South Pole appoints new chief risk officer coming from global bank

Published 12:56 on November 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:56 on November 13, 2024  / /  Bavardage, Nature-based, Voluntary

South Pole has announced the appointment of a new chief risk officer, hailing from a global bank, who will join the company in the new year.

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US forestry programme outlines guardrails for quality and integrity in new report

Published 13:00 on November 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:11 on November 11, 2024  / /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

A US programme for improved forest management (IFM) carbon projects has published a report outlining the key steps developers must take to ensure the quality and integrity of their projects, tackling issues of additionality, permanence, leakage, and social integrity.

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INTERVIEW: Cercarbono confident on CORSIA, CCP approval, tests water with new circular economy programme

Published 13:45 on November 11, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:07 on November 12, 2024  / /  Americas, Aviation/CORSIA, International, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

Standards body Cercarbono is working hard to be approved for Phase 1 of aviation offsetting scheme CORSIA and expects to receive first assessment by ICVCM for its Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) by year end, while it has also launched a circular economy programme with a first project in Bangladesh.

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Buildings sector should focus on carbon use intensity as key metric for green valuations, say experts

Published 14:51 on November 8, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:51 on November 8, 2024  / /  EMEA, Voluntary

For a building’s environmental footprint to be properly factored into its value, the industry needs to galvanise around a single data point, with carbon use intensity a likely forerunner, according to industry experts.

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FEATURE: Traders, asset managers start to take action on EU ETS2 commercial risks

Published 15:13 on November 7, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:13 on November 7, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

Traders and asset managers appreciate the commercial risks attached to the EU’s new emissions trading scheme for road transport and heating fuels (ETS2) and are increasingly taking measures to mitigate its future impact, say industry sources.

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Nature mapping company launches project insights platform for greater transparency

Published 13:00 on November 7, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:05 on November 6, 2024  / /  EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A provider of audit-grade nature mapping insights has launched an online project insights platform to offer tracking of project performance and greater transparency into impact claims.

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BRIEFING: UK agriculture must rethink land use balance to meet net zero, weather global shocks

Published 14:59 on November 6, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:59 on November 6, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

Big changes are needed in the UK’s agri-food system to reach net zero emissions and improve resilience to global shocks, including on carbon audits and reducing livestock numbers.

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Carbon removals developer and concrete supplier launch project in London

Published 08:00 on November 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:47 on October 31, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS, Voluntary

A Swiss carbon removals developer alongside a UK-based building materials supplier have launched their first site to remove carbon and permanently store it in recycled concrete in south London.

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Climate damages have been underpriced within financial system, finds paper

Published 16:35 on November 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:35 on November 1, 2024  / /  EMEA, International

Climate damages have been systematically underpriced within the global financial system, leading to a severe underestimation of the economic impact of global warming, according to a new paper presented Friday.

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Ghana biochar producer receives finance to launch carbon removal project

Published 17:01 on October 31, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:08 on October 31, 2024  / /  Africa, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A Ghana-based producer of biochar from coconut husks has received investment from a development finance institution to expand its business and to launch a carbon removal project in West Africa.

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