The world is trying to meet the 2050 deadline of achieving net-carbon neutrality set by the UN roadmap. Therefore, the carbon credit marketplace offers unrivaled potential for cooperation on a larger scale to tackle climate change. In 2021, worldwide carbon growth rose by 164% and reached an industrial value of $851 billion. The governments and …
Frequently, debates on the best approach to tackle climate change and reduce the amount of GHG emissions in the atmosphere are overwhelming. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) summary for policymakers report in April 2022, carbon removal projects are essential in balancing the unavoidable emissions to achieve a net zero emission. Does …
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What are carbon credits? Carbon credits are one of the three proposals that were included in the Kyoto Protocol. Their main goal is the reduction of emissions causing global warming. They were presented by Graciela Chichilnisky, an Argentine mathematical economist, in 1993. Carbon credits is a generic term for any tradable certificate that represents a …
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In the DAO IPCI parachain, 1000 tons of CO2 were marketed and tokenized, creating a carbon offset gateway for the Polkadot ecosystem. The first 1000 tons of carbon offsets certified by Cercarbono standard were provided by ALLCOT to Robonomics via Evercity platform. This, using DAO IPCI Kusama Chain Candidate 1 (CC1). The transaction was enabled …
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Why are they important? The Renewable Gas Guarantees of Origin (RGGOs) are certificates which represent 1 kWh of Green Gas injected into the grid in Europe. The green gasses included into the RGGOs are the biomethane, the bio-propane, and the hydrogen. Still, biomethane represents the largest portion of the market. Renewable Gas Guarantees of Origin …
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ACX is one of the most important platforms in the Voluntary Carbon Market. This platform allows its clients to gain exposure to an asset class as opposed to individual projects. Its main goal is to bring traditional commodities trading infrastructure to the carbon markets. They do so thanks to their low fees, efficient trading, settlement …
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