COP16: Mining a key driver of tree cover loss in tropical primary rainforests, Indigenous land -report
Mining has increased by 52% since the turn of the century due to surging demand for metals and minerals, exerting an outsized impact on tree cover loss in tropical primary rainforests and in Indigenous and local community territories, according to a new report by a non-profit.
Read MoreEU invests almost €5 bln of ETS revenues into net-zero projects
The European Commission has selected 85 innovative net-zero projects to receive €4.8 billion in grants from the Innovation Fund, which is supplied by revenues from the EU ETS.
Read MoreAI tool launched to help English farmers access carbon credits
Farmers in England can more easily access tree-related grants and carbon credits through the use of an AI-powered tool, launched Wednesday.
Read MoreLaunch of lightweight probe for CO2 measurement of flue gas, DAC
A Finnish company has launched a hand-sized instrument for accurate in-situ measurement of the CO2 in flue gas and direct air capture (DAC), which it says will avoid greenwashing from carbon capture and help with process optimisation.
Read MoreBRIEFING: CCUS development in the UK requires transition finance and de-risking -experts
Developing a carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) industry in the UK that can sustain itself without government support and attract CO2 imports from Europe will require de-risking the value chain and transition finance, experts said on Friday.
Read MoreRussia to put forward plans for int’l carbon market at COP29 -media
Russia will present ideas for creating an international carbon market at the UN climate summit COP29 in Baku next month, local news outlets have reported.
Read MoreBRIEFING: England needs land use framework to determine best intersection of farming and nature
England desperately needs a land use framework to best determine how land should be apportioned for the many competing priorities of farming, nature, carbon, energy, and housing, industry experts said on Thursday.
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Carbon removals from large US initiative to be marketed to European companies under new deal
Carbon removals (CDRs) from bioethanol plants in the US Midwest are to be made available to European companies seeking to achieve net zero emissions under a new deal between the project developer and an environmental markets risk management company, they told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreBiodiversity market held back by lack of financial materiality, policy impetus -analysts
Investing in biodiversity is being held back by a lack of financial materiality and policy impetus, though steps forward on an international carbon market could unlock funding for biodiversity, said analysts at a sustainability ratings agency.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: EU regulation on reducing agriculture emissions could erode case for carbon finance
Setting EU regulation to reduce emissions in agriculture too soon could erode the incentive for farmers to participate in private markets such as those involving carbon finance, according to a Danish agtech company.
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