Russia issues first carbon credits under Sakhalin trading experiment

Published 13:16 on March 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:16 on March 14, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, EMEA, Other APAC, Voluntary

A Russian energy company has become the first to receive carbon credits under an experimental carbon trading scheme on the gas-rich Sakhalin island near Japan, local media reported Thursday.

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Agroforestry avoids between 43.3 and 74.3 MtCO2e annually in Southeast Asia -report

Published 16:06 on March 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:06 on March 13, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

Agroforestry has helped reduce deforestation across Southeast Asia by an estimated 250,319 hectares per year between 2015 and 2023, preventing between 43.3 and 74.3 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions annually, a study released Tuesday has found.

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Nordic bank signs multi-year BECCS deal as part of new CDR strategy

Published 13:54 on March 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:54 on March 13, 2025  / /  EMEA, Voluntary

A Helsinki-headquartered bank announced Thursday it has signed a multi-year agreement with a Norwegian firm to capture and permanently store at least 68,000 tonnes of CO2 using bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS).

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French company secures first contract for biomass-based hydrogen and biochar plant in Switzerland

Published 12:43 on March 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 12:43 on March 13, 2025  / /  EMEA, Voluntary

A French biomass gasification company has signed its first contract for a biomass-based hydrogen, electricity, and biochar production plant in Glovelier, Switzerland, the company announced on Wednesday.

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Top 20 global food retailers fail to set methane reduction targets -report

Published 00:01 on March 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:41 on March 7, 2025  / /  Americas, EMEA, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

None of the world’s top 20 food retailers have set methane reduction targets or are reporting their emissions, a report released Thursday has found.

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Annual biochar can halve emissions from rice paddies, outperforming one-off uses -report

Published 15:58 on March 12, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:58 on March 12, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, China, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

Applying biochar annually to rice paddies can deliver greater long-term CO2 emissions reductions and economic benefits than a traditional one-time application, an eight-year study has found.

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RWE and TotalEnergies strike green hydrogen deal to cut 300k tonnes of CO2 annually

Published 15:06 on March 12, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:06 on March 12, 2025  / /  EMEA

Energy utility RWE said Wednesday it will supply TotalEnergies’ German refinery with 30,000 tonnes of green hydrogen per year from 2030 under a 15-year deal, a move expected to cut 300,000 tonnes of CO2 annually.

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FEATURE: Bulgaria’s coal phaseout faces “irrational opposition” to an “inevitable process”

Published 14:28 on March 12, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:28 on March 12, 2025  / /  EMEA, EU ETS

Bulgaria’s coal industry is on a path of gradual decline, but while market forces are pushing for an exit, political hesitancy and social concerns are delaying the “inevitable”, experts have told Carbon Pulse.

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UK CDR hub awards five storage projects in third funding round

Published 13:02 on March 12, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:02 on March 12, 2025  / /  EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A UK-based carbon removal (CDR) programme has selected five permanent carbon storage projects for grants of up to £75,000 each as part of its latest funding round.

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Danish energy firm partners with CDR platform to offset non-electric emissions

Published 16:03 on March 10, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:03 on March 10, 2025  / /  EMEA, Voluntary

A Danish renewable energy company will purchase carbon credits from a carbon removal (CDR) platform under a two-year partnership, the two firms announced Monday.

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