Switzerland aims to sign up 20 ITMO activities by next year
Switzerland’s carbon credit procurement agency Klik aims to select 20 GHG-reducing activities by the middle of next year, with three confirmed Paris Agreement emission trade initiatives serving as insight into what the country is seeking.
Read MoreSwiss-EU ETS marriage on track, but registry link facing delay
Switzerland and the EU remain on track to implement their ETS linking agreement in early 2020, though there may be a delay in the actual physical connection between the carbon markets, sources said.
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Read MoreSwitzerland sets net zero 2050 emissions goal, still plans to use offsets
Switzerland raised its long-term climate ambition on Thursday, setting a 2050 net zero emission target and keeping its aim of using international credits to meet some portion of that goal.
Read MoreCARBON FORWARD 2019 – EU renewable credit prices stumble ahead of France auction debut
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Read MoreLufthansa adds clean fuel option in new offset platform
German airline Lufthansa has begun to offer passengers the option of offsetting any flight emissions with sustainable aviation fuel, despite it costing around 30 times more than traditional carbon-cutting projects.
Read MoreSwitzerland delays next carbon allowance auctions
Switzerland has delayed what might be its final allowance auctions before it links with the EU ETS.
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Read MoreFourteen offset programmes apply for ICAO’s CORSIA aviation mechanism
UN aviation body ICAO’s expert panel will consider 14 emissions unit programme applications for the global offsetting mechanism CORSIA, with the submissions ranging from Kyoto era offset programmes and REDD initiatives to jurisdictional schemes in China, the Middle East, and Poland.
Read MoreSwiss energy-related CO2 emissions fall in 2018 despite stubborn transport output
Switzerland’s energy-related CO2 emissions continued falling in 2018, the government announced this week, though the decline was again mostly seen in the consumption of thermal fuels as transportation’s output was unchanged.
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