INTERVIEW: Carbon revenue, bio-based materials trend fund bamboo planting in Europe
Revenue from carbon credit sales combined with selective harvesting to meet growing demand for bio-based material can help support support bamboo planting in Europe, according to a developer of bamboo-based carbon projects.
Read MorePuro consults on updating biochar carbon removal methodology
Puro.earth is set to revise its methodology for crediting voluntary carbon removals from biochar projects and is inviting feedback on the current text before opening a three-week-long public consultation in July.
Read MoreLufthansa among 20 airlines investigated by EU over greenwashing concerns -media
Airlines within the Lufthansa Group are among 20 carriers currently under investigation by the European Commission over potential greenwashing practices, including the use of voluntary carbon credits.
Read MoreEU to take action against 20 airlines on greenwashing concerns
The European Commission, together with its 27 member states’ consumer authorities, has initiated action against 20 airlines to look at potential greenwashing practices, including the use of voluntary carbon credits, the executive announced on Tuesday.
Read MoreDanish regenerative farming specialist teams up with Ukrainian bank on soil carbon finance model
A Danish tech startup specialising in regenerative agriculture finance and technology has teamed up with a bank in Ukraine to further tap the war torn country’s vast farming market for its soil carbon credit programmes.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Durable carbon removals present new challenges, risk profile for insurance
Carbon insurers, previously focused on nature-based solutions (NBS) credits, are entering the arena of durable CO2 removals (CDR) and adapting existing insurance strategies to suit a new risk profile, according to a specialist speaking to Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Additional MRV, policy support needed to scale enhanced weathering as a CDR solution, experts warn
Advancing enhanced rock weathering (ERW) as a CO2 removal solution will require addressing MRV challenges and higher policy support, especially in Europe, members of a recently formed industry alliance said Tuesday.
Read MoreFEATURE: Europe accused of hijacking int’l carbon markets with removal certification
With its certification for emissions’ removals, the EU is moving to lock out international carbon credits to meet its own climate targets, at the expense of developing countries that are in direst need of green finance, critics say.
Read MoreEU removals methodologies not likely to certify units before 2027, frustrating experts
Carbon removal experts expressed frustration this week at news that the EU’s carbon removal methodologies will not yield carbon removal units with the bloc’s stamp of approval until likely 2027.
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