Recycling shifts focus away from effective ways to tackle plastic crisis -report
Industry promotion of recycling through instruments like plastic credits distracts from the urgent need to reduce overall production, with less than 10% of plastic recycled globally, according to a sustainable finance think-tank.
Read MoreIndigo Ag sells its largest ever block of voluntary credits to tech giant
US agtech firm Indigo Ag said it has secured its largest ever delivery of credits in one single transaction to a tech buyer eager to enrich its credit portfolio.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Octopus Investments takes mixed approach to natural capital strategy
A British investor launching a natural capital strategy is aiming for a strong risk-return profile by balancing investments in nascent markets like biodiversity with more assured sectors like renewable energy and afforestation.
Read MoreVCMI partners on initiative to improve climate prosperity using carbon markets
The Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Initiative (VCMI) has agreed to work with a global partnership of vulnerable countries to broaden access to climate finance through the carbon markets.
Read MoreUBS partners with non-profit to limit investment impacts on nature
UBS has partnered with a nature-focused non-profit to better understand how to limit impacts to nature in clean energy investments, with the findings released on Thursday.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Finnish paper giant sees rising demand for synthetic fuels to support CO2 capture
Rising demand for synthetic fuels in aviation and shipping to meet EU decarbonisation targets is driving plans to install carbon capture facilities at pulp and paper mills in the Nordics, with potential to capture about 12 million tonnes of biogenic CO2 annually.
Read MoreRemovals registry launches new protocol for biogenic carbon capture
A removals registry has developed a protocol for biogenic carbon capture and sequestration (BCCS), with requirements on the sourcing of sustainable biomass, and a bioenergy producer signed on as the first supplier.
Read MoreFEATURE: ‘Dual approach’ to Article 6 projects under discussion in Philippines
In developing the framework to authorise Article 6 projects, the Philippines may allow developers to generate ITMOs as long as they also support the country in meeting its NDC by generating a secondary project for the domestic market.
Read MoreDAC developer signs partnership to store captured CO2 in aquifer under the Mediterranean
A developer of direct air capture (DAC) technology is partnering with a carbon storage business in the Mediterranean to use its technology to capture CO2 and store it in a saline aquifer off the shores of Greece.
Read MoreBRIEFING: CSRD to help inform investment decisions and level playing field in company disclosures
The increasing disclosure requirements placed on companies under the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) from next year will help to inform investment decision making and level the playing field in terms of what companies disclose, a sustainability executive said at a conference on Tuesday.
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