Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. As the voluntary carbon market expands, not all carbon ...

A new study warns that climate risks like wildfires and drought could weaken forest carbon credit systems in the future.

Markets to offset carbon emissions are now worth about $2 billion annually, and supporters say they're a key tool to address ...

The aviation industry is facing a critical challenge: a shortage of airline carbon credits and there’s a very high probability that it’ll result in more expensive airfares. But what is a carbon offset ...

Companies in at least nine European countries bought carbon offsets from projects that appear not to exist or were verified ...

The idea that emissions can be offset through projects that claim to avoid releases or to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is fatally flawed. Danny Cullenward is a climate economist and ...

Previously GAAP provided no specific guidance to help companies account for carbon offsets and emissions allowances related ...

After a two-year probe, the world’s largest certifier of carbon offsets has determined that most of the credits from a massive forest-protection project in Zimbabwe, which powered green claims of ...

Washington’s Department of Natural Resources is making a renewed push for legislation that would allow it to sell carbon offset credits created from state timber lands. Under bills proposed in the ...

Carbon credit purchases have risen sharply since the AI boom Companies are using carbon offsetting to counter data center emissions Net zero and sustainability goals are being threatened by the rapid ...

TotalEnergies (NYSE: TTE) has signed an agreement with NativState, an Arkansas-based forest carbon project developer, to conserve forests across four U.S. states. The partnership aims to prevent land ...