Carbon offsetting programme publishes new nature-based methodologies, tools

Published 16:40 on October 7, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:40 on October 7, 2024  / /  EMEA, Middle East, Nature-based, Voluntary

An international carbon credit development programme on Monday published two new methodologies and two methodological tools under its nature-based solutions (NBS) programme.

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Integrating gender into carbon credit projects key to market credibility and outcomes -report

Published 14:30 on October 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:30 on October 4, 2024  / /  EMEA, International, Voluntary

Project developers should embed gender considerations into the design, implementation, and monitoring of carbon credit projects to boost market integrity and improve project outcomes, according to recent research.

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Companies increasingly shift to internal carbon pricing to drive decarbonisation strategies

Published 09:46 on October 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:46 on October 4, 2024  / /  EMEA, International, Voluntary

Businesses are increasingly turning to internal carbon pricing (ICP) to drive their decarbonisation efforts, a webinar heard on Thursday.

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UK waste-to-energy operator rolls out carbon measurement technology

Published 14:48 on October 3, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:48 on October 3, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

A UK waste-to-energy operator is set to launch a new carbon measurement technology across its operational facilities by the end of the year, it announced on Thursday.

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Brazilian fertiliser, ERW producer renegotiates loans amid extreme weather crisis

Published 14:05 on October 3, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:05 on October 3, 2024  / /  Americas, South & Central, Voluntary

A Brazilian fertiliser producer that utilises enhanced rock weathering (ERW) to sequester CO2 has renegotiated loans with its two largest creditors, according to a press release.

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Governments are neglecting behavioural change in national climate goals -research

Published 16:43 on October 2, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:43 on October 2, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, China, Climate Talks, EMEA, International

Most countries are overlooking the potential for pro-climate behavioural changes from consumers as a strategy to help reduce global emissions by up to 70% by 2050, according to research published on Wednesday.

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German asset manager invests in onshore wind farm in Lithuania, brings portfolio to 3 GW

Published 15:46 on October 2, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:46 on October 2, 2024  / /  EMEA

A German asset manager’s fund has made its first renewable energy investment in the Baltics with the purchase of a wind farm project in Lithuania, bringing its portfolio to 3 GW.

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‘Shortcomings’ in EU’s CRCF could lead to overestimated credits, report says

Published 13:24 on October 2, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:24 on October 2, 2024  / /  Nature-based, Voluntary

Flaws in baseline assumptions and inadequate long-term monitoring could lead to overestimated carbon credits under the EU’s Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) regulation, previously known as the Carbon Removal Certification Framework, according to new research.

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Energy firm unveils plans for UK’s first utility-scale green hydrogen project

Published 14:53 on October 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:53 on October 1, 2024  / /  EMEA, UK ETS

A UK energy company has submitted plans for the country’s first utility-scale green hydrogen project to be built in Aberdeenshire.

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New partnership plans to roll out clean energy tax credit futures platform under the Inflation Reduction Act

Published 12:31 on October 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:52 on October 1, 2024  / /  Americas, EMEA, US

A carbon market ecosystem has partnered with a tax credit platform provider to assess the potential for issuing and trading clean energy tax credit future contracts under the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). 

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