COP26: The many shades of activism

Carbon Market Watch advocates for a dual approach to carbon market activism, combining the exposure of 'brazen greenwashing'—such as 'carbon-neutral fossil fuels'—with active participation in governance bodies like the TSVCM and VCMI to ensure human rights and accounting integrity.

• Carbon Market Watch identifies 'carbon-neutral fossil fuels' as a form of 'brazen greenwashing', asserting that fossil fuels cannot be carbon neutral.
• The organization has conducted research demonstrating that 'hot air forest credits' are being utilized to circumvent carbon taxes in Colombia.
• Carbon Market Watch participates in the Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets (TSVCM) and the Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity (VCMI) initiative to provide a critical voice and counterweight to market interests.
• The organization argues that fixing international compliance markets, specifically Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, is necessary because its accounting framework will influence the voluntary carbon market.
• Carbon Market Watch advocates for three core principles in both UN and voluntary markets: meeting targets with new reductions, protecting the rights of indigenous people and human rights, and ensuring CO2e is never counted more than once.

APA

Frank, S. (2021). COP26: The many shades of activism. Carbon Market Watch. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2021/11/06/cop26-the-many-shades-of-activism/

Chicago

Frank, Sabine. COP26: The many shades of activism. Carbon Market Watch, 2021. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2021/11/06/cop26-the-many-shades-of-activism/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{frank2021cop26, author = {Frank, Sabine}, title = {{COP26: The many shades of activism}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2021}, month = nov, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2021/11/06/cop26-the-many-shades-of-activism/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }