New Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market

As the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned last month, “any further delay in concerted global action will miss the brief, rapidly closing window to secure a liveable future.”

The voluntary carbon market is a key complementary tool to accelerating climate action. A high-integrity market can channel billions of dollars from businesses towards reducing and removing greenhouse gas emissions. However, the market has faced multiple challenges over the last 20 years.