INTERVIEW: Forest carbon accelerator aims to emulate the mass momentum of Silicon Valley
A forest restoration accelerator will focus on scaling up seed bank networks to generate mass momentum behind the planting of native forests, in a drive to recreate the success of Silicon Valley startups among a new wave of entrepreneurs, and help scale carbon credit generation.
Read MoreCarbon standard bursts onto the REDD+ market with bumper issuance
A carbon standard has had a busy festive season with significant issuances from REDD+ projects in the last week, amounting to about 15% of its total credit issuance so far.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: AI technology helps map out the underground to get grids online faster
The ongoing challenge of rolling out power grids to keep up with the increase in renewable energy capacity is being tackled head on by a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) technology that maps out the underground environment, working with companies worldwide to speed the shift to clean electrification.
Read MoreFund launches call for climate contribution projects ahead of fourth cash allocation
A fund created as an alternative to carbon offsetting by a EU-based climate project platform has launched a three-pronged call for proposals ahead of its fourth round of allocations of grants and pre-purchases in Q2 2024.
Read MoreART programme lists Burkina Faso REDD+ concept
The Secretariat of the ART carbon credit standard on Friday announced that it has approved a listing for Burkina Faso under its TREES jurisdictional certification programme.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Sweden could be the epicentre for producing green steel ingredients, says industry initiative
An industry initiative to produce a low-carbon precursor for green steel is setting its sights on using Sweden’s renewable energy and high-quality iron ore resources as the backdrop for large-scale production for European export.
Read MoreFEATURE: Digital MRV is growing up, set to bring greater transparency to voluntary carbon market
Efforts to improve the digital mapping of land cover and calculate carbon stores over time have been pushed to the forefront in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) as stakeholders seek to strengthen the integrity and transparency of carbon projects.
Read MoreLaunch of first carbon credit-secured loan to provide working capital for mangrove project
A project developer has made use of carbon forward agreements to secure a fixed-term loan via a lending platform in order to provide working capital for the communities behind a mangrove restoration project in Africa.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: EU ETS2 will incentivise home heat pumps, says provider
The upcoming launch of EU ETS2 should improve the economics of installing heat pumps for households across Europe by increasing CO2 taxation on gas and levelling the playing field with the unit cost of electricity, according to a clean tech startup.
Read MoreCrypto asset manager launches bitcoin ETF with carbon allowance component
A crypto asset management firm targeting ESG investors is launching a new bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) with a 20% carbon allowance component, in an effort to create a ‘carbon-neutral’ investment offering in the crypto market.
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