CP Daily News Ticker: May 31, 2025
A different kind of green spin – Heineken is scaling up its forest restoration work in Brazil through a new business-minded approach that could serve as a model for climate-positive operations in the corporate sector, Capital Reset reports. Although the Dutch brewer began planting trees in Brazil three years before…
Read MoreBrazil community group files complaint against REDD+ project developer over land rights, harassment
A Brazilian community association has accused a local carbon offset project developer of harassment and unauthorised use of traditional lands in the Amazon, escalating tensions over benefit-sharing the country’s jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD+) schemes.
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Overruled – The Attorney General of Brazil’s Para state and his predecessor took actions that effectively overruled lower-level prosecutors and supported the state government’s push to advance controversial COP30-related projects – including environmentally damaging roadworks and a high-value carbon credit agreement, Folha de S.Paulo reports. At the centre of the…
Read MoreBrazil’s Supreme Court signs carbon offset deal with local firm
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) has signed an agreement with a local carbon offset firm to compensate for all greenhouse gas emissions linked to the institution’s operations in 2023 and 2024, as part of broader efforts to decarbonise the country’s judiciary.
Read MoreMaine enacts law requiring landowners to disclose participation in forest offset programmes
Maine has enacted a new law requiring forest landowners to report their participation in carbon credit programmes, becoming the second US state to establish a public tracking system for forest-based offsets.
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No demand – Ryanair has quietly discontinued its passenger carbon offsetting scheme and carbon calculator, citing low uptake, The Irish Times reports. The airline had allowed passengers to pay a small fee to fund environmental projects, but participation never exceeded 3%. The initiative raised over €3.5 mln by 2022 and…
Read MoreWest African Development Bank to launch carbon marketplace to drive regional funding
The West African Development Bank (BOAD) is planning to launch a carbon market place during COP30 in Belem later this year, with an aim to consolidate and channel funding for carbon market development in the West African region, a bank official announced Friday.
Read MoreGCC to launch global carbon market and registry infrastructure to accelerate Article 6.2 implementation
Qatar-based Global Carbon Council (GCC) will in July launch an interoperable and integrated carbon market and national registry infrastructure to speed up the implementation of Article 6.2 under the Paris Agreement, its chief operations officer told Carbon Pulse on Friday.
Read MoreNew hires boost Carbon Pulse coverage of key carbon, nature markets ahead of new products launch
Carbon Pulse has made a string of new hires across Europe and Latin America that will add to its already industry-leading coverage of carbon and nature markets across the regions, as well as bolster its data journalism offering.
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Hawaiian Green Fee – Hawaii has introduced a new tax on tourists to fund climate resilience and environmental protection projects. Under Act 96, the state’s transient accommodations tax (TAT) will increase by 0.75% to 11%, effective from Jan. 1, 2026. The fee will apply to hotel guests, short-term rentals, and…
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