Calyx Global Newsletter: November Edition
Happy holidays from the team at Calyx Global! In this season of giving, we are excited to share with you our latest insights and updates from within our team and across the carbon markets, including a how-to guide on sourcing carbon credits. If you would prefer this newsletter delivered to your inbox, feel free to subscribe at the bottom of our blogs page.
Buying high-quality credits
6 steps to sourcing high-quality carbon credits
Everyone active in the VCM has experienced the difficulty of discerning and sourcing quality among carbon credits. For organizations to reliably ensure quality — and increase their positive impact and avoid reputational risk — it is about knowing what to look for when selecting projects and purchasing carbon credits. It is also about efficiently finding credits that meet those requirements. To make this process easier, we’ve assembled a how-to guide.
Experts from Autodesk, ClearBlue Markets and Dimensional share purchase strategies
If you’re a small sustainability team and purchasing carbon credits, we assembled a webinar just for you. On November 6th, Lou Mark, Michael Berends, Troy Pilgreen and Donna Lee gathered to share strategies for buying high-quality credits when resources may be tight. The webinar is now available on-demand.
The role of CDR
What is carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and what types of credits are available?
The Voluntary Carbon Market currently boasts over 1,200 CDR projects that are in some stage of development. In this post, we provide you a primer on this popular credit type, including number of credits issued, the various types and which of these we’ve rated to date.
Avoidance vs. Removal Credits: Is one better than the other?
Companies make decisions about what credits to buy based on a range of considerations, including quality, price, policy, relevancy to supply chain, SDG goals and more. As removal-based credits reach high demand, we sought to answer the question, “Is GHG integrity a reason?” Learn what our analysis discovered in this post.?
Partnership Spotlight
Second Nature and Calyx Global team up
We are proud to partner with Second Nature to grant their members access to carbon credit ratings. Through our ratings, Second Nature Signatories, Affiliates, and University Climate Change Coalition (UC3) members can make informed decisions about carbon projects based on both greenhouse gas (GHG) integrity and alignment with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This collaboration allows institutions to confidently navigate the carbon market and select credits that drive genuine impact and mitigate environmental risks.
Upcoming Events
S&P Global Carbon Markets Conference | 2-4 December 2024
Our team will be at the S&P Global Carbon Markets Conference in Spain. If you’ll be attending and would like to meet, reach out.
Closing thoughts?
The US election might have been the biggest news of the month. I am still processing what it means for me, my friends, future generations and the United States…I also reflected on what it means for climate change and the voluntary carbon market (VCM). I wrote a blog post over the weekend, “Election Reflection: What does it mean for the VCM?” – but summarize a few points here.
First, we’ve been through this before. And yes, it set climate policy back in the United States. But, I remember when then-President Trump vowed to take the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement. A number of states, companies and organizations stepped up to say “We’re still in”. There was a surge of support for climate action at the grassroots level.
I hope we see that again. If we do, the VCM will become an important part of the solution, as will our mission at Calyx Global—to help optimize its impact.
My plea is that we keep going. There is no action too small – every bit counts.? I’m still in.
- Donna Lee
Calyx Global Co-founder
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