A Buyer’s Guide to Natural Climate Solutions Carbon Credits
This guide is intended to help businesses that have decided to include Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) voluntary carbon credits in their climate strategies.
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Interview with Bayer: lessons learned when buying nature-based carbon credits
In April 2024, the Natural Climate Solutions Alliance asked Bayer to share insights on their approach to nature-based carbon credits and the broader landscape of corporate climate commitments. Daniel Schneiders, Director Climate Program at Bayer, provided us valuable perspectives on the current state of net zero pledges, the opportunities and challenges of investing in natural […]
Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Due Diligence Questions and Criteria for Natural Climate Solution Projects
The Gender Due Diligence Guide is designed to support buyers in effectively integrating gender equality and women’s empowerment considerations into their due diligence process for the purchase of Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) carbon credits. This Guide was developed by Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN), with contributions from the NCS Alliance. The […]
How-to guide for voluntary carbon credit portfolio design
Navigating the ever-changing landscape of voluntary carbon credits and the voluntary carbon market can be complex. This guide demonstrates how a portfolio approach to acquiring voluntary carbon credits allows businesses to balance their carbon credit strategies and business needs. This approach combines both the immediate benefits of natural climate solutions (NCS) and the long-term need […]
Natural Climate Solutions for the Voluntary Carbon Market: An Investor Guide for Companies and Financial Institutions
Nature conservation and nature-based solutions are set to play a central role in the fight against climate change. However, a significant nature financing gap exists, particularly from private funding. Natural climate solutions (NCS), a subset of nature-based solutions, can help bridge this gap by providing investors with attractive returns and benefits while delivering positive climate, […]
New Toolkit for Health Outcomes from Nature-based Solutions Now Available via NCSA and NCS Procurement Hub
The Toolkit was developed to support both Nature-based Solutions (NbS) supply side, i.e. project developers, and demand side, i.e. investors and buyers, in systematically incorporating Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities’ (IPs and LCs) health and wellbeing considerations as part of NbS. First published in September 2023, the Toolkit was developed by GSK and Pollination Group […]
NCSA Statement – U.S. Government Endorses High-Quality Voluntary Carbon Market
The NCS Alliance – a WBCSD’s initiative supporting the use of NCS voluntary credits – enthusiastically welcomes the Administration’s Principles for Responsible Participation, promoting high-integrity credits that generate real, additional climate mitigation and other positive outcomes. The Principles capture the key requirements for a impactful voluntary carbon market (VCM) that channels private capital towards effective decarbonization efforts. At […]
Natural Climate Solution Carbon Credits: The role of project developers and communities
When done with integrity, Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) can empower communities and other landholders to capitalise on their carbon rights to fund development and conserve local ecosystems. NCS projects reduce emissions and sequester carbon by protecting, restoring and sustainably managing forests and other natural ecosystems. These projects are often funded by selling carbon credits on the voluntary carbon market […]
The NCS Alliance @ London Climate Action week
The NCS Alliance programmed a full week of events during London Climate Week, from 24 to 28 June, across different venues in London. These targeted companies that are considering buying Natural Climate Solution (NCS) voluntary carbon credits and want to learn more about their origin and how to procure high-integrity credits that deliver climate mitigation […]
Exploring the landscape of conservation: An exclusive interview with Fauna & Flora’s Zoe Quiroz-Cullen on Natural Climate Solutions
At the Natural Climate Solutions in Action Conference in August 2023, Natural Climate Solutions Alliance (NCSA) Director Giulia Carbone sat down with Zoe Quiroz-Cullen, Director of Climate and Nature Linkages at Fauna & Flora, to delve into the charity’s mission and the crucial role that Natural Climate Solutions play in shaping the world we live […]