INTERVIEW: Cercarbono confident on CORSIA, CCP approval, tests water with new circular economy programme
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.
Read MoreBuildings sector should focus on carbon use intensity as key metric for green valuations, say experts
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.
Read MoreFEATURE: Traders, asset managers start to take action on EU ETS2 commercial risks
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.
Read MoreNature mapping company launches project insights platform for greater transparency
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.
Read MoreBRIEFING: UK agriculture must rethink land use balance to meet net zero, weather global shocks
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.
Read MoreCarbon removals developer and concrete supplier launch project in London
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.
Read MoreClimate damages have been underpriced within financial system, finds paper
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.
Read MoreGhana biochar producer receives finance to launch carbon removal project
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.
Read MoreCOP29 at risk due to pro-fossil fuel agenda and corruption, global NGO says
Hopes of tangible progress at the approaching UN climate summit COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, are at risk of being quashed by pro-fossil fuel interests and signs of government corruption, according to a report by Transparency International (TI) released Thursday.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Strong climate finance outcome is possible at COP29, experts say
A strong outcome for a new global climate finance goal is possible at COP29 in Baku, with negotiators coalescing around the scale of finance required, though the nitty gritty of where that capital should come from and which countries should contribute is still up in the air, experts said on Wednesday.
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