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This could be the strongest El Niño on record

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Nature & Climate Perspective

**An unprecedentedly strong El Niño threatens global ecological stability, directly undermining the permanence of nature-based carbon sinks. **

  • Extreme weather anomalies and altered tropical cyclone paths threaten fragile coastal ecosystems, severely impacting Blue Carbon sequestration habitats.
  • Widespread drought and temperature anomalies risk triggering catastrophic forest diebacks, elevating the reversal risk for LULUCF projects worldwide.
  • Accelerated coral bleaching and terrestrial habitat degradation threaten long-term ecological baselines, complicating biodiversity credit underwriting.

Market & Policy Outlook

**Extreme climate volatility will force a drastic recalibration of carbon market buffer pools and corporate Scope 3 risk disclosures. **

  • Regulatory bodies governing Article 6.2 and 6.4 mechanisms must adjust baseline assumptions as extreme weather alters national carbon accounting.
  • The ICVCM's Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) regarding permanence will require stricter risk premium adjustments, driving up the cost of nature-based credits.
  • Corporations aligning with SBTi targets face heightened supply chain disruptions, forcing a shift in corporate risk assessment from offset procurement to physical asset resilience.
Already, tropical cyclones are peppering the Pacific and skipping the Atlantic, and U.S. temperatures are topsy-turvy.

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