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7 Benefits of Carbon Credit Insurance

by Team Oka | Sep 13, 2023 | Blogs

1. Actuarially-driven risk assessment Insurance has developed an actuarial toolkit to underwrite the risks associated with carbon credits accurately. These models are enriched over time with a more robust claims history. They provide clarity and transparency to a...

Busting Carbon Credit Myths

by Team Oka | Sep 5, 2023 | Blogs

Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, and easyJet are among a growing number of airlines beating a retreat from the voluntary carbon market (VCM), as mounting controversies call into question the role of carbon credits in corporate decarbonization strategies. In the hard-to-abate...

Oka™ Announces Partnership with Sylvera

by Team Oka | Aug 17, 2023 | News

PARK CITY, Utah, Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ Oka, The Carbon Insurance Company™ (Oka), is thrilled to announce a first-of-its-kind partnership with carbon data firm Sylvera. The collaboration will enable Oka to hone its market-leading carbon credit insurance solutions...

Market Integrity Takes a Village

by Team Oka | Aug 15, 2023 | Blogs

Could quality control finally be within reach for carbon credits traded on the voluntary carbon market (VCM)? Four months after unveiling its 10 Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) and accompanying program-level assessment framework, the Integrity Council for the Voluntary...

Can Buffer Pools Survive Climate Change?

by Team Oka | Jul 22, 2023 | Blogs

Fuelled by climate change and exacerbated by the return of El Niño, record-breaking temperatures are sending the Northern Hemisphere up in smoke. In June, air quality warnings became a common occurrence in Northern American cities choked in smog. By July, wildfires...