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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…

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Should carbon investors tap the stock market?

Climate change has now emerged as a major investment theme. Even mainstream fund managers are screening investments on climate criteria.

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VCM: 2022 in review

This slide pack and recording contains the presentation from Trove’s 'VCM in Review 2022', where we discuss of the voluntary carbon market in 2022 and what to expect for 2023.

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Demystifying the use of carbon credits for corporate climate targets

This slide pack and recording contains the presentation from Trove’s December 15th webinar in collaboration with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

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COP27 in a Nutshell

With the sun having set in Sharm el-Sheikh, what really went down at #COP27, and what does it mean for carbon markets? This slide pack and recording contains the presentation from Trove’s December 6 on key developments and reflections on COP27.

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Insurance joins list of options to de-risk carbon credits

In October, insurance broker Howden unveiled a new insurance product for voluntary carbon credits, and back in June, UK-based start-up, Kita, raised seed funding to develop new insurance products for…

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COP 27, 6 days to go: will carbon markets get a shake-down in Sharm?

COP26 had the headline-grabbing agreement on Article 6, but did it really change the direction of carbon markets? While it clarified the use of corresponding adjustments for compliance use, the…

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3Q22 Review of Voluntary Carbon Market

This slide pack and recording contains the presentation from Trove’s October 27 on key developments in the voluntary carbon market in the first 3 quarters of 2022.  The presentation covers…

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Trove’s Updated Carbon Industry Classification

Trove’s new project classification provides a comprehensive and granular picture of the entire voluntary carbon market by classifying circa 4,000 registered projects and 2,600 pipeline projects across the major crediting…

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REDD.plus – A green idea, but too many red flags

The potential for "REDD.plus" to dump huge quantities of carbon credits into the voluntary carbon market has caused consternation in some parts of the market. It was definitely a hot topic…

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Does EasyJet’s pivot away from carbon credits mean airlines are cooling on the carbon market?

On 26 September, EasyJet announced a pivot in its sustainability strategy to end the purchasing of carbon credits and focus on technology solutions to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. The decision to stop buying carbon credits has raised concerns in the voluntary carbon market as airlines have been some of the largest buyers of credits.

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Raising the bar: Will new policies deliver higher carbon credit quality?

This slide pack and recording contains the presentation from Trove’s September 12th webinar on key policy development regarding carbon credit quality, including Core Carbon Principles and updates from IC-VCM.

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1H22 Review of Voluntary Carbon Market

This slide pack and recording contains the presentation from Trove’s July 26 webinar on key developments in the voluntary carbon market in the first half of 2022, together with an…

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Impact of the voluntary carbon market on tropical forest countries – implications for corresponding adjustments

This study, funded by the Environmental Defense Fund, estimates the capacity of tropical forest countries to meet forecasted corporate demand for forest-based credits. Three scenarios are developed for host country…

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Using carbon credits to enhance corporate climate action

This slide pack and recording contains the presentation from Trove’s June 2022 webinar on using carbon credits to enhance corporate climate action.

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Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Initiative – Provisional Claims Code Of Practice

The Code Giveth More to the Voluntary Carbon Market Than It Taketh Away On Tuesday 7 June, the Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Initiative (VCMI) launched the Provisional Claims Code of…

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1Q22 Review of Voluntary Carbon Market

This slide pack and recording contains the presentation from Trove’s April 26 webinar on key developments in the voluntary carbon market in the first quarter of 2022, together with an…

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1Q22 Update – Carbon Neutral Fuel Claims

This quarter’s Carbon Neutral fuels report shows a significant drop in the number of shipments claiming carbon neutral status. Only four shipments were recorded in Q1 compared to six in…

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SEC Climate Disclosure Proposal

On Monday 21 March, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formally proposed that US listed companies should be required to disclose climate-related information in filing statements and annual reports.…

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March Madness – Voluntary Carbon Market Volatility

What is Going On? After 6 months of steadily increasing prices, voluntary carbon credit prices have seen a sudden correction over the past 4 weeks to (w.e. 13 March).  The…

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Voluntary Carbon Market: 2021 in Review and 2022 Outlook

This report presents Trove Research’s quarterly update on the voluntary carbon market. This issue contains summary charts for 2021 and our forecasts for 2022. We show that the value of…

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Improving the quality of corporate climate reporting – An analysis of over 900 companies

Trove Research’s analysis of 920 companies reporting of carbon emissions and climate targets shows many companies do not follow best reporting practice. Many firms omit important information to enable meaningful…

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COP26 Briefing – Implications for Corporate Climate Commitments and The VCM

The final negotiations of COP26 in Glasgow may have run over by 24 hours, but a number of important agreements were reached over the two weeks. This Briefing Note summarises…

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Future size of the voluntary carbon market

This report examines the basis of estimates for the future size of the voluntary market and makes suggestions on how these figures should be interpreted.  We conclude there will be…

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3Q21 Update – Carbon Neutral Fossil Fuel Claims

This report presents Trove Research’s Q3 2021 update on the use of carbon credits for fossil fuel product claims.

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Carbon Credit Demand, Supply and Prices

This land-mark study, conducted in collaboration with UCL, produces the first analysis of the long term demand, supply and prices of carbon credits (carbon offsets) in the Voluntary Carbon Market.…

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1Q21 Review Of Voluntary Carbon Market Transactions

In our Q1 2021 review of Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) transactions we deliver key insights into the growth of the VCM and its fundamental drivers. We consider the causes of…

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The European Super League Would Have Been Bad For Football But Worse For The Environment

Today the action of football fans saved the future of European football bringing the European Super League to a halt.  They also did their bit for the planet, saving an additional 165,000 tonnes/year of CO2, equivalent to removing 100,000 cars…

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Energy market scenarios of oil and gas companies

This non-technical summary distilled from the main report, conducted on behalf of the Swedish National Pension Fund, AP7, assesses the climate strategies of 14 International Oil Companies (IOCs), and analyses…

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The Voluntary Carbon Market and Climate Ambition

This is the final report summarising the consultation process convened by Trove Research on the interaction between the Voluntary Carbon Market and national commitments under the Paris Agreement. The report…

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The Global Voluntary Carbon Market – Dealing with the problem of historic credits

Established over a decade ago, the market for carbon offsets (known as the voluntary carbon market), is undergoing a surge of interest. It is used by firms as a method…

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