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Read more at: Introducing a new framework for assessing justice and equity impacts of nature-based solutions projects

Introducing a new framework for assessing justice and equity impacts of nature-based solutions projects

1 May 2024

Nature-based solutions (NbS) present a promising approach for protecting biodiversity while meeting ambitious climate targets, but there is growing international concern that they are sometimes linked to significant justice and equity concerns. Current reporting practices often require only superficial descriptions of how...


Read more at: Global, robust and comparable digital carbon assets

Global, robust and comparable digital carbon assets

27 April 2024

Carbon credits purchased in the voluntary carbon market allow unavoidable emissions (such as from international flights for essential travel) to be offset by an equivalent climate benefit, such as avoiding emissions from tropical deforestation. However, many concerns regarding the credibility of these offsetting claims...


Read more at: 4C in the University annual sustainability report

4C in the University annual sustainability report

26 March 2024

The University of Cambridge's annual sustainability report for last year is now available online here , and provides details of the University's efforts towards reducing our collective impact on the planet. 4C has been working closely with the University towards a common understanding of when and where offsets should be...


Read more at: LIFE: a metric for quantitively mapping the impact of land-cover change on global extinctions

LIFE: a metric for quantitively mapping the impact of land-cover change on global extinctions

12 December 2023

LIFE is a new metric that's like a crystal ball for global biodiversity. A big challenge facing the world today is global consumption causing land cover changes like deforestation, which reduces habitat for wildlife and makes them more vulnerable to extinction. Now, picture a policymaker anywhere in the world using the new...


Read more at: Offset markets: new approach could help save tropical forests by restoring faith in carbon credits
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Offset markets: new approach could help save tropical forests by restoring faith in carbon credits

30 October 2023

A new way to price carbon credits could encourage desperately needed investment in forest preservation and boost vital progress towards net-zero. Research published today in Nature Climate Change by the Cambridge Centre for Carbon Credits.


Read more at: We're hiring - Postdoc in Leakage Impact of Forest Restoration

We're hiring - Postdoc in Leakage Impact of Forest Restoration

18 September 2023

We're seeking a passionate Post-doc Researcher to join our team here at Cambridge Centre for Carbon Credits (4C) for a two-year project. Working with our partners at re.green, you'll play a key role in developing a remote sensing framework to measure leakage from forest restoration efforts in Brazil.


Read more at: The 'why' of 4C: Prof Keshav on the power of trees

The 'why' of 4C: Prof Keshav on the power of trees

14 August 2023

Prof Keshav, one of the directors of 4C, has spent the past decade reducing the carbon cost of energy, buildings and transport. But that's only part of the puzzle: we still need to remove carbon from the atmosphere. In this video, Keshav explains how forestry and nature-based solutions are a 'two-for-one', supporting biodiversity as well as removing carbon from the air.


Read more at: Detectree2 - a new way to delineate individual tree crowns in tropical forests
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Detectree2 - a new way to delineate individual tree crowns in tropical forests

23 May 2023

James Ball and colleagues have developed a computer vision method for delineating tree crowns in tropical forests from aerial RGB imagery, available as an open-source Python package.


Read more at: First working paper for Tropical Moist Forest accreditation methodology now available

First working paper for Tropical Moist Forest accreditation methodology now available

22 May 2023

This draft document now available on Cambridge Open Engage describes the methodology developed by 4C for estimating the number of credits to be issued to a project in the tropical moist forest (TMF) biome. It expands on the methodology outlined in the Cambridge Offset Working Group report , and forms the basis for how we...


Read more at: Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater
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Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater

5 May 2023

Carbon credits can be a valuable tool for climate change mitigation and forest conservation, but their success depends on improving their credibility. A letter to Science co-authored by 17 researchers from Cambridge and around the world.