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We’re excited to announce that Pará has become the first state in Brazil to secure finance from the #LEAFCoalition to support its efforts to reduce #deforestation. This landmark LEAF Coalition agreement with Pará, worth an estimated $180 million, highlights #ClimateLeadership from Pará’s government and demonstrates the potential of LEAF’s public-private approach to bring vital finance to forest states and communities. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/eQbpyt5a #ClimateAction #ClimateWeekNYC #TropicalDeforestation #VCM

As 2024 draws to a close, we’re feeling proud of the landmark milestones our team worked tirelessly to achieve this year, and we’re reflecting on some of the positive #CarbonMarket developments that have advanced the fight to protect and restore #TropicalForests.  Some of our highlights from this year include: 🌴 All-team offsite joined by our partners in Costa Rica: in February, our team met to reflect on our lessons learned from the first stages of LEAF, to refine our strategy for the coming year, and were grateful to be joined for an evening by our friends from the Costa Rican government FONAFIFO .  🌎️ Earth Day event in Washington DC: In April, the #LEAFCoalition featured as part of the U.S. Department of State's high-level event on high-integrity carbon markets in Washington DC to mark #EarthDay. Former Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, stressed the essential role that mobilizing the #PrivateSector must play  in driving the ambition and action needed to combat climate change. 🖋 New Board Members: In July, we welcomed Joaquim Levy, former Minister of Finance for the Federal Republic of Brazil, and Werner Baumann, former CEO and Chief Sustainability Officer of Bayer to our Board of Directors, bringing bring vital experience and knowledge of the Brazilian public and private sectors and the corporate sustainability agenda. 🌳 Agreement with Pará to provide up to $180M in LEAF Coalition funding: In September during New York Climate Week, in a landmark agreement, Pará became the first state in #Brazil to secure LEAF Coalition finance to support its efforts to reduce #deforestation - highlighting #ClimateLeadership from Pará’s government and demonstrating the potential of LEAF’s public-private approach to bring vital finance to forest states and communities. 📢 LEAF Coalition CFP: In November, we announced the release of a new #LEAFCoalition call for proposals, inviting forest governments to supply emissions reductions and removals to LEAF.  ✅ ICVCM approval of ART TREES Methodology for CCP label: In November, in a major boost for #NatureBasedSolutions, The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) announced that the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) high integrity standard, The REDD+ Excellence Standard (TREES) was one of the first three REDD+ emissions reductions methodologies to be eligible for the Core Carbon Principles (CCPs). As we take a short break over the holidays, we would like to thank all #LEAFCoalition participants, partners, and supporters for their hard work this year. Looking ahead to 2025, we’re excited to continue building on this momentum and driving our efforts to protect tropical forests at scale - for people, climate and nature. Wishing everyone a restful holiday season and a successful New Year! #Emergent #LEAFCoalition #ClimateAction #TropicalForests #Sustainability 

A recent Forbes article shines a light on the tangible impact of #CarbonCredits in safeguarding rainforests, highlighting the power of high integrity carbon markets in driving meaningful #ClimateAction. Key points include: - Rainforests as Climate Champions: Tropical rainforests are critical in the fight against climate change. - Economic Incentives for Conservation: high-integrity carbon credits provide essential funding to forest governments and local communities, creating sustainable economic opportunities. - Supporting Indigenous Communities: Indigenous Peoples are central to rainforest preservation, playing a vital role as stewards of these ecosystems.   - Transparency and Integrity: Rigorous standards are critical to ensure credits represent real, measurable emissions reductions while delivering co-benefits for biodiversity and local livelihoods. 🔗 Read the full article for more insights: https://lnkd.in/eKhhUdak  #CarbonMarkets #TropicalForests #IndigenousRights #Sustainability 

🌍 Unlocking Business Opportunities with ICVCM-approved REDD+ Join the Natural Climate Solutions Alliance, Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART), and Verra to explore how ICVCM-approved REDD+ methodologies are raising the bar for carbon credits and creating opportunities for businesses to invest in natural climate solutions.    Don’t miss this chance to hear directly from the experts driving these advancements.  📅 When: December 17, 2024 | 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CET   🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/eXPU9hDi

A recent Reuters article highlights the critical role women play as custodians of nature and the opportunity for women to enhance the integrity and effectiveness of #CarbonMarkets.  Key Takeaways: - Women as Environmental Stewards: Across the globe, women are leading efforts in #conservation and sustainable land use, often drawing on generations of ecological knowledge to protect #forests and #biodiversity. - Inclusion Strengthens Integrity: Programs that prioritize women’s involvement in decision-making and benefit-sharing have shown improved outcomes for environmental integrity, equity, and community resilience. - Barriers to Participation: Structural inequalities, including limited access to financial resources and leadership opportunities, often exclude women from fully participating in carbon markets. Addressing these barriers is essential for scaling high-integrity solutions. A Call for Action: The article emphasizes that incorporating gender perspectives into carbon market frameworks can amplify #impact and ensure sustainable outcomes for #climate, #nature, and communities. 🔗 Read the full article for more insights: https://lnkd.in/en7a-uXk #ClimateAction #CarbonMarkets #GenderEquality #Sustainability #NatureBasedSolutions #TropicalForests 

A recent Newsweek article highlights a crucial point: Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IP&LCs) are key stewards of the world's tropical forests, yet they face significant barriers in accessing finance through #CarbonMarkets. Bridging this gap is essential not just for communities, but for the global fight against #deforestation and climate change. Key takeaways: - Role of IP&LCs: Indigenous communities manage vast areas of tropical forests critical for carbon storage and biodiversity, making their involvement in carbon markets essential for meaningful impact. - Barriers to Access: Current market structures often exclude IP&LCs due to high transaction costs, complex verification requirements, and limited technical support. - The Path Forward: Ensuring equitable benefit-sharing, simplifying credit issuance processes, and investing in capacity-building are vital steps to empower IP&LCs and enable their full participation in carbon markets. The article underscores the need for robust, high-integrity frameworks like Jurisdictional REDD+ (#JREDD) to ensure IP&LCs can access and benefit from #CarbonFinance while safeguarding Indigenous rights and cultural heritage. 🔗 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dGKugBmY #IndigenousRights #CarbonMarkets #ClimateAction #TropicalForests #Sustainability 

2024 marked a transformative year for #CarbonMarkets, with major milestones such as the Science Based Targets initiative's announcement that it is considering options for use of environmental attribute certificates, including carbon credits to tackle #Scope3 emissions; and VCMI’s approval of nature-based credits, including the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) TREES standard, for its Core Carbon Principles label. The year also saw the finalization of the #Article6 rulebook at #COP29, paving the way for a UN backed global carbon market.  These developments, coupled with growing global demand and heightened focus on environmental and social safeguards, have strengthened confidence in high integrity #CarbonCredits and driven robust market growth.  Looking ahead to 2025, Emergent will host a series of carbon market webinars exploring these critical advancements.  Collaboration remains key to carbon market success, and we’d love to hear from you – let us know which topics would be of most interest to you via the poll below. 

🌿 Wildlife Conservation Day: Celebrating forests for their wildlife, nature and biodiversity 🌿 🦥 Forests are not only critical carbon sinks but also vibrant habitats that sustain #biodiversity and safeguard #wildlife populations. Home to around 80% of terrestrial species, their conservation is essential for wildlife protection. 🌍 The LEAF Coalition works to protect #TropicalForests on a global scale, channelling #ClimateFinance at the speed and scale needed to support forest governments working to reduce #TropicalDeforestation, conserve their wildlife and protect their biodiversity. 🌴 This #WildlifeConservationDay, we celebrate the incredible biodiversity of our forests and underscore the urgent need to protect these critical ecosystems. 📖 Read our nature brochure to learn more about how the LEAF Coalition is working to protect nature, biodiversity and wildlife through tropical forest protection: https://lnkd.in/dTP7zW7r #WildlifeConservationDay #LEAFCoalition #ForestProtection #ClimateAction

✈ This week, the Emergent team attended #AviationCarbon 2024, a leading industry event bringing together airlines, regulators, and carbon market stakeholders to explore the role of sustainable aviation fuels and #CarbonCredits in meeting aviation's #decarbonization goals, including compliance with #CORSIA. 🌍 With global aviation gearing up to meet CORSIA’s Phase 1 obligations starting in 2027, the demand for high-integrity carbon credits is rapidly growing. Emergent’s work with countries supplying Jurisdictional REDD+ (#JREDD) credits provides access to scalable, cost-effective #CarbonFinance solutions that meet airline #compliance and #sustainability needs. 💡 Our key takeaways from the event: - Demand is mobilizing: The demand market for CORSIA is beginning to scale as airlines seek to secure supply volumes - JREDD is compelling: Jurisdictional credits are a strong asset class for compliance due to high levels of political buy-in and protection against localized supply risks - Long-term partnerships matter: Reliable partners are needed to secure CORSIA access for your future compliance needs - Simplification is key: Efficient, streamlined solutions are needed to navigate CORSIA compliance with limited resources 📩 We are currently working to build a pipeline of CORSIA eligible credits and expect to make further announcements in the coming months. Reach out to a member of our team to find out more: https://lnkd.in/dYUKpVqy Craig Stock IETA Aviation Carbon Events #CarbonMarkets 

Join Craig Stock, Associate of Strategy & Special Projects at Emergent , at a panel today hosted by IETA at #AviationCarbon. 🗓 Tuesday, November 26th ⏰14:30 GMT 📌London Heathrow The workshop will focus on the practical side of #CORSIA implementation, including market forecasts, #CarbonCredits availability, compliance issues and general guidance and information for airlines and all stakeholders. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/eZfyrXhz #CarbonMarkets