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Carbon Market Watch argues that Verra's VM0052 methodology for coal transition credits is flawed and risks issuing low-quality credits that do not represent real emission reductions. The briefing identifies critical failures in additionality testing, baseline setting, leakage prevention, and just transition safeguards, specifically highlighting risks in the Philippines' energy context. It recommends a total suspension of the methodology until significant revisions are made to prevent overissuance and carbon leakage.

The Carbon Rating Framework, developed by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), aims to integrate emissions performance into financial decision-making by assigning companies a rating from CR1 (lowest emissions) to CR10 (highest emissions). Phase 2 involved testing this framework on a sample of 50 companies, using a weighted average of current emission intensity (70%) and projected intensity (30%) normalized by revenue. The testing demonstrated the framework's ability to differentiate emissions across diverse sectors, though it highlighted limitations regarding the availability of projected emissions data and the volatility of revenue as a normalization metric. Future directions include integrating Scope 3 emissions, aligning with India's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), and utilizing sector-specific intensity metrics.

Reclaim Finance evaluates the revised Climate Action 100+ benchmark, noting that while it now incorporates IEA Net Zero Emissions by 2050 scenarios and requires disclosure of capital expenditures on carbon-intensive assets, it remains flawed. Key limitations include an over-reliance on disclosure over alignment, a lack of prioritization among indicators, and insufficient requirements for absolute emission reductions and scope 3 emissions in certain sectors.

The document details the European Commission's process for calculating quota top-ups for 2016, the first year of the demersal landing obligation. It explains how ICES and STECF data are used to estimate discards for specific fleet segments, while highlighting significant gaps in data transparency and the failure to account for post-discard mortality under high survival exemptions. The author argues that the lack of publicly available, fleet-segment-specific catch statistics makes it difficult to verify if Total Allowable Catches (TACs) are aligned with Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) objectives.

The document describes a pilot study focused on copper supply chains as part of a broader initiative to help Chinese enterprises and policy-makers manage the social and environmental footprints of their inbound supply chains. It argues that sustainability risks—such as negative impacts on biodiversity, water, and communities—can lead to supply chain disruptions and damage China's international brand, thereby threatening resource security. The project, supported by the UK's DFID, developed a methodology tested through copper and palm oil pilots and stakeholder consultations to bridge the gap in how sustainability risks are understood and managed by companies operating in China.