New Zealand advised to set up biodiversity credit market
Launching a biodiversity credit market is among actions New Zealand should take in order to scale investments in nature-based solutions (NbS), according to a global consultancy.
Read MoreInternational carbon registry partners with Iceland environment agency to develop offset project standards
An international carbon registry has partnered with Land and Forest Iceland, a government agency, to develop offset project standards and help advance the country’s climate initiatives.
Read MoreColombian standard puts first biodiversity credit project out for consultation
A Colombian environmental standard has opened a public consultation on the first conservation project registered under its biodiversity credit programme, planning to certify it next year.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Book-and-claim deals could drive early adoption of low-carbon cement
Selling low-carbon cement through book-and-claim deals, which separate the emissions savings from the physical product that’s delivered, can help to scale up clean technologies by addressing the problems of geographic constraints and cost premiums, according to a manager at a clean cement developer.
Read More‘Lead markets’ for low-carbon cement gain momentum
Demand for pricier low-carbon industrial products can be encouraged with a reform of public procurement rules and the creation of ‘lead markets’ for green cement, the industry has argued ahead of new EU policy proposals due in the coming mandate.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Article 6 causing confusion for corporate buyers – but should boost confidence long term
The agreement on Article 6 at COP29 last month is raising confusion among corporate carbon credit buyers but it should boost confidence in the market longer term, participants told an industry conference last week.
Read MoreVietnam, GGGI extend partnership on climate, carbon pricing
Vietnam and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) have extended for five years a cooperative framework on climate action and carbon pricing designed to put the Southeast Asian country on track to meet its ambitions under the Paris Agreement.
Read MoreLATAM Roundup: Distress and opportunities as CORSIA, CO2 taxes, CBAM take root
In a week that saw UN civil aviation body ICAO publish its technical report on the flagship CORSIA offsetting scheme, which is being incorporated into national regulations around the world, this and other compliance carbon pricing initiatives posed diverse challenges and opportunities around the LATAM region – from Trinidad and Tobago to Guyana, and Mexico to Brazil.
Read MoreNSW EPA to increase transparency on coal mine emissions
The New South Wales Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is looking to strengthen GHG emissions regulations at its coal mines, based on feedback on how licences are governed.
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