LCAW26: Government coalition to publish carbon credit policy playbook at COP31
A government-led coalition of 11 countries plans to publish a non-binding policy playbook at COP31 to guide national measures aimed at increasing demand for high-integrity carbon credits, it announced Tuesday.
Read MoreNew food waste-based method shows promise for lower-cost direct air capture
A team of Swiss researchers has developed a lab-tested direct air capture (DAC) material made from food-processing waste, which they say could offer a lower-energy and potentially cheaper route to removing CO2 from ambient air if it can be scaled.
Read MoreGold Standard launches updated climate responsibility framework
Gold Standard has published updated climate responsibility guidance that gives companies more detailed recommendations on indirect abatement, ongoing emissions responsibility, and credible climate claims.
Read MoreNbS carbon removal offtake security costs could raise credit prices, report warns
Security requirements in long-term nature-based (NbS) carbon removal offtake agreements could increase developers’ financing needs and push up credit prices, particularly for early-stage projects in the Global South, a new report has warned.
Read MoreGerman service group backs DAC demonstration project
A German multi-service group has entered a technology partnership to support a Munich-based direct air capture (DAC) company’s first larger demonstration plant in Germany, with the cooperation due to begin in 2027.
Read MoreMozambique mangrove project secures Verra validation under blue carbon methodology
A Mozambique mangrove restoration project covering 155,000 hectares across 750 km of coastline has been validated under Verra’s VM0033 blue carbon methodology, becoming the largest such project in Africa to meet the standard, its developer said Monday.
Read MoreFrontier clears ERW methodology for supplier use
Buyer group Frontier has approved an enhanced rock weathering (ERW) methodology developed by a Helsinki-based carbon crediting platform for suppliers selling carbon removal credits.
Read MoreEU’s CRCF forest methodology needs baseline, risk-based rules to avoid over-crediting -report
The EU should tailor its Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming Regulation (CRCF) methodology for improved forest management (IFM) to regional climate risks and forest conditions, while tightening baseline rules to reduce over-crediting risks, a policy brief published Thursday said.
Read MoreNbS developer eyes Ukraine soil carbon credits before 2030
A Dutch nature-based (NbS) project developer has completed a two-year assessment of soil carbon opportunities across Eastern Europe and launched a full feasibility study in Ukraine that could lead to carbon credit issuance before 2030, it announced Thursday.
Read MoreUkraine adopts Article 6 pilot framework, national carbon registry rules
Ukraine has adopted a two-year framework on Wednesday to test procedures for authorising, issuing, and transferring mitigation outcomes under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, alongside rules for a national carbon registry.
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