Climate Foresight 2025

Contextual Note LuxCS Rainforest Summit. Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlântica), Brazil. Photo GrupoVex In collaboration with climate foresight practice Techistential and the Disruptive Futures Institute, LuxCS has spent years exploring pathways to transform the VCM landscape. This effort focuses on improving the perception and the effectiveness of carbon offset programs using cultural, technical, and regulatory levers. Through a commitment to conservation, perf orma nce, quality assurance, and rigorous monitoring, LuxCS intends to strengthen market integrity whiledemocratizing market access, ensuring that these systems work for all stakeholders - from local landowners to global buyers. A key milestone in this journey is Brazil’s Law 15.042/2024, pivotal legislation that represents a significant shift in the regulatory framework for carbon markets. The law enacted back in December 2024, introduces stricter requirement s f or carbon credit integrity and additionality. These principles align directly with the standards that LuxCS has been advocating in its vision - Climate Foresight: Transforming the Voluntary Carbon Markets, by Roger Spitz & James Balzer 4 © Disruptive Futures Institute, March 2025