This document outlines systemic issues with carbon offsetting, and with the generation, sale and use of carbon credits, before discussing in greater detail EIA UK’s stance on the most prominent carbon trading mechanisms: Voluntary Carbon Markets, Emissions Trading Schemes and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
The Montreal Protocol has achieved remarkable success in controlling the production and use of controlled ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), but unmanaged ‘banks’ of these substances in equipment and stockpiles threaten its legacy.
Closing the Gap on Super Pollutants sets out urgent priorities for UK climate policy, showing how cutting methane, F‑gases and nitrous oxide can deliver rapid climate and health benefits.
This briefing sets out how a coordinated Methane Abatement Framework can accelerate methane reductions in the global fossil fuel sector.
This briefing analyses what is driving the use of methane credits and the issues that accompany them. It explores the structural weaknesses inherited from carbon markets, the added challenges specific to methane, and examples from real-world projects that reveal how these systems function in practice.
Contribution to the COP 30 Presidency Roadmap on the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels in a Just, Orderly and Equitable Manner.