Assessment and comparison of carbon credit rating agencies
Delivered for Carbon Market Watch (CMW).
The assignment
This project focused on assessing, comparing and rating carbon credit rating agencies and their rating approaches at a high-level. Inter alia, the requirements of the Carbon Credit Quality Initiative (CCQI) methodology were used as a benchmark. The findings as well as recommendations on potential improvements for these agencies were summarised in a report. The scope of the work included the assessment of the following four rating agencies: BeZero, Calyx, Renoster and Sylvera.
The team behind it
- Project lead Ingrid Wawrzynowicz
Client Carbon Market Watch (CMW)
Timeline Nov 2022 to Aug 2023
Location Global
Entity Perspectives Climate Group
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