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- Thu 23:09Marine CO2 removal (mCDR) projects such as ocean alkalinity enhancement and biomass sinking should be regulated under the London Convention and London Protocol in a way that advances climate goals while safeguarding the marine environment, according to new legal guidance.
- Thu 22:34West African cocoa farms could more than offset the sector’s production emissions by boosting tree cover to modest levels without hurting yields, according to new research that maps the “unrealised” carbon storage potential of agroforestry when utilised in agricultural commodities.
- Thu 22:18Biomass-derived biochar applied to soils could sequester between 0.7 and 1.8 billion tonnes of CO2e each year, provided production methods and field application are optimised, a comprehensive scientific review has calculated.
- Thu 19:07The Mexican state of Queretaro has approved a soil carbon project into its state-level offsetting system, marking the first time a Verra-registered soil carbon project has been recognized in the system, according to a Wednesday announcement.
- Thu 15:55South Pole, one of the largest developers and financiers of carbon projects, has revealed a sharp slowdown in new credit certification last year as it pivoted towards a new approach to the market.
- Thu 15:33Two companies are working together to choose new sites for an agricultural carbon project, generating credits by reducing methane emissions from rice paddies, a climate tech firm announced on Thursday.
- Verra has partnered with a global insurance firm to assess whether specific insurance products meet the requirements for carbon credits intended for use under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).
- Thu 12:54A white paper published Thursday said India’s depleted agricultural soils hold “high potential” as a source of carbon removal credits, claiming that modest improvements in soil organic carbon (SOC) could sequester billions of tonnes of CO2 while delivering co-benefits for farmers.
- Thu 12:00Biochar is dominating the carbon removal (CDR) market, accounting for more than 40% of retired certificates by a leading public registry.
- Thu 06:00A UK-based bank announced on Thursday a partnership with a Brazilian state to sell carbon credits from a jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD+) system in the Amazon.
