Release of IETA Pointers for Top Integrity Use of Carbon Credit

Release of IETA Pointers for Top Integrity Use of Carbon Credit

Part 1.
Carbon credits are a critically important lever to empower business to engage in climate action and pursue net zero ambitions. In service of this mission, IETA has developed a set of guidelines which offer a pragmatic approach to the high integrity use of carbon credits by corporates, in support of urgent action and net zero delivery.
P2.
What are the challenges corporates are facing to deliver net zero and short- to medium-term climate targets? While there is consensus on the use of markets to support global net zero and to compensate for companies’ unabated emissions, does that go far enough or should other use cases be considered? What is required by society to get comfortable with use of carbon markets to “count” towards targets?