FEATURE: Increasing conflicts are a natural consequence of worsening climate change

Published 14:33 on April 23, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:33 on April 23, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Middle East, Nature-based

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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Banks partner to deliver credits for home retrofit in the UK

Published 11:29 on April 23, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:29 on April 23, 2024  / /  EMEA, International, Voluntary

A credit management platform developed by banks has partnered with a UK project developer to deliver carbon credits that support home retrofit at scale, in a drive to decarbonise the UK’s carbon-intensive housing stock.

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European LNG operator eyes diversification into CO2 and ammonia -media

Published 12:26 on April 22, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:26 on April 22, 2024  / /  EMEA, International, Voluntary

A European operator of LNG terminals is looking to expand into CO2 and ammonia processing as it seeks to capitalise on new sources of income in the energy transition.

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Climate tech, greener industry play key role in European venture capital recovery

Published 06:00 on April 22, 2024  /  Last updated at 18:53 on April 19, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Voluntary

Deals in climate tech and industrial decarbonisation played a key role in driving the recovery of European venture capital in Q1 2024, as investors seek opportunities to tackle the climate crisis, according to an analyst report.

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UK farming set for rockier outlook as impacts of Brexit start to bite

Published 16:33 on April 18, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:33 on April 18, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

Farms in England are set to see substantial falls in business income due to dwindling commodity prices, sharper subsidy cuts following Brexit, and increased competition from cheaper imports, while uptake of natural capital payment alternatives is still lacklustre, industry experts said Thursday.

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INTERVIEW: Market-moving deals in the voluntary carbon market seek insurance

Published 10:37 on April 17, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:37 on April 17, 2024  / /  Americas, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

A recent entrant to the carbon insurance market is looking to meet demand from potentially “very big investments” in projects that would meaningfully move the market, but may need to corral capital from fellow insurers to support it.

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Clearer definitions given for carbon farming under EU carbon removal framework

Published 17:17 on April 16, 2024  /  Last updated at 18:10 on April 16, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Clearer definitions for the scope, quantification, and baselines of carbon farming activities to be included under the EU’s Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF) were presented by the European Commission on Tuesday.

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New tool helps UK building developers address biodiversity impacts

Published 09:00 on April 16, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:14 on April 15, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

Building developers in England will be able to more easily address the biodiversity impacts of their projects and comply with the biodiversity net gain (BNG) mandate thanks to the launch today of a new BNG software, which helps companies understand the biodiversity impact of different building designs.

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FEATURE: Scientists tackle seagrass decline with probiotics to enhance resilience and build credit projects

Published 16:36 on April 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:36 on April 12, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, EMEA, International, Middle East, Nature-based, Voluntary

Researchers are developing probiotics to improve the root structure of seagrass, with potential for large-scale, credit-generating restoration projects in Saudi Arabia and Kenya.

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INTERVIEW: Startup seeks to boost coffee yield, climate resilience with mobile biochar reactors

Published 15:51 on April 11, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:51 on April 11, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Improving the climate resilience of smallholder farms while strengthening coffee supply chains is the focus of a Swiss-Colombian startup looking to apply carbon-rich biochar to the soils of coffee plantations, with the sequestration monetised through the sale of removals.

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