Learn how to navigate high integrity carbon markets and how high quality carbon credits can support achievement of net zero goals in this timely discussion featuring ICVCM and VCMI experts.🎯 What You'll Learn:

  •  Principles and practices to promote high integrity carbon markets (supply & demand side integrity)
  •  How ICVCM's Core Carbon Principles (CCP) enable high quality credits 
  •  VCMI's new Claims Code of Practice for corporate carbon offsetting
  •  Convergence between voluntary carbon markets and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
  •  Latest developments including Scope 3 emissions gap solutions from VCMI and latest cookstove methodology CCP approvals from ICVCM
  •  How high integrity carbon markets drive international cooperation and carbon credit marketplace dynamics

👥 Expert Guests:

  •  Ana Carolina Szklo, Technical Director - Markets and Standards at VCMI (Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Initiative)
  •  Anton Tsvetov, Director for Continuous Improvement Work Programs at ICVCM (Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market)
  •  Hosted by Kazuhisa Koakutsu, Director of the A6IP Center 

Key Topics Covered:

  •  Supply side integrity and CCP labeling process
  •  Demand side integrity and corporate carbon credit claims guidance
  •  Carbon standards and emissions trading systems
  •  Climate finance and sustainable supply chains
  •  Article 6 pipeline and international climate agreements


Perfect for sustainability professionals, carbon credit investors, corporate ESG teams, climate finance experts, and anyone interested in carbon markets explained, carbon offsetting, and achieving climate neutrality.


🌱 Latest Updates:
  •  New cookstove and adipic acid methodologies approved
  •  Article 6.2 bilateral cooperation between Kenya and Sweden• EU 2040 climate targets and potential for international credit use

🔗 Learn More:

• ICVCM: https://icvcm.org/

• VCMI: https://vcmintegrity.org/

• A6IP: https://a6partnership.org/

How do carbon credit ratings shape the future of Article 6 markets? In this episode of A6IP’s Carbon Markets Now podcast, host Kazuhisa Koakutsu (Director, A6IP) explores the critical role of carbon credit ratings in ensuring project integrity, transparency, and climate impact with two industry leaders:

Sebastien Cross, Chief Innovation Officer & Co-founder of BeZero Carbon, breaks down: 
・ How ratings assess additionality, carbon accounting, and permanence 
・ A case study from Malaysia’s Kuamut Rainforest Conservation Project and Bursa Malaysia’s carbon exchange 
・ The link between ratings, pricing, and demand in voluntary and compliance markets

Allister Furey, CEO & Co-founder of Sylvera, discusses:
・ How pre-issuance ratings de-risk projects for buyers, developers, and financiers 
・ Why data transparency and corresponding adjustments are key for Article 6 credibility
・ The JCM (Joint Crediting Mechanism) and Japan’s leadership in bilateral carbon markets 

Discover the role of ratings in maintaining the integrity of global carbon markets. As the world transitions to a low-carbon economy, ensuring the environmental integrity of carbon credits is crucial. This video explores the importance of ratings in promoting sustainable development and enhancing transparency in global carbon markets. Learn how ratings can help build trust and confidence in carbon markets, and what it means for the future of climate action.

About the Podcast: Carbon Markets Now—brought to you by the Article 6 Implementation Partnership (A6IP)—delivers expert insights on policies, tools, and innovations driving high-integrity carbon markets under the Paris Agreement.

🌍 Aviation's Path to Net Zero: Understanding CORSIA's Global Impact
Join host Kazuhisa Koakutsu (Director of A6IP Center) in this essential discussion about CORSIA - the world's first sector-specific global market-based carbon emissions reduction program designed for international aviation. This is Episode 3 of the Carbon Markets Now podcast, bringing you timely discussions with key players across the carbon markets landscape.

🎯 What You'll Learn:
• How CORSIA works as a market-based climate solution
• The connection between the aviation sector and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
• Supply and demand challenges in the CORSIA market
• Airlines' strategies for achieving net zero by 2050

👥 Expert Guests:
• Rohemir Ramirez Ballagas - Director of Transport, Environmental Defense Fund, EDF
• Abijith Amberi Premanand - Assistant Manager of Climate Policy, IATA

🔑 Key Topics Covered:
CORSIA's three implementation phases (2024-2035)
Environmental integrity and double counting prevention
Authorization bottlenecks for carbon credits
 How CORSIA drives emissions reduction in the aviation sector

📊 Market Insights:
Offset demand under CORSIA (2024-2026)
Major economies joining from Phase 2 (Brazil, China, India)
Current supply challenges and future outlook
Perfect for aviation professionals, climate policymakers, carbon market participants, and anyone interested in how the aviation industry is tackling climate change.

Carbon Markets Now is produced by the Article 6 Implementation Partnership Center (A6IP).

🔗 Learn More:
• Article 6 Implementation Partnership: https://a6partnership.org/
• Environmental Defense Fund: https://www.edf.org
• IATA: https://www.iata.org/

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