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- Tue 16:26High-integrity stamped credits now cover at least 13% of the new issued volume, the chief executive of the Integrity Council of the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) said on Tuesday.
- Tue 14:43Trading and open interest has continued to pick up in CORSIA futures after the European Commission proposed a compromise to extend the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) to some international flights.
- A draft reversal-risk tool under Paris Article 6.4 is cementing permanence requirements to clean cooking credits for the first time. But before debating the numbers, the market should ask whether this category belongs in a permanence framework at all.
- Tue 11:41A carbon ratings agency is funding an initiative to analyse the causes and impacts of extreme wildfires, which represent a growing risk for nature-based projects, it announced on Tuesday.
- Tue 10:50Solar raise - Singaporean renewable energy developer Yanara has secured a €150 mln investment from global asset manager Mirova to build out more than 2 GW of renewable energy across Australia, the company announced Tuesday. The investment represents Yanara’s first capital raise in Australia, a significant portion of which will go towards the developer’s flagship Mortlake Energy Hub in Victoria, a 450 MW solar plant with a 600 MW battery energy storage system.
- Tue 10:15Acceleration - Indonesia and Japan have reaffirmed their commitment to accelerating the implementation of projects under the Tokyo-led Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), Ecobiz reported, citing government officials. Indonesia was among the first countries to sign a bilateral agreement with Japan. The two countries are also seeking to expand cooperation on clean energy initiatives, including geothermal power, waste-to-energy, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and green ammonia.
- Tue 09:41Legal challenges in Australia’s Federal Court launched Tuesday will hear international arguments about the government’s interpretation of emissions impacts regarding its approval of Woodside Energy’s North West Shelf licence extension.
- Tue 09:17Singapore’s draft Digital Infrastructure Bill, currently under public consultation, would allow regulators to penalise data centre operators that fail to meet environmental sustainability requirements, including by requiring them to surrender carbon credits to compensate for any resulting increase in emissions.
- Tue 09:05This year’s COP31 climate summit in Turkiye is not expected to produce any “big-ticket” negotiated outcomes, with the UN process instead shifting its focus towards implementing existing commitments and examining reforms to strengthen the three decade old system, UN climate chief Simon Stiell said.
- Tue 08:37Carbon credit pricing is significantly influenced by who the buyer is more than what the credit actually does for the climate, a recent study has argued.
- Tue 07:59The EU's proposed assessment framework for low-carbon steel products may create new opportunities for Japan’s steel industry, but building the capacity to submit emissions data at the product level will be crucial, a new report has argued.
- Tue 07:29The New Zealand carbon price climbed some 3.86% on Tuesday, reaching a seven-month high following a day of large trading volumes.
- Tue 06:40New Zealand has agreed to explore Article 6 opportunities as part of a to-be-established climate collaboration framework with the Philippines despite the Kiwi government still not committing to purchase international credits.
- Tue 05:29Australia’s policy environment for carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) is “among the least enabling” out of all high-income countries, despite positioning itself as a leader in the technology, a report found.
- Tue 04:45NZ carbon and nature consult – The New Zealand government has opened a consultation on the criteria for an endorsement process for domestic nature and carbon markets, following its May announcement of an assurance framework to scale these markets. As well as the endorsement criteria, the government is looking for feedback on the integrity principles and suitability of the criteria for assessment of the schemes and as well as for project validation and verification providers. Submissions close on Aug. 7.
- Tue 04:18Increasing carbon costs were the main reason for the New Zealand government’s bailout of the country’s sole cement plant, to maintain its competitiveness with imports that are not subject to an emissions price, according to statements Monday.
- Tue 02:15A senior executive in charge of international projects has left an Asia Pacific carbon developer, as the company said it intends to "sharpen" its overseas strategy.
