A pathway to zero deforestation

Emergent is a non-profit that serves as a transaction platform between tropical forest countries and the private sector—creating a new marketplace in large-scale transactions of high-integrity carbon credits at the jurisdictional level.  We have a historic opportunity to bend the climate curve, if we make forests worth more alive.

“We will not overcome the climate emergency without safeguarding our planet’s lungs. Halting deforestation and restoring degraded forests are global imperatives.”

António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations

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COP28: Costa Rica and Ghana Agree Landmark Deals to Supply Forest Carbon Credits to LEAF Coalition Buyers

COP28: Costa Rica and Ghana Agree Landmark Deals to Supply Forest Carbon Credits to LEAF Coalition Buyers

Emergent has announced that Costa Rica and Ghana have become the first forest governments to reach Emissions Reductions Purchase Agreements (ERPAs) with Emergent to supply high-integrity jurisdictional REDD+ emissions reductions and removals credits to LEAF Coalition buyers.

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31 OCT 2022: Emergent launches white paper on corporate climate and nature claims

31 OCT 2022: Emergent launches white paper on corporate climate and nature claims

Read to learn how your company can build robust climate and nature strategies using large-scale tropical forest protection to help the world stay within a 1.5°C carbon budget. 

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Large scale

Large scale

Protecting tropical forests at scale provides the single best opportunity to slow and ultimately halt climate change.

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Highest-integrity

Highest-integrity

Emergent only sells credits issued under TREES – The REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard – which sets a new benchmark for uncompromising environmental & social integrity, while reflecting the true value and cost of protecting forests.

Our Partners

As a non-profit, our only financial focus is maximizing the sale of carbon credits to fund forest protection programmes.

The Rockefeller Foundation
NICFI
Environmental Defence Fund
Oak Hill Capital Partners
Good Energies
Global Development Incubator
Latham & Watkins LLP