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Carbon credits are increasingly treated as a business investment rather than a compliance cost, with nine in ten (90%) buyers reporting that carbon credits delivered on their organisation's objectives over the past 12 months. The finding comes from new research from Climate Impact Partners, which surveyed 600 senior decision-makers responsible for environmental and carbon strategy across the UK and US. The survey points to a carbon market maturing beyond reporting and into commercial strategy, with credits treated as a lever for growth rather...
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The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has launched a 12-week public consultation on ISO 14060—the Net Zero Aligned Organizations Standard. The draft is the world’s first international, independently verifiable standard designed to...
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SBTi
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The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has published its Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0 (CNZS2), the most comprehensive update to its corporate net-zero framework to date. The standard formally recognises the use of carbon credits,...
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The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has revised the Absolute Contraction Approach (ACA), the methodology companies use to calculate near-term emissions reduction targets. The update brings the method into line with the direction proposed for...
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Green Earth attended the European Climate Summit (ECS) 2026, where speakers from across the energy, finance, and policy sectors gathered to discuss the evolving role of carbon markets. Several sessions stood out for their relevance to the verified...
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Tokyo's carbon credit programme enters a new phase in the fiscal year 2026 (FY2026), with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) opening applications for its Carbon Credit Utilisation Promotion Project. The scheme, first introduced in FY2025,...
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Despite mixed signals in public discourse, a new PwC report reveals that most companies are staying the course—or even accelerating—on their decarbonisation targets. According to The 2025 State of Decarbonization, based on data from CDP and other...
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