Articles & position papers
Insights, position papers and news on Nature-based Solutions and the carbon market.
Coalition participates in spring climate finance events in Paris
Members of the Nature+ Coalition contributed to several climate finance events held in Paris this spring, focused on nature finance, the CRCF and the future of voluntary carbon markets.
Carbon Removal & Carbon Farming: Feedback and Proposals Regarding Afforestation — Nature+ Coalition Response to the CRCF Consultation
The Nature+ Coalition welcomes the Commission's newest draft methodology for afforestation activities under the CRCF, noting considerable improvements on ecosystem preservation and biodiversity requirements. We identify two areas for improvement: aligning key methodological aspects (duration, baseline, auditing) with major international standards, and leaving reversal-related liability rules to contractual agreement between parties.
Response to the SBTi's Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0 — Second Public Consultation Draft
The Nature+ Coalition welcomes SBTi's updated draft of the Corporate Net-Zero Standard and its core orientations, while identifying four areas for improvement. Our recommendations cover the timeline of residual emissions compensation, the recognition of nature-based removals as long-lived storage, minimum quality requirements aligned with ICVCM's Core Carbon Principles, and the treatment of credits co-claimed in NDCs.
Nature+ Coalition delegation engages at COP30 in Belém
A delegation from the Nature+ Coalition attended COP30 in Belém, contributing to forest and Article 6 conversations and meeting with peer initiatives working on nature-based solutions.
Nature+ Coalition launches at Sciences Po: 'The Road to COP 30'
The Nature+ Coalition was officially launched on 28 October 2025 at Sciences Po in Paris, during 'The Road to COP 30: Private Sector Mobilization for Climate Action'.
High-Integrity, High-Impact: France's Vision for an Effective Voluntary Carbon Market at COP30
France has seized climate leadership on multiple fronts and stands at a pivotal moment before COP30. The Nature+ Coalition outlines the two priorities France should champion: equal promotion of Nature-Based Solutions and Engineered Carbon Removals, and clarifying that socio-economic and biodiversity co-benefits are fundamental to high-quality carbon projects.