ENDS' third annual report on voluntary carbon offsetting looks at how the sector is weathering the economic storm and reviews how voluntary offset standards have improved even as the quality of regulated offsets has increasingly been called into question.

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• About the author

• Introduction

  Voluntary carbon offsetting has been battered but is still managing to stake out a viable future for itself, says Charles Henderson

• The toughest year

  How voluntary offsetting is faring after the setbacks of Copenhagen, the credit crunch and the recession

• Raising the bar

  Voluntary offset standards have strengthened markedly, while criticism of compliance schemes has grown

• Standards and accountability

• Buyers wise up

  How leading voluntary offsetters are exploring new and emerging approaches to capture value

• Enter the banks

  The carbon offset supply industry has been shaken up by the entry of major financial institutions

• Players and deals

• Interest groups

• Projects and pipelines

• Green capital

  What started with carbon could lead to instruments valuing the full range of ecosystem services

• Quick links to key reports

  Visit www.endscarbonoffsets.com for a detailed list of carbon offset providers and links to carbon offsetting news updates on the web.