INTERVIEW: Behavioural analysis of EUA trading strategies needed as power sector decarbonises
Sector-specific trading strategies for EU carbon allowances will increasingly determine supply and demand balances as free allocations are phased out and Europe’s power sector contiues to decarbonise, according to a carbon analyst and financial modelling expert.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Startup advisory firm fishes for big catch of clients in Blue Ocean strategy
Threadbare liquidity and a long bear market have sent shivers through many heavyweight players in the voluntary sector, but two stalwarts of the market believe they have picked the opportune time to launch their new advisory and execution service.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Finnish paper giant sees rising demand for synthetic fuels to support CO2 capture
Rising demand for synthetic fuels in aviation and shipping to meet EU decarbonisation targets is driving plans to install carbon capture facilities at pulp and paper mills in the Nordics, with potential to capture about 12 million tonnes of biogenic CO2 annually.
Read MoreCF NORTH AMERICA: Companies may opt out of SBTi pending outcome of Scope 3 emissions policy
Companies’ desire to be “quick and flexible” in meeting net zero targets may opt out of the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi), following recent internal controversy regarding the eligibility of voluntary carbon credits in offset of Scope 3 emissions under SBTi targets, conference attendees heard Wednesday.
Read MoreIssuances of poor-quality voluntary credits fall in 2024, finds rating agency
Issuances of the lowest-quality credits have fallen by almost half so far this year as a total share of the market, although the grade continues to house the largest share of credits, according to a rating agency.
Read MoreNew insurance product protects carbon credits from political and extreme weather risks
An insurance provider has launched a new product to safeguard the purchase of carbon credits in case they are cancelled or invalidated as a result of political risks such as regulatory changes or the impact of weather on carbon projects, it announced on Tuesday.
Read MoreOECD launches call for IEA to procure clean cookstove, SAF carbon credits
The OECD has launched a call for tenders, on behalf of the International Energy Agency (IEA), to source suppliers of clean cookstove and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) carbon credits.
Read MoreVCM Report: CCP-tagged voluntary carbon credits fail to ignite market, hopes pinned on slow burn impact
The first voluntary credits tagged with the Core Carbon Principles (CCP) label nudged higher last week, after the ICVCM approved its methodologies, but expectations that the integrity-stamped units would immediately spark demand were snubbed out.
Read MoreXpansiv quickly adds CCP label to credits tagged with high integrity stamp
Xpansiv has moved quickly out of the blocks to ensure credits are labelled with the ICVCM’s high integrity Core Carbon Principles (CCP) label after the stakeholder initiative approved eligibility of seven methodologies on Thursday.
Read MoreWorld’s first carbon insurance product launched to protect trade in ITMOs
The world’s first insurance solution was launched Thursday to protect against the risk of an ITMO credit losing its Article 6 authorization due to the corresponding adjustment (CA) not being made by the host country.
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