Inside TIST: How Smallholder Farmers in Africa Are Earning Carbon Credits
TIST connects thousands of smallholder farmers in Kenya and Uganda with carbon credit revenue for the trees they plant and care for on their own land.
Carbon Offsets Explained: A Complete Beginner’s Guide
High-quality carbon offsets represent real, verifiable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Here’s how they work, what makes them credible, and how to evaluate one.
The World’s Largest Mangrove Forest Is a Climate Lifeline. Here’s How We’re Protecting It.
The Sundarbans is the world’s largest mangrove forest — a system that sequesters carbon at rates far above terrestrial forests and protects millions from storm surge.
Fertile Ground: How This Project Is Building Carbon into the Soil Itself
The Fertile Ground project helps smallholder farmers in India build carbon into the soil — improving crop yields, incomes, and climate outcomes at the same time.
For Peat’s Sake: Why These Ancient Wetlands Are One of Our Most Important Climate Allies
Peatlands are among the world’s most powerful carbon stores, holding twice as much carbon as all the world’s forests combined. Here’s why protecting them matters for the climate.
Carbon Pricing 101: How Putting a Price on Carbon Changes the Math
Carbon pricing puts a direct cost on greenhouse gas emissions. Here’s how carbon taxes and cap-and-trade work, what the voluntary market offers, and where the evidence actually stands.
How Clean Cookstoves in Honduras Generate Carbon Credits and Save Lives
In Honduras, clean cookstoves reduce carbon emissions, cut fuel costs, and dramatically improve air quality for families cooking over open fires.
What the Latest Climate Science Tells Us: And What to Do About It
The latest climate science is clear: warming is accelerating faster than expected. Here’s what the data actually shows and what it means for action.
Carbon Market Glossary: 20 Terms You Need to Know
The carbon market has its own language. Here are 20 terms you’ll encounter — explained plainly, without the jargon.
What Makes a High-Quality Carbon Offset? A Buyer’s Checklist
Not all carbon credits deliver what they promise. Use this buyer’s checklist — additionality, permanence, verification, transparency — to know what you’re buying.
How to Become a Certified Carbon Neutral Company
More companies are committing to carbon neutrality — but what does the certification actually require, and how do you get there?