Reports & Commentary

Trove Research regularly publishes deep dive reports and short opinion pieces, as well as hosting occasional webinars / events, on the voluntary carbon market and corporate climate commitments. Trove Intelligence subscribers have full access to all our material. Some pieces are made freely available and can be found below.

Potential Impact of the Core Carbon Principles on the Global Carbon Credit Market 

Potential Impact of the Core Carbon Principles on the Global Carbon Credit Market 

To date, the voluntary carbon market (VCM) has lacked a common benchmark for carbon credit quality. The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market’s (ICVCM) Core Carbon Principles (CCPs), which launched earlier this year, are…

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Global Carbon Credit Investment Report

Global Carbon Credit Investment Report

A major new study by Trove Research finds that investment into carbon credit projects between 2012 and 2022 totalled $36bn, with half of this occurring in the last three years and more than $3bn in…

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Corporate climate ambition – comparing like for like

Corporate climate ambition – comparing like for like

Over 9,000 of the largest companies in the world have now set meaningful climate targets and have combined supply chain emissions of more than world’s releases of greenhouse gases.1 Nearly 3,000 of these firms have…

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Trove Launches new VCM Country Opportunity and Risk Index

Trove Launches new VCM Country Opportunity and Risk Index

Developing projects for the global carbon credit market is a potentially rewarding but risky business. Developers need to find the ‘goldilocks zone’ where projects meet ever-exacting quality standards and the economics make sense. They also…

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The Scramble for African Carbon Credits – Should Governments Intervene?

The Scramble for African Carbon Credits – Should Governments Intervene?

Host governments for carbon credit projects are trying to ensure as much revenue as possible stays in the country and benefits the local communities. But the way they are going about it risks having the…

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ICVCM’s Core Carbon Principles narrow the gap between idealism and pragmatism

ICVCM’s Core Carbon Principles narrow the gap between idealism and pragmatism

To date, the voluntary carbon market (VCM) has lacked a common benchmark for carbon credit quality. The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market’s Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) are a step towards building greater confidence…

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2Q23 VCM in Review – Carbon claims under the spotlight

2Q23 VCM in Review – Carbon claims under the spotlight

The latest edition of our quarterly VCM in review webinar,  '2Q23 VCM in Review: Carbon claims under the spotlight,' was on Thursday, 20th July at 3pm BST. The Trove team discussed the recent narrative around…

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BECCS – promising technology for net zero or an expensive bet?

BECCS – promising technology for net zero or an expensive bet?

To its supporters, BECCS – or bioenergy with carbon capture and storage – offers a near-miracle solution to the challenge of climate change. In the BECCS process, carbon trapped in plants from the sun’s energy…

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VCMI Claims Code of Practice – Important progress but the difficult stuff still lies ahead

VCMI Claims Code of Practice – Important progress but the difficult stuff still lies ahead

The Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Initiative (VCMI) published its finalised Claims Code of Practice yesterday to great fanfare. This document follows from the Provisional Code published in June 2022.  The purpose of the Code is…

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Are carbon credits worthless?

Are carbon credits worthless?

If you missed the presentation of our CEO and Founder, Guy Turner, at Imperial College on 20th June on the subject “Are Carbon Credits Worthless?” you can now download the slides below. Please click below to…

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The Role of “Reduction” and “Removal” Projects in the Voluntary Carbon Market – an Economic Analysis

The Role of “Reduction” and “Removal” Projects in the Voluntary Carbon Market – an Economic Analysis

This report assesses the costs and benefits of reduction and removal projects, using detailed carbon project cost models developed by Trove.

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Corporate emission performance and the use of carbon credits

Corporate emission performance and the use of carbon credits

This detailed report analyses over 4,000 global companies and the link between emissions performance and the use of carbon credits. The conclusion is that companies that use material quantities of carbon credits are decarbonising at twice the rate of companies that do not use carbon credits.

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Clean cooking: How to assess project integrity?

Clean cooking: How to assess project integrity?

This video and slide pack is from the 16th May webinar on cookstove projects and a deep-dive into our methodology of assessing over 350 projects.

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Reports of the VCM’s Ill Health Are Greatly Exaggerated

Reports of the VCM’s Ill Health Are Greatly Exaggerated

Mark Twain’s response in 1897 to a journalist enquiring about his health could equally apply to rumours circulating today about the health of the voluntary carbon market. In recent months there have been a number…

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Trove Global Carbon Credit Investment Survey

Trove Global Carbon Credit Investment Survey

The Trove 2023 Global Carbon Credit Investment Survey was launched on 4th April 2023. The purpose of the survey is to gain a thorough understanding of capital flows into carbon credit projects…

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Voluntary Carbon Market 1Q23 in Review – the State of Integrity

Voluntary Carbon Market 1Q23 in Review – the State of Integrity

This video and slide pack is from the 18th April Trove webinar on key developments in the voluntary carbon market in the first quarter of 2023, including an in-depth review of the ICVCM's newly launched Core…

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An Introduction to Trove’s Carbon Credit Integrity Assessments

An Introduction to Trove’s Carbon Credit Integrity Assessments

We are excited to launch our new Carbon Credit Integrity Assessment tool as a new module on the Trove Intelligence platform.  The tool assesses the integrity of over carbon 4,000 projects against some 50 criteria,…

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Core Carbon Principles: Alignment with Trove’s Carbon Credit Integrity Assessments

Core Carbon Principles: Alignment with Trove’s Carbon Credit Integrity Assessments

The IC-VCM’s newly launched Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) are an important and helpful initiative to improve integrity in the voluntary carbon market…

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Climate and ESG Investing in the Age of DeSantis and Republican Liberalism

Climate and ESG Investing in the Age of DeSantis and Republican Liberalism

Investing according to environmental, social and governance criteria has been one of the key macro investment themes in the last decade.  Growing at over 40% per year since 2015, the ESG sector now has nearly…

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China’s voluntary carbon market could burst back into life

China’s voluntary carbon market could burst back into life

The following article is an extract from Trove Research’s China country profile, available to subscribers.  These country profiles describe the opportunities and risks for developing and trading carbon credits in 15 of the largest carbon…

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South American carbon markets webinar

South American carbon markets webinar

This video and slide pack (in English, Spanish and Portuguese) is from the 15th February Trove webinar on South American carbon markets. In the webinar the Trove team provided an overview of carbon markets in South…

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