Forests provide essential protection for #climate , #biodiversity , and communities all around the world.

This #EarthDay , find out how your organization can participate in the #LEAFCoalition to protect tropical forests for climate, people and nature.

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We were pleased to support IETA in developing new Guidelines for High Integrity Use of Carbon Credits.

We hope this will encourage corporate interest in #JREDD credits to support countries in ending #deforestation and advancing #SustainableDevelopment .

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Good to see strong support from Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market for Science Based Targets initiative board decisions on EACs and scope 3. Potentially hugely positive for forest finance.

Our CEO, Eron Bloomgarden, shares insights on the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) reports on BVCM.

While corporate investment is emphasized as necessary & urgent, new incentives for wider participation are lacking. Collaboration is key to drive meaningful #ClimateAction

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On Wednesday, April 3, tune into the second instalment of @VCMI’s Carbon Integrity 101 webinar series, inviting companies to learn how to make Carbon Integrity Claims to accelerate global #netzero , beyond science-aligned #emissions cuts.

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Ready to learn how to make a VCMI #CarbonIntegrity Claim?

Tune in on April 3 for the second webinar in our #CarbonIntegrity 101 series, where we'll share detailed guidance around the Foundational Criteria in VCMI's Claims Code.

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Thank you to Science Based Targets initiative for inviting Emergent CEO, Eron Bloomgarden to last week's webinar, Eron explained how the #LEAFCoalition provides a pathway for companies to make high-integrity BVCM investments to protect tropical forests.

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Join Eron Bloomgarden & Edwina McKechnie from @Emergent on #InternationalForestDay as they discuss the role of JREDD with Science Based Targets initiative in supporting companies journeys to #netzero

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Tune into VCMI’s Carbon Integrity 101 webinar series to learn how to make a #CarbonIntegrity Claim about the use of high-quality carbon credits to accelerate global #netzero .

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High-quality jurisdictional emission reduction credits, or JREDD+, are one of the best ways to channel finance to stop deforestation.

Read about the potential of JREDD+ credits in this new blog from EDF:

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'Carbon Done Correctly' is an informative & insightful new book from Richard H. Lawrence, highlighting the importance of the VCM's place in the fight against rising emissions as well as highlighting the people on the ground making real impact: amazon.com/Carbon-Done-Co…

Saving the Amazon will cost billions per year. Who is going to put up the cash? My column 👇🏽 wapo.st/3O35SY7

Last week at COP28 UAE Emergent CEO Eron Bloomgarden Eron Bloomgarden joined McKinsey & Company’s expert panel “Enhancing carbon market integrity through innovative market mechanisms” where he and panellists discussed public-private partnerships such as the #LEAFCoalition .

The #LEAFCoalition celebrated our pioneering agreements with Ghana and Costa Rica, the first to involve multiple private sector buyers, with a special ceremony over the weekend during the FCLP Ministerial Event at COP28 UAE.

#LEAFCoalition Corporate buyers join ministers today at COP28 UAE, to mark the signing of first LEAF agreements with Costa Rica and Ghana, worth $60m. Matthias Berninger Bayer AG ; Carlos Perez Vice Min, Costa Rica; Samuel A. Jinapor, Ghana; Graham Stuart MP, UK Govt; and Emma Cox, PwC

‘The buyers of the LEAF Coalition have chosen to transact emission reductions at the Jurisdictional level because they believe it provides the highest levels of integrity.’ Juliana Santiago, Emergent’s lead for Brazil speaking today on a panel at Brazil Pavilion COP28 UAE

Emergent CEO Eron Bloomgarden Eron Bloomgarden will be joining McKinsey & Company’s expert panel “Enhancing carbon market integrity through innovative market mechanisms” at the McKinsey Pavilion at COP28 UAE tomorrow at 12.00.

The first week of COP28 UAE saw Emergent announce our first agreements to purchase high-integrity jurisdictional REDD+ credits from Ghana and Costa Rica, plus real progress in Brazil with a term sheet announced with Acre.

Scaling Finance for Forest Carbon: Why does it matter; how do we make it happen? #LEAFCoalition corporate representative Mattias Berninger Matthias Berninger of Bayer AG will join an expert panel to discuss this vital topic at the UK Pavilion at 10.45am on December 9. COP28 UAE