BRIEFING: EUA price must hit €150/t to push ship owners to adopt greener fuel
EUAs need to be trading at least €150 per tonne to start incentivising ship owners to switch to biofuels in a subsidised environment, while the price would need to be markedly higher than that to ensure a shift to more expensive green fuels like ammonia or methanol, a freight manager told a conference Wednesday.
Read MorePollinator biodiversity around solar farms to be assessed by AI and acoustic monitoring
An upcoming study will look at the impact of solar farms on nature by deploying artificial intelligence (AI) technology alongside acoustic monitoring to assess pollinator levels.
Read MoreBiodiversity credits should learn from voluntary carbon, require regulatory oversight -investors
The evolving market for biodiversity credits should seek to avoid some of the pitfalls of the voluntary carbon market (VCM), while capitalising on the interdependencies between climate and nature, said speakers during an event in London on Monday.
Read MoreFEATURE: Just transition approaches need refinement, some countries lead the way
Public backing for the low-carbon transition is a key cornerstone of enabling economies to shift towards a 1.5C-aligned world, with a growing number of countries now acknowledging the importance of a ‘just transition’, though approaches diverge significantly and finance remains a key stumbling block.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Developer of low-concentration CO2 capture strives for below $100/t in a decade
A developer of carbon capture technology using a new class of material able to capture CO2 at very low concentrations aims to reach costs of below $100 per tonne in the next decade, thanks to its high energy efficiency and use of low-grade waste heat.
Read MoreCement and lime consortium urges UK govt to accelerate market uptake of CCS
A consortium of cement and lime producers together with an energy company are calling on the UK government to speed up routes to market for commercially mature carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in order to unlock private investment and allow the country to meet its net zero target.
Read MoreBRIEFING: UK launches roadmap for high-integrity marine natural capital markets
The UK has launched a roadmap for high-integrity marine natural capital markets in order to safeguard its coastal environment and ensure investor confidence, which will be supported by the rollout of country-wide codes for coastal ecosystem services.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Voluntary carbon credits to improve affordability of home retrofits for UK homeowners
The first scheme allowing UK homeowners to more easily afford energy efficiency retrofits partially aided by the sale of voluntary carbon credits will be piloted among at least 1,000 homes, with potential to engage a huge number of citizens via partnerships with their mortgage providers.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: 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 MoreCement giant trials new carbon capture from flue gas technology at UK plant
A large cement maker is trialling new technology developed by a UK-based carbon capture company to capture CO2 from the flue gas at one of its manufacturing plants.
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