February '25
This month’s updates
CORSIA carbon credits: Will airlines land on quality?
Our new research finds for the first time that nearly 200 million carbon credits are in-scope for purchase by airlines under the first phase of CORSIA. But with the quality of those credits varying significantly, airlines risk buying low-quality offsets that fail to deliver real carbon reductions. With billions at stake, independent carbon ratings will play an essential role in guiding decision-making and procurement, as they help airlines build credible decarbonisation strategies.
Airlines face low-quality CORSIA credit risks
NDCs 3.0 postponed: What does this mean for Article 6?
With less than 10% of countries having submitted their updated NDCs before the deadline was postponed to September, uncertainty on climate ambition and participation in Article 6 has increased. Without clarity on countries’ climate post-2030 targets, future supply and demand trends are unpredictable with an increased risk of countries overselling.
Article 6.4 progress: The first CDM transition to PACM
The Article 6.4 Supervisory Body kicked off 2025 with major decisions on the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM), covering registries, methodology guidance, and the shift from CDM to PACM. A cookstove distribution Programme of Activities (PoA) became the first to transition - a key milestone in making PACM operational.
Webinar replay: Redesigning carbon markets
Get expert insights into the state of carbon markets and actions governments can take to address market design flaws. In this webinar, BeZero’s Sebastien Cross, alongside speakers from Kita, the Standard Chartered Bank, and CORSIA Technical Advisory Body (TAB) provided insights into how risk can be integrated to build more mature markets and help scale climate impact. Watch the replay.?
Latest in carbon: Assess biodiversity co-benefits in NBS projects
Global biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate; 46,000 species are now threatened with extinction. Our analysis shows nearly a third of nature-based projects with a BeZero Carbon Rating have a high potential to benefit species under threat, as defined by the IUCN Red List. Learn more about the co-benefits of carbon projects for globally threatened species here.
Case Study:?How Indigo enhanced market awareness of their regen ag project with a rating?
Limited project disclosure has made third-party assessment a challenge for the regenerative agriculture sector. Learn how Indigo Ag navigated complex data-sharing requirements to make their project eligible for a BeZero Carbon Rating, boosting market awareness.?
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