Three-quarters of critical habitats in the Americas set to miss the GBF target -study
As much as 75% of critical habitats in the Americas is falling short of a key conservation target in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), held back by issues with monitoring, researchers have found.
Read MoreUPDATE — Newsom wins gubernatorial recall election to preserve California climate policies
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) survived a recall election on Tuesday, keeping California’s suite of carbon reduction policies in tact as the state’s Democratic-leaning voting bloc rejected a GOP-backed effort to oust the first-term governor.
Read MoreWorld Bank Group launches tender to buy almost 200k carbon offsets
The World Bank Group has launched a request for proposals (RFP) to buy almost 200,000 carbon credits to offset the organisation’s emissions.
Read MoreCalifornia legislators ask governor to resist climate policy rollback amid COVID-19
Three dozen California lawmakers asked Governor Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday to hold firm on environmental and public health regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic, citing industry attempts to utilise the virus outbreak to weaken those policies.
Read MoreWorld Bank buys 4.2 mln methane offsets in fourth PAF auction
The fourth sale held by the World Bank’s Pilot Auction Facility (PAF) resulted in the procurement of 4.2 million tonnes of methane offsets, the bank announced Wednesday.
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