Articles
Every tonne, auditable.
Analysis on carbon markets from the Akrov team: EU regulation, carbon removal policy, credit integrity, and the measurement infrastructure replacing opinion with evidence.
Who Actually Mints a Carbon Credit?
A measurement isn’t a credit. Who is allowed to create one — registries, PACM, CRCF — and why digital MRV is moving issuance from annual vintages to monthly cycles.
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The Carbon Market Looks Crowded. It’s Really Four Different Businesses.
Ratings, MRV, marketplaces, exchanges — the market resolves into four layers with different jobs and different failure modes. A map of who does what.
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Europe Bans Offset-Based “Carbon Neutral” Claims in September. Here’s What Replaces It.
From 27 September 2026, offset-based neutrality claims become an unfair commercial practice across the EU. What the ban covers, what survives it, and what replaces it.
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Europe Banned Offsets. Now It’s Buying Them Back — On Its Own Terms.
The EU ETS proposal would spend €35.7–55.5 billion buying 250Mt of certified removals — from the jurisdiction that banned offsets. What changed.
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The Carbon Market Had a Trust Problem. Here’s What’s Fixing It.
In 2023, ~90% of rainforest offsets were called phantom credits. Integrity standards, UN oversight and digital MRV are rebuilding trust — and prices show it.
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