UK waste-to-energy operator announces delivery plan for millions of carbon removals
A UK-based waste-to-energy operator has announced plans to deliver 1.2 million tonnes of carbon removals across the UK by 2039, helping the country on its path to net zero by mid-century.
Read MoreBRIEFING: UK regional airports take first steps to develop hydrogen infrastructure
Regional airports in the UK are taking steps to develop the infrastructure behind hydrogen-powered flight, as they seek to support the decarbonisation pathway best suited to their short-haul customer base, participants heard on a webinar on Tuesday.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: UK waste-to-energy operator builds case as carbon removals business
The UK’s second-largest operator of waste-to-energy facilities is eying opportunities as a removals provider as it looks to roll out carbon capture across its portfolio and it receives an increasing proportion of biogenic waste.
Read MoreTaxing fossil fuels in advanced economies could raise $720 bln by 2030 for climate adaptation
Taxing the domestic extraction of coal, oil, and gas in the world’s richest economies could raise as much as $720 billion by 2030 to help with climate adaptation in vulnerable nations, by way of the Loss and Damage Fund, finds a report backed by dozens of climate organisations.
Read MoreGreen hydrogen can help slash curtailment costs in UK by absorbing surplus renewable energy
The production of green hydrogen during periods of high renewable energy supply could help save the UK hundreds of millions of pounds each year in curtailment costs, according to a report by an engineering company.
Read MorePlastic offsetting project in Indonesia suspended following community complaints -media
A plastic offsetting project backed by a food and drink multinational has been suspended on Verra’s plastic credit registry following complaints by the local community that the recycling facility was built illegally close to their land and without proper consultation, leading to withdrawal of involvement by the multinational.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Integrity initiatives in VCM will help to narrow oversupply, boosting prices, analysis shows
Drives for greater integrity in the voluntary carbon market, such as classification of high-quality projects by rating agencies, will help to instil greater confidence in the market, bolstering demand and reducing oversupply so that prices could exceed $230 per tonne in the 2040s, according to analyst research heard on a webinar today.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Strong social return on investment boosts REDD project in Tanzania
A REDD developer in Tanzania is seeking to boost the selling power of its avoided deforestation projects by assessing the social impact of investment.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Plastic credits for waste recovery can help plug financing, regulatory gaps
Plastic credits should be used wherever there’s a financing gap to make plastic collection happen and as a bridge to extended producer responsibility regulation, while they should be sufficiently expensive to dissuade plastic makers from producing the waste in the first place, according to a developer of track and trace software for waste recovery.
Read MoreFEATURE: Increasing conflicts are a natural consequence of worsening climate change
Climate change is exacerbating many of the conditions that fuel conflict — from drought in the Middle East worsening food insecurity and inflation, to access over strategic resources like lithium and cobalt becoming a key source of tension — amid lagging efforts to curtail emissions.
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