Recent legislation means that most planning permissions are now granted subject to a condition that the development will deliver at least a 10% increase in biodiversity value compared to the pre-development biodiversity value of the onsite habitat. Some local plan...
Carbon Markets
Langley Abbey Environment Project and Spains Hall Estate Join aka.land Directory
We are extremely pleased to be featuring Langley Abbey Environment Project and Spains Hall Estate in our aka.land natural capital directory. Both estates have created flagship nature restoration schemes of local and national significance, providing a benchmark to...
Ghost in the Shell – the trade in phantom carbon credits
This week the Financial Times1 broke a story about how Shell, the international fossil fuel conglomerate, sold millions of so-called ‘phantom’ carbon credits to affiliates and third parties. In an ethical and properly functioning carbon market an organisation can be...
Understanding the “Carbon Cowboys” Phenomenon
The Intricacies of Carbon Credit Schemes A recent The Guardian article shed light on entities dubbed as 'carbon cowboys', spotlighting their involvement in lucrative carbon credit schemes. At the heart of this narrative is the Kariba REDD+ project near Lake Kariba,...
Voluntary carbon markets
Driven by investor and consumer interests, corporate interest in reducing carbon emissions continues to grow, and several actions can be taken regarding this. Whilst some companies are looking to implement carbon reduction technologies, this is not practical for all...