Copy of March 2025 Edition
What is a Super Pollutant Elimination Credit?
Last month we published a short video explaining what super pollutant greenhouse gases are, where they come from, and how high-quality super-pollutant elimination credits can mitigate their effects on the atmosphere. Take a look.
Did you miss our super pollutant webinar?
Together with the Trellis Group, we hosted a webinar in February to delve deeper into the topic of super pollutant elimination credits. Alongside Rubicon Carbon’s Armishi Kumar Claros and Dr. Jennifer Jenkins was Stephen Porder, Associate Provost for Sustainability at Brown University, and Donna Lee, co-founder at Calyx Global. Trellis Group’s Director for Carbon, Margaret Morales, moderated the discussion.
1. 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡. The Article 6.4 Supervisory Body advanced key standards for the Paris Agreement Carbon Market (PACM), advanced the transition of some CDM credits and agreed to launch an interim registry, signaling faster progress after a year of delays. Read More →
2. 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥. The tech giant outlines its use of voluntary carbon credits in a new blog post. Read More →
3. 𝐒𝐁𝐓𝐢 To 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐭 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. The draft version of the Corporate Net Zero Standard (CNZS) is now expected in March, with new opportunities for public input. Key focus areas include interim carbon removal targets and more guidance on Scope 3 emissions, but clarity is still needed on the role of nature-based credits.
4. 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐥 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐉𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐃+ 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 [paywall] The Brazilian state of Sergipe has signed an MOU for a jurisdictional REDD+ project, while state-owned oil giant Petrobras has launched an $8.6 million fund to support domestic carbon and biodiversity initiatives. Read More →
5. 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐔𝐒 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝. A new study published in Nature shows that enhanced rock weathering (ERW) on US agricultural land could remove up to 0.3 Gt of carbon by 2030, a significant step towards reaching global net zero. However, the price of ERW credits will need to decline to <$150/tonne to encourage widespread deployment. Read More →
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6moRe: 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡. "Under this discussion, one of the points was whether to use ‘whitelists’ and ‘blacklists’ to determine which project types or technologies qualify for carbon credits." In 2025 can we use better terminology that is not racially (false construct to begin with) charged? Why not 'beneficial' vs 'depletive' or 'regenerative' vs 'extractive'? Very simple words that keep us goal oriented irrespective of country without the racial and angel vs demon subliminal text.