Isabel Haase

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The Carbon Credit Environmental Integrity (CENVI) Model

December 2025

The document provides a description of the Carbon Credit Environmental Integrity (CENVI) Model. The CENVI model will combine data on issued (or planned to be issued) carbon credits with an assessment of the integrity of these carbon credits. This enables the assessment of different carbon credit por

Correlation or Causation? Challenges in Assessing the Effect of Carbon Credit Use on Corporate Climate Action

November 2025

In this study, we assess the challenges and prospects of investigating whether and how the use of carbon credits affects corporate internal emission reductions. To this end, we review the existing literature related to the use of carbon credits and corporate emission reductions, conduct qualitative

Policy Brief

Conditions for Using International Carbon Credits towards the EU’s 2040 Climate Target

June 2025

On 2 July 2025, the European Commission is expected to make a proposal for an EU climate target for 2040. The proposal could involve the use of international carbon credits under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Based on our extensive research, including the recently released Oxford Principles for

[Translate to English:] Task 1 & 2

Review of existing initiatives to inform potential climate-related delegated act(s) under the Green Claims Directive

June 2025

As consumers increasingly demand products with a low climate impact, being ‘green’ has become a competitiveness factor for companies in the European Union (EU). However, if these products and services do not have the claimed environmental benefits, it could hamper the green transition and mislea

Options for addressing the risk of non-permanence for land-based mitigation in carbon crediting programmes

November 2024

To address climate change, we must reduce greenhouse gas emissions and scale up carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere. Carbon crediting programs incentivize these actions by issuing tradable credits for each tonne of CO₂ equivalent reduction. However, not all carbon credits guarantee permanen

Carbon Mechanisms Review; Volume 12; Number 2; Pages 58-65

Escaping the market for lemons - Ensuring quality carbon credits that incentivize climate action

August 2024

Carbon crediting continues to be a popular policy instrument in the international community’s response to global warming. Public and private actors alike count on carbon credits to incentivize accelerated climate action as well as for complying with voluntary and mandatory climate targets. At the