OPIS Blog

Henry Kronk


April 11, 2024
Carbon

High Costs, Geopolitical Risks Impede Blue Carbon Removal Projects

Demand for voluntary blue carbon credits from companies seeking to fulfill net zero pledges has surged in recent years, but...

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March 15, 2024
Carbon, Renewables

Voluntary Carbon Markets Stakeholders Play Hot Potato With Market Risk

With the integrity of carbon offsetting under fire, buyers are looking to lock down the forward delivery of high-quality credits...

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March 6, 2024
Carbon

In Opaque REDD+ Markets, Identical Credits Can Fetch Diverse Prices

Buyers and sellers of voluntary carbon credits have, in recent months, begun to value offsets issued from the same projects...

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February 20, 2024
Renewables

Renewable Energy Certificates Supply Constraints Showing Some Signs of Easing

Many of the conditions that limited the supply of renewable energy certificates in 2023 could begin to ease in 2024,...

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January 31, 2024
Carbon

Nature-based Carbon Removal Credits: Slow Growth Expected Despite Record Demand

Nature-based carbon removals projects can create valuable credits that command price premiums over avoidance and reduction credits. But they are...

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June 27, 2023
Renewables

Historic Highs for PJM REC Prices Driven by Soaring Demand and Slow Queues

A tangle of factors pushed prices for renewable energy certificates serving the PJM Interconnection to historic highs in Q2 of...

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June 1, 2023
Carbon

REDD+ Project Hedges Against Drought and Weakening Carbon Markets

Despite criticisms of REDD+ projects and a decline in related carbon credit prices this year, offsets issued by the Kasigau...

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May 19, 2023
Renewables

Prospective Atlantic Offshore Wind Could Flood REC Markets and Drive Down Prices

The offshore wind power that has been solicited by U.S. East Coast states, if and when it is constructed, has...

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April 24, 2023
Carbon

With Proceeds from Carbon Offset Credit Sales, Marungu Votes for Shade

Residents of Marungu voted on April 20 that the money allotted to them from the sale of carbon offset credits...

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February 7, 2023
Renewables

What Effect Will 24/7 CFE Have on Renewable Energy Markets?

The renewable energy procurement strategy, known by some as 24/7 carbon-free energy (24/7 CFE), remains out of reach of most...

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