Shaping the Future of Carbon Markets: COP29 Insights and More

Listen to Tom’s MCJ Podcast Interview

?Our CEO, Tom Montag , was recently interviewed by Cody Simms on the MCJ podcast. In their conversation, they discuss Tom’s background in finance, the parallels between financial and carbon markets, and what’s missing from the Voluntary Carbon Market to achieve a significant scale of climate action. To listen to the podcast, find the appropriate links for Spotify and Apple Podcasts below.

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What conclusions can we draw from COP29 and the G20?

Rubicon Carbon’s Chief Market Relations officer, Filipe Blackwood Oliveira , recently attended COP29 in Azerbaijan before heading to the G20 meeting in Brazil. In this blog post, Filipe reflects on the challenges and opportunities for the VCM in 2025.

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Did you miss our Webinar?

In November, our Science Team, led by Dr. Jennifer Jenkins , gave a unique look into how it evaluates and grades projects included in Rubicon Carbon Tonnes? (RCT). The team explained how it considers factors such as climate impact, additionality, principled durability, and future delivery risk. If you were unable to attend, you can watch the 30-minute webinar on our YouTube Channel by clicking on the image below.

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What You Should Know about the VCM:

• International carbon markets taking shape: At last month’s COP29 conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, negotiators agreed on landmark standards to operationalize an international carbon market under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The move could help standardize global trade of carbon credits, but its ultimate impact will be determined by rules that UN experts will draft over the course of 2025. Read more>>
• More credits gain ICVCM approval: The Integrity Council on the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has bestowed its Core Carbon Principles label on three methodologies for conducting jurisdictional REDD+ projects. This is the second batch of methodologies given the CCP label, as ICVCM has previously authorized specific superpollutant mitigation approaches and rejected all renewable energy methodologies it reviewed. Read more>>
• New insights on biochar durability: Biochar has emerged as one of the most popular engineered carbon removal methods due to its relatively low cost and availability of credits. New research suggests that certain kinds of biochar may persist in soils for thousands of years—long enough to fully compensate for fossil fuel emissions. Read more>>

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