On July 22, CarbonPool and Renoster hosted a webinar on how registry buffer pools have become the carbon market's main mechanism to mitigate against carbon credit reversals and secure permanence - and how that mechanism is at risk of falling far short. You can view the webinar below and read our answers to questions attendees asked during the discussion. For a deep dive on registry buffer pools, and how insurance can serve as a more effective risk mitigation mechanism, you ca

CarbonPool and Renoster have written a new white paper on how the carbon market's current permanence mechanism, registry buffer pools, aren't delivering on their promise of long-term permanence--and how insurance can help. Read on to learn more and download our white paper below. Permanence is a key concern for carbon credit buyers and developers today. Why? Because ensuring that removed carbon stays sequestered (permanence) is critical to slow the pace of global warming, ach

CarbonPool has submitted the following comments in response to the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) request for feedback on its Voluntary CDR Purchasing Challenge. In our letter, we urged the DOE to incorporate the use of in-kind insurance as a part of its standard contract norms, reflecting insurance's vital role in securing the integrity and permanence of carbon credit transactions. May 15, 2024 U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management 10

There are many changes underway these days to bring greater transparency, integrity and certainty to the voluntary carbon market (VCM). One key development is that regulators and registries are increasingly proposing in-kind insurance as a risk mitigation mechanism to secure the permanence of carbon sequestration efforts – as a replacement for, or in addition to, buffer pools. The European Union (EU), United Nations (UN), American Carbon Registry (ACR), and Climate Action Res

Carbon credit insurer CarbonPool secures $12 million to underwrite the carbon credit markets Seed capital to build the world’s first insurance company with a carbon credit balance sheet CarbonPool provides credit insurance with claims payments made in-kind, ensuring companies can guarantee the carbon credits that they buy actually materialize This insurance is the critical missing component that will unlock investments in carbon credit projects, a market which is currently fa