14Dec

Expert Consultation Group on alignment with the Paris Agreement

14 December ema.cima 0 Comments

Gold Standard is committed to aligning with the Paris Agreement, to ensure continued quality of credits, and to ensure credits can be appropriately used for different and evolving purposes. This includes new uses in addition to the voluntary carbon market, such as use by aeroplane operators to comply with CORSIA and use by governments seeking to use Article 6 as part of a strategy to meet Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

06Apr

New claims for a new era of private sector carbon finance

06 April claire.willers 0 Comments

Originally published on Carbon Pulse.

Sarah Leugers
Director of Communications, Gold Standard

We’re now in a new policy era that means that credits used to offset and claim carbon neutrality must have corresponding adjustments to give certainty that the fundamental promise of carbon offsetting – that the atmosphere is no worse off – is fulfilled.

17Feb

Gold Standard seeks input on plans to align voluntary carbon market with Paris Agreement and ensure integrity as market seeks to scale

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GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – 18 February 2021: As the voluntary carbon market is at a crossroads with rapid growth and international policy changes, Gold Standard today proposes new measures to ensure integrity principles as the market scales.

27Feb

Post 2020 voluntary carbon market principles

27 February ema.cima 0 Comments

A new context
Markets have evolved since the Kyoto Protocol. Science now tells us how we need to decarbonise and by when. The Paris Agreement accordingly includes emission reduction targets for all countries, improving upon the binary nature of the Kyoto regime.

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Expert Consultation Group on alignment with the Paris Agreement

New claims for a new era of private sector carbon finance

Gold Standard seeks input on plans to align voluntary carbon market with Paris Agreement and ensure integrity as market seeks to scale

Post 2020 voluntary carbon market principles

Get Involved

You can make a direct impact in protecting our climate while helping the most vulnerable access critical services like energy, water and food.