Latin America facing the challenge of climate regulations: Threat or competitive advantage?
By: Alexis Leroy New climate regulations are transforming international trade and pose a significant challenge for Latin America. Regulations such as the European Union’s Border Carbon Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), along with similar initiatives…
The price of nature: Why are we still unwilling to pay for ecosystem services?
By: Alexis L. Leroy Since the Industrial Revolution, we have built our economies on a mistaken assumption: that nature is free. That forests, oceans and ecosystems as a whole can continue to provide us with clean air, clean water, fertile…
Celebrating 15 Years of ALLCOT
A Journey of Impact and Innovation In 2024, ALLCOT celebrated 15 years of generating positive impact, developing innovative projects in sustainability, and forging alliances for a better planet. This milestone represents a path filled with achievements and challenges that have…
Carbonic reflections on 2024: progress, challenges and the road ahead
As 2024 draws to a close, we reflect on a year of significant progress in carbon markets, but also on the critical gaps that remain. This year has shown us what is possible when ambition is combined with collaboration: Significant…
Securing Article 6 Implementation as a High-Integrity Tool to Drive Climate Action Over Perfection
ALLCOT’s Expectations for COP29 by Sergi Cuadrat, Vice President of Climate Action. As the global community anticipates COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11–22 November, expectations are high for decisive progress on climate finance, carbon markets, and enhanced commitments. As a…
ALLCOT attended IETA workshop on Carbon Market in Vietnam 2024
Vietnam at the Heart of the Global Carbon Market Transformation! The workshop “Capacity Building for Vietnamese Industry Stakeholders on the Implementation of the Emissions Trading System and Linkage to International Carbon Markets”, hosted by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry…
ALLCOT’s contributions to building a more equitable Carbon Market
An article by Alexis Leroy All discussions at COP28 will have as a starting point the results of the Sixth Assessment Report on climate change published in March 2023 by the IPCC, which states that, despite the best efforts, the…
Clean cookstoves, key to achieving sustainability
Clean cookstoves are among the keys to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7 on clean and affordable energy, because they have positive effects on nature, productivity, and people’s health. Cooking is a fundamental part of life. However, 2.8 billion people in…
Elevating Carbon Market Integrity: progress from the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) and Supervisory Body on Article 6
An article by Sergi Cuadrat The carbon market is a critical tool in our global arsenal to combat climate change. It provides a financial incentive for emission reductions, mobilizing climate finance at speed and scale. The Compliance Carbon Market (CCM)…
ALLCOT expert trains representatives of 20 governments on Paris Agreement transparency processes
ALLCOT expert Diana Guzmán Barraza trains representatives of 20 governments on Climate Action at the UNFCCC-GIR-CASTT. Diana Guzman Barraza, Director of ALLCOT’s Climate Action Unit, was invited by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), together with the…