Policy Issue: Voluntary Carbon Markets

Countries should regulate voluntary carbon markets and support food recovery organizations looking to enter markets. Our issue brief serves as a primer to voluntary carbon markets for food recovery organizations, including tradeoffs and considerations.

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Atlas Research: Voluntary Carbon Markets

Issue Brief

This issue brief serves as starting point for interested parties across the globe to consider how carbon credit revenue could support food recovery projects that decrease methane emissions by diverting surplus, wholesome food from landfill or other waste destinations and redistributing it to hungry people.

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Policy Recommendations for Voluntary Carbon Markets

All countries should implement the following best practices to ensure that food is not lost or wasted:

Promote transparency, trust and integrity

Countries should regulate the voluntary carbon market to provide guardrails and enhance credibility.

Support food recovery organizations aiming to enter carbon markets

Countries should provide grants and other financial supports to reduce the financial and administration burdens of entering the carbon market.

Food Recovery Organizations in Action:
Voluntary Carbon Markets

Red de Bancos de Alimentos de México

Some food recovery organizations, like Red BAMX (Red de Bancos de Alimentos de México, the Network of Mexican Food Banks), are already participating in these markets, demonstrating the potential for this innovative financing mechanism.

Mapping food donation policies around the world

The Atlas evaluates laws and policies across the most relevant issue areas relating to food donation and food loss and waste. Explore the map to compare and contrast existing legislation and learn from best practices around the world.

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