BRIEFING: Ease grid, planning constraints to turbocharge UK onshore wind
Rolling out onshore wind in the UK fast enough to achieve net zero requires unlocking grid and planning constraints, motivating local communities, and prioritising farms for the windiest areas, experts said Thursday.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: The legal red flags of dropping carbon removals into compliance schemes
The undefined legal nature of a carbon credit, and the vast gulley between the cost of many new technologies and current allowance prices, are red flags cited by a lawyer reflecting on proposals to integrate carbon removals in compliance schemes.
Read MoreNext EU ETS revision to address carbon capture and removals, official says
There will be a role for carbon removals in the late 2030s to address the residual emissions of agriculture and hard-to-abate industries in the European carbon market, an issue that will be addressed in the next revision of the ETS directive, an EU official confirmed on Tuesday.
Read MoreGermany joins mounting calls to halt EU anti-deforestation rules
Germany has joined a growing tide of opponents to the European Union’s anti-deforestation law, as the country’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz calls on the European Commission to suspend the regulation.
Read MoreFintech startup partners with blockchain platform for trading voluntary carbon credits
A fintech startup focused on creating financial instruments tied to voluntary carbon credits has announced a partnership with a global blockchain-based platform for buying, selling, and retiring units.
Read MoreFEATURE: Innovations in battery manufacturing are key to reducing cost, meeting regulation
Innovations in battery manufacturing, such as use of a ‘dry process’ to make electrodes, will be key to reducing cost and lowering the environmental footprint of producing lithium-ion batteries to be in line with the EU’s new Batteries Regulation, say experts.
Read MoreFossil fuel companies face rising lawsuits to compensate for climate damage, misleading adverts -report
The number of cases filed each year against fossil fuel companies including BP, Shell, and Chevron has nearly tripled since the Paris Agreement, with cases linked to climate damages, misleading advertising, and emissions reduction growing significantly over the period, according to a new report.
Read MoreScottish farmers need more detail about transition to nature-friendly farming as new legislation comes into play -webinar
There are still many unknowns about what will be required of farmers under an agricultural bill passed by the Scottish government in June, including on the incentives for woodland creation and peatland restoration, a trade body representative told a webinar on Wednesday.
Read MoreDAC developer raises €6.75 mln seed round to support facilities in Germany
A developer of direct air capture and storage (DACS) has raised a €6.75 million seed round including grants to support the build-out of direct air capture testing and development facilities in Germany, as well as to develop its first industrial product, it announced on Tuesday.
Read MoreFewer than one third of large corporate emitters have long-term climate targets aligned with 1.5C
Just 30% of the world’s biggest corporate emitters have climate targets for 2050 aligned with 1.5C, while the credibility of those set is often unclear, according to new analysis published on Tuesday.
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