Carbon removal platform opens first reforestation protocol for public consultation

Published 17:00 on October 17, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:46 on October 17, 2024  / /  EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

A technology-focused carbon removal programme has for the first time launched a public consultation on a reforestation protocol, the company announced on Thursday.

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Stockholm-based clean energy tech firm raises €63 mln to drive heating decarbonisation in Europe

Published 15:45 on October 16, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:45 on October 16, 2024  / /  EMEA

A Swedish clean energy tech firm has raised €63 million to accelerate residential heating electrification and drive decarbonisation across Europe, the company announced on Wednesday.

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German wildfire monitoring solution secures €25 mln to improve AI tools and expand globally

Published 14:53 on October 16, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:53 on October 16, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International

A Munich-headquartered wildfire monitoring company has raised €25 million in a Series B funding round, the company announced on Tuesday.

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Kenya-based carbon removal firm reveals biochar solution from sugarcane waste

Published 13:51 on October 16, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:51 on October 16, 2024  / /  Africa, EMEA, Voluntary

A Kenya-headquartered carbon removal company has launched a new biochar solution that aims to sequester carbon, improve food security, and create jobs for women, it announced this week.

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INTERVIEW: Carbon removal venture buys credits from Indian ERW partner at $200/t

Published 11:30 on October 16, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:02 on October 16, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, EMEA, Other APAC, Voluntary

A carbon removal buyers club has signed a deal with an enhanced rock weathering (ERW) company, adding credits from Asia to its portfolio for the first time at an average price of $200 per tonne.

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UK banks invested £1 bln in ‘forest risk’ companies, undermining national pledge -report

Published 05:01 on October 16, 2024  /  Last updated at 20:36 on October 15, 2024  / /  EMEA, Voluntary

UK banks have invested more than £1 billion in companies tied to deforestation risks worldwide since COP26, defying the country’s 2021 Glasgow climate commitments, according to analysis released on Wednesday.

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Finnish waste management company produces first biodegradable plastic from CO2 emissions

Published 13:50 on October 15, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:50 on October 15, 2024  / /  EMEA, Voluntary

A Finnish waste management and circular solutions company has become the world’s first to produce biodegradable plastic from CO2 emissions using carbon capture and utilisation (CCU), the firm announced on Tuesday.

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CFEL24: Integrity concerns still keeping voluntary carbon credit buyers at bay

Published 17:05 on October 14, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:05 on October 14, 2024  / /  EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

Companies, banks, and governments need to take concrete steps to incentivise support for the voluntary carbon market (VCM) with persistent integrity concerns still holding buyers back, according to speakers at Carbon Forward Expo London last week.

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Indigenous groups in Brazil claim lack of consultation on carbon credits

Published 14:28 on October 14, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:28 on October 14, 2024  / /  Americas, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

A group of Indigenous and community organisations in Brazil’s Para state has issued a public letter condemning the lack of consultation with them on a $180 million carbon credit deal.

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Carbon removal platform certifies new biochar protocol with 1,000-year durability option

Published 14:59 on October 11, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:59 on October 11, 2024  / /  Americas, EMEA, US, Voluntary

A carbon removal certification programme has approved a new biochar protocol with a durability option exceeding 1,000 years, along with another module focused on the technology.

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