra, the main guarantee of credibility for the rapidly growing $2bn (£1.6bn) voluntary offsets market, has committed...Read More

BeZero, a carbon credit ratings agency, has suggested in a research note that independent ratings could lead to improved quality of biodiversity credits and increased transparency in the relatively new market. BeZero, which provides rating services for the fast-growing voluntary carbon market, believes that ratings could play a similar role in the emerging global voluntary...Read More