Dutch firm signs offtake deal for Latam nature offsets

Published 20:44 on August 22, 2022  /  Last updated at 20:44 on August 22, 2022  / /  Americas, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

A Dutch carbon offset firm has agreed to sell voluntary carbon offsets from a Paraguayan REDD forest protection project in a deal designed to ensure the scheme’s long-term viability.

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Brussels approves plans by four EU states to compensate industry for indirect ETS costs

Published 18:24 on August 19, 2022  /  Last updated at 18:24 on August 19, 2022  / /  EMEA, EU ETS

The European Commission on Friday approved plans by four EU member states including Germany to compensate their ETS-covered industries for indirect costs caused by power producers passing on the cost of paying for their carbon allowances.

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Indian renewables offset project gets updated score from ratings firm

Published 20:01 on August 17, 2022  /  Last updated at 20:01 on August 17, 2022  / /  Asia Pacific, International, Other APAC, Voluntary

A carbon credit rating agency has upgraded its grading for a high-yielding Verra-certified Indian renewables project, the first time an activity being placed ‘on watch’ has received a better score.

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Loss-making utility Uniper reports 12% rise in CO2 output for H1

Published 14:48 on August 17, 2022  /  Last updated at 18:41 on August 17, 2022  / /  EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

German utility Uniper said its ETS-covered emissions rose 12% to 27.4 million tonnes in H1 as it shifted output to coal, it revealed in results on Wednesday that showed substantial losses owing to Russian gas curbs.

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EU’s GHG emissions hold below pre-pandemic levels in Q1 -Eurostat

Published 18:05 on August 16, 2022  /  Last updated at 08:22 on August 17, 2022  / /  EMEA, EU ETS

The EU’s total GHG emissions rose 6% year-on-year in Q1 but held below levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic, the bloc’s statistics office said in an update on Tuesday.

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Offset ratings firm puts Indian renewables project ‘on watch’

Published 11:40 on August 16, 2022  /  Last updated at 13:54 on August 16, 2022  / /  Asia Pacific, International, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

A carbon credit rating agency has put a high-yielding Verra-certified Indian renewables project on ‘on watch’ for a potential change in its grading after getting new information about the activity.

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VCM Report: Nature-based curve stretches out amid demand for new vintages

Published 19:04 on August 15, 2022  /  Last updated at 19:04 on August 15, 2022  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA, Canada, China, EMEA, International, Japan, Kyoto Mechanisms, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, US, Voluntary

VERs were steady for prompt and nearby offset prices this week, maintaining the uptick seen at the end of the previous week, while later dated vintages for nature-based credits climbed higher.

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Canada-based offset developer signs up with registry for South American projects

Published 17:52 on August 15, 2022  /  Last updated at 17:52 on August 15, 2022  / /  Americas, Canada, International, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

An offset project developer and carbon credit vendor has opened an account with a registry with the aim of building out several tree planting and sustainable charcoal projects in South America.

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Oil firm Equinor invests in carbon removals venture

Published 12:28 on August 15, 2022  /  Last updated at 12:28 on August 15, 2022  / /  EMEA, International, Voluntary

The investment arm of Norwegian oil firm Equinor has made an early-stage investment in a carbon removals venture that aims to store CO2 emitted from biogas producers.

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German utility EnBW ensures coal supplies amid steady hedging

Published 13:38 on August 12, 2022  /  Last updated at 13:38 on August 12, 2022  / /  EMEA, EU ETS

German utility EnBW has enough coal to supply its plants over the coming winter, it said in its half-year results on Friday that indicate the company won’t be impacted by low water levels on the river Rhine.

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