Accounting standards authority calls for feedback on CO2 reporting examples

Published 14:30 on August 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:30 on August 1, 2024  / /  EMEA, UK ETS, Voluntary

An accounting standards organisation is seeking views on eight illustrative examples of how companies should report climate risks.

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Brazilian agroforestry project loses nearly 18,000 tCO2e to drought

Published 11:59 on August 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:59 on August 1, 2024  / /  Americas, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

A Brazilian afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) project lost 17,942 tonnes of CO2 equivalent due to drought between 2020 and 2023.

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Green materials developer appoints former Climeworks head of science as advisor

Published 15:50 on July 31, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:50 on July 31, 2024  / /  Bavardage, EMEA

An AI-focused startup that develops cleaner materials has appointed a new advisor from Climeworks, following a long career at ExxonMobil, the startup announced on Tuesday.

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Pakistan-based fashion company announces SBTi validation for near-term and net zero goals

Published 15:24 on July 31, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:24 on July 31, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Other APAC, Voluntary

A sustainable fashion company based in Pakistan has received Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validation for its near-term and net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets, the company said in a press release. 

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IFC pledges $50 mln to support Latin American reforestation effort

Published 14:17 on July 31, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:17 on July 31, 2024  / /  Americas, Nature-based, South & Central, US, Voluntary

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will invest $50 million in an effort to mobilise $1 billion for a reforestation strategy in Latin America, it announced Tuesday.

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ISS ESG releases new data set to help banks growing climate disclosure requirements

Published 13:01 on July 31, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:03 on July 31, 2024  / /  Americas, EMEA, International, US

ISS STOXX, a group of companies providing research and technology for capital market participants, has added a new data set to its suite of ESG climate solutions, to support banks and insurance companies in complying with mandatory climate-related disclosure frameworks, it announced on Wednesday.

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Microsoft acquires 80,000 CO2 removals from US forest project

Published 16:44 on July 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:44 on July 30, 2024  / /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

Microsoft has purchased 80,000 carbon removals from a forest management project in California, it was announced on Tuesday. 

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Carbon Capture Scotland partners with Toronto-based company for digital MVR for biogenic carbon removal

Published 15:54 on July 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:54 on July 30, 2024  / /  Americas, Canada, EMEA, Voluntary

Carbon Capture Scotland has partnered with a Toronto-based company to launch a digital monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) system for the tracking of CO2 from biogenic carbon removal projects, the two announced on Tuesday.

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Carbon RX and Manitoba rancher ink deal for grassland carbon credits

Published 14:30 on July 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:30 on July 30, 2024  / /  Americas, Canada, Nature-based, Voluntary

Canada-based Carbon RX has signed an agreement with a Manitoba rancher to enroll their land into a regenerative grassland management programme.

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Real-world CO2 emissions from cars 20% higher on average than official tests, data shows

Published 16:44 on July 29, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:44 on July 29, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS, Voluntary

The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published new data revealing significant discrepancies between real-world CO2 emissions and official test values for cars and vans.

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