Impact of voluntary carbon market projects on the Agenda 2030 (SDGs)

The Carbon Credit Quality Initiate and new research on sustainable development impacts of VCM projects

Presentation by Dr. Lambert Schneider, 7 June 2022

Sustainable development impacts of selected project types in the voluntary carbon market

There is increasing acknowledgement that projects in the voluntary carbon market have an impact beyond reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Projects can have additional positive effects on sustainable development, but they can also impair progress on certain sustainable development goals (SDGs). This

An overview of approaches

Ensuring safeguards and assessing sustainable development impacts in the voluntary carbon market

The voluntary carbon market (VCM) has been growing considerably in recent years and demand for carbon credits will likely continue to increase in the future. Projects in the VCM can have considerable impacts beyond the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. These impacts have gained more and more at