NACW25: Mexican forest carbon credit supply bottlenecked by market infrastructure
The burgeoning supply of Mexican forest carbon credits hasn’t been able to keep up with demand, voluntary carbon market players told conference attendees, as they pointed to challenges with verification and existing methodologies.
Read MoreArgentina sees first South American biogas project achieve CAR listing
An Argentine project has this month been listed with the Climate Action Reserve (CAR) registry, according to government reports on Tuesday.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Galicia to pass carbon market bill by mid-April
The autonomous region of Galicia in Spain will soon pass carbon markets legislation that aims to draw investment into local communities while encouraging finance flows from within and outside the region, a top environment official told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreVenezuelan ag guild leader proposes carbon markets to modernise the sector
The leader of a Venezuelan agricultural association is pushing for the government and farmers alike to embrace international carbon markets, according to local media.
Read MoreLATAM Roundup: Colombian CO2 tax offsetting mechanism rebounds in 2024
The offsetting mechanism within Colombia’s carbon tax saw increased use last year over 2023, two years after a national restriction was introduced, according to new Q4 2024 statistics.
Read MoreBrazilian ministries, development bank launch $26 mln call for reforestation proposals
Brazil’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA) and Ministry of Development and Family Farming (MDA), as well as its national development bank (BNDES), on Friday launched three public calls for proposals to restore a critical deforestation area.
Read MoreGhana’s Article 6 pipeline teeming with projects, expects ITMO transfer by H2
Ghana has received 70 projects for review in pursuit of eventual authorisation or endorsement, including 45 applications for Article 6 projects with sovereign nations, according to a report published Friday by the country’s Carbon Markets Office (CMO).
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Brazilian forests need mainstream finance, not just carbon markets
Brazil must engage non-carbon market instruments and more traditional finance flows to conserve and restore its forests, the chair of a Brazilian private social investment foundation has said.
Read MoreMexican state’s bamboo could generate $170 per hectare annually from VCM -study
A Mexican state that has pioneered bamboo plantations could glean around $170 per cultivated hectare, according to a study published Wednesday by a national research institute.
Read MoreBRIEFING: US states can help unlock domestic DAC growth, with or without federal support
US states have several mechanisms they can leverage to push direct air capture (DAC) development and adoption forward, with or without federal government support, according to panellists at a conference in New York on Tuesday.
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