1. Carbon Trading: Driving Action Toward Zero Emission

The road to Zero Emission is paved increasingly with carbon trading, where businesses and governments buy carbon credits to reach Carbon Neutral or Net Zero targets. Though the voluntary carbon market (VCM) contracted sharply, Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace reported a 56% drop in transaction volume and a total value of $723 million in 2023. Yet retirements (purchases meant to generate carbon offsets) remained strong.

Notably, 28% of these purchases supported projects delivering co-benefits for nature and communities, signaling growing demand for high-quality carbon projects.

This divergence highlights a crucial trend: while the market adjusts, demand for reliable carbon offsets tied to meaningful impact, especially those aligned with Net Zero Emissions is holding firm.

2. Integrity Takes Center Stage

As momentum builds, integrity is vital. The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) endorsed new standards the Core Carbon Principles (CCP) for REDD+ forest conservation credits, aiming to elevate trust and quality. By early 2025, roughly 423 million credits are expected to qualify under the CCP, setting the stage for a more credible, premium-priced market..

This evolution underscores how carbon offsets are increasingly judged not just by volume, but by the strength of their climate impact, governance, and their role in achieving Net Zero pathways.

3. Indonesia’s Carbon Exchange (IDXCarbon): Enabling Credible Trading

Leveraging this global shift, Indonesia has rolled out IDXCarbon, its regulated carbon trading platform under the oversight of the Financial Services Authority (OJK). This move brings transparency and accountability, allowing both domestic and international buyers to invest in locally rooted carbon projects with confidence.

IDXCarbon offers a robust pathway for turning global appetite for carbon credits into tangible carbon offsets that support Indonesian communities, ecosystems, and the nation’s long-term ambition of reaching Net Zero Emissions.

4. AtmosFund: Bridging Global Demand with Local Impact

This is where AtmosFund makes its mark. As one of our services at Fairatmos, AtmosFund is the vital link transforming global carbon market demand into measurable, local benefits by financing high-integrity carbon projects.

• Verified quality: Projects undergo rigorous validation via AtmosCheck, ensuring credible carbon credits.

• Diverse and effective: AtmosFund supports ecosystem-focused work from mangrove restoration to peatland protection that delivers real carbon offsets and ecological resilience.

• Community-centered: These carbon projects provide livelihoods, revitalized ecosystems, and meaningful benefits for local communities.

• Strategic alignment: For global buyers pursuing carbon neutral or Net Zero commitments, AtmosFund provides trustworthy access to verifiable carbon credits rooted in impact.

5. Global Markets, Local Benefits

AtmosFund operationalizes the concept that climate finance must be both global in demand and local in effect.

With global trends placing increasing emphasis on quality and integrity, AtmosFund bridges ambition with action connecting carbon trading with ground-level transformation.

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Trading Carbon, Transforming Communities

The carbon market is evolving from a race for volume to a pursuit of impact. As carbon offsets demand greater integrity and Net Zero Emissions become global priorities, AtmosFund stands ready to channel carbon credits from global buyers to locally rooted carbon projects creating real, lasting change.

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