Carbon ratings are moving into the mainstream. Three market experts discuss what that means for the future of carbon markets.

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Superpollutants Season 2: Revisiting a critical part of the carbon markets

Superpollutants Season 2: Revisiting a critical part of the carbon markets

We are starting a new series on super pollutants. Some of you may be wondering: Where was Season 1? Did I miss it? Calyx Global has been writing about superpollutants since 2022. Why?When Calyx Global first started rating carbon credits in 2021, our goal was coverage: rate as much of the market as possible. This led us to start by rating many large-scale grid-connected renewable energy (ACM0002) and REDD projects – together, these made up over 68% of voluntary carbon market (VCM) retirements in 2021. However, we quickly discovered that this was not very helpful to our customers, because the majority of ACM0002 credits have a high risk of non-additionality. Additionally, REDD credits had significantly overestimated baselines –

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The unsung hero of climate action: Why it’s time to focus on superpollutants

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Calyx Global launches Pricing Intelligence to make carbon credit purchasing smarter

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