Gender equality can strengthen integrity of carbon credits, experts say
Developers can bolster the integrity of the carbon credits they sell by making sure there is gender equality across the design, implementation, and monitoring of their projects, according to experts.
Read MoreCarbon capture could have huge climate impact for cement sector -report
Cement decarbonisation technologies, including carbon capture, supplementary cementitious materials, and alternative fuels could help the sector cut an extra 422 million tonnes of CO2 emissions over the next decade, according to a new report.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: The asset manager with the billion-dollar brick in the regenerative agriculture wall
UK-based investor Climate Asset Management (CAM) reveals how it has attracted $1 billion in investment following increasing interest in regenerative agriculture, high-quality food, and nature impacts.
Read MoreShipping sees data, contracting, admin challenges in first year under EU ETS
One year into the inclusion of shipping in the EU ETS, the system is now “well understood” by the maritime sector – but issues persist regarding data transparency, division of contractual responsibilities, and access to EU accounts, according to a maritime data analytics firm in its 2024 review.
Read MoreUS methodology developer unveils first registry-independent standard for carbon removal
A US-based methodology developer has launched the first registry-independent standard in the carbon removal (CDR) market, the company announced on Wednesday.
Read MoreAI-powered climate tech firm discontinues VCM platform, services
An AI-powered climate tech company has shut down its online voluntary carbon market platform and halted access to its project data and other services.
Read MoreVoluntary carbon market can grow with clear regulation, firm contracts, and digitalised data, say experts
The voluntary carbon market has done a considerable amount of work to address criticisms over standards and environmental integrity, but now it needs the finance sector to help create the conditions for large-scale demand to trigger the investment required to scale up the market, according to speakers at a conference on Wednesday.
Read MoreEuro Markets: EUAs fall further on bearish near-term fundamentals, as funds extend net long position
European carbon continued to slip lower off the back of weakening TTF natural gas prices, amid bearish near-term fundamentals for thermal power generation, as investment funds extended their net long position to the highest total since the end of July 2023.
Read MoreAsset manager invests $350 mln in Latin American regenerative agriculture
Chile-based investor Toesca Asset Management will invest $350 million in regenerative agriculture practices in Latin America, via a partnership with a UK-headquartered financier, to help reduce the impacts of agriculture on biodiversity loss and carbon emissions.
Read MoreEU needs to set permanent carbon removal targets in its next climate goal, experts say
The EU needs to include legally binding targets for permanent carbon removals in its climate goals for 2030-40, experts said this week.
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