Articles
Carbon markets, measured.
Analysis on carbon markets from the Akrov team: EU regulation, carbon removal policy, credit integrity, and the measurement infrastructure replacing opinion with evidence.
Mangrove Credits Are the Scarcest Thing in the Carbon Market
Blue carbon prices rose 257% in a year to nearly five times the market average, on a fraction of the volume. Why mangrove supply can’t keep up — and what the premium actually buys.
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Will Washington Ever Make Carbon Offsets Mandatory?
Washington built a framework for voluntary carbon markets in 2024, then dismantled its own authority. Where enforceable offset demand is actually arriving — and why it isn’t federal.
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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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