COP24: Roundup for Dec. 14, 2018
Numerous delays from ongoing Paris rulebook negotiations have pushed the culmination of the UN climate summit past its scheduled conclusion on Friday, with talks slated to go at least through Saturday morning.
Read MoreUPDATE – COP24: Chile to host next UN climate summit in Jan. 2020 after Brazil withdrawal
Chile has been named as the location of the next UN climate summit after Brazil withdrew its offer to host.
Read MoreCOP24: Draft Article 6 text offers “bedrock” for international GHG trade, but investors uneasy
The basis for an international emissions trading system under the Paris Agreement’s Article 6 became clearer on late Thursday, though some worried that the requirements could prove onerous for investors.
Read MoreCOP24: Switzerland, Peru clear way for early Paris-era carbon credit deals
Switzerland and Peru have agreed to formalise a process expected to lead to the European nation buying some of the first carbon credits generated under the Paris Agreement framework.
Read MoreCOP24: Chile weighs adding offsets as compliance option under expanded CO2 tax
Chile could add the use of offsets as a compliance option under its $5/tonne carbon charge and expand coverage to more sectors, though a timeline for those revisions remains uncertain, an official told Carbon Pulse on Thursday.
Read MoreCOP24: Roundup for Dec. 13, 2018
UN negotiations over a Paris Agreement rulebook in Katowice are nearing their critical endgame, with delegates readying themselves for an extended stay as the talks await a decisive breakthrough.
Read MoreCOP24: UK, Italy announce bids to host 2020 UN climate talks
The UK and Italy are both vying to host the annual UN climate summit in 2020, their environment ministers announced Thursday.
Read MoreECOSYSTEM MARKETPLACE: Tropical countries far short of meeting deforestation targets
If we’re to prevent global temperatures from rising to a level more than 1.5ºC (2.7ºF) above pre-industrial levels, we must dramatically improve the way we manage our forests, farms, and fields.
Read MoreCOP24: Roundup for Dec. 12, 2018
With negotiators struggling to break deadlock over an increasingly complex Paris Agreement rulebook text, the Polish presidency on Wednesday announced it was taking more direct control over the COP24 talks in Katowice.
Read MoreCOP24: Int’l organisations float offset use in vague climate neutrality vow
Fifteen international organisations and development banks pledged Wednesday to make their operations carbon neutral in part through offsets, but they did not specify a target year or detail any of their potential demand for credits.
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