Seoul-based institute launches call for blue carbon Article 6 projects
A global intergovernmental body is seeking proposals for blue carbon and marine mitigation activities across its member and partner countries that could qualify for Article 6 cooperation under the Paris Agreement, with potential backing from South Korea’s oceans ministry.
Read MoreBiochar firm partners with Singaporean commodity trader to offset 500k tonnes of CO2 in West Africa
A carbon removal (CDR) firm announced Tuesday it has teamed up with a Singapore-based agri-commodity trader to launch a biochar project in West Africa that aims to convert 35,000 tonnes of cashew shell waste annually and offset 500,000 tonnes of CO2 by 2026.
Read MoreCarbon removal provider, tech firm enter into agreement worth millions
A global tech company and a carbon removal (CDR) provider have entered into a “multi-million-euro” partnership to remove 37,000 tonnes of CO2 by 2034.
Read MoreLondon-based firm launches NFT-based carbon exchange
A London-based firm has launched a non-fungible token (NFT)-based carbon credit exchange in the Isle of Man, it announced Monday.
Read MoreNew AI framework could help fill scenario gaps in climate policy planning -report
A deep learning framework could offer a rapid method with low computational cost to generate thousands of “synthetic” climate mitigation scenarios aligned with IPCC categories, research released Friday has found.
Read MoreUS non-profit commissions Dutch firm to lead marine CDR impact framework
A US-based environmental non-profit has commissioned a Dutch data specialist to lead the development of a standardised framework for marine carbon removal (mCDR).
Read MoreGreen Claims Directive should allow carbon removal-based offsets before net zero is reached -NGO
The EU’s Green Claims Direct needs more robust rules for carbon removals (CDR) and better alignment with existing EU frameworks, a French environmental association has said in a letter to EU lawmakers.
Read MoreDutch VC partners with UK CDR platform on removals portfolio
A Dutch venture capital (VC) firm has partnered with a London-based platform to purchase a portfolio of durable carbon removal (CDR) credits covering the company’s annual residual emissions, they announced Thursday.
Read MoreUK-based MRV firm launches dynamic benchmarking tool to assess forest carbon additionality
A London-based measuring, reporting, and verification (MRV) firm said Tuesday it has launched a dynamic performance benchmark (DPB) assessment to help nature-based (NbS) project developers better evaluate the additionality of their forest carbon projects.
Read MoreBRIEFING: New metric for global warming potential risks derailing methane cuts, ease pressure on agriculture
Adopting the contested ‘Global Warming Potential*’ metric could let major agricultural emitters sidestep significant methane cuts by “grandfathering” past emissions, and shifting focus away from urgently needed reductions, experts warned during a briefing on Tuesday.
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