German startup raises €10 mln to advance forest MRV for carbon credits

Published 09:00 on January 29, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:15 on January 20, 2025  / /  EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A Munich-based company has secured €10 million in Series A funding to expand its operations across Europe and improve its platform for monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) of forest carbon projects, the company announced on Wednesday.

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Thermal energy storage could cut costs by 30-150% while decarbonising industrial heat -report

Published 16:05 on January 28, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:05 on January 28, 2025  / /  EMEA

Thermal energy storage (TES) could reduce energy costs by 30-150% while helping to decarbonise industrial processes and stabilise power grids, according to a new report released on Tuesday.

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ICE to launch new carbon registry platform, host ACR, ART credits

Published 14:42 on January 28, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:42 on January 28, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, US, Voluntary

The Intercontinental Exchange announced Tuesday it will launch a new digital platform in late 2025 to streamline carbon credit lifecycle management, with Winrock International’s Environmental Resources Trust (ERT) serving as its first partner.

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European capacity markets have funnelled over €50 bln to fossil fuels since 2015 -report

Published 23:01 on January 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 11:56 on January 24, 2025  / /  EMEA

Capacity markets across Europe have allocated nearly €53 billion in public subsidies to fossil power plants since 2015, funded through a levy on energy bills aimed at ensuring the lights are kept on at all times, a new report published on Tuesday has revealed.

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Over 30% of corporate carbon emissions target outcomes lacked accountability in 2020 -report

Published 15:53 on January 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:56 on January 27, 2025  / /  International, Voluntary

Around one-third of corporate emissions target outcomes set for 2020 lacked accountability, with limited transparency surrounding their outcomes, according to a recent study.

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French research institute launches deforestation mapping tool for carbon credits in Global South

Published 13:12 on January 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:12 on January 27, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Nature-based, Other APAC, South & Central, Voluntary

A France-based agronomic research agency has introduced a free software tool to help countries in the Global South map deforestation risks and meet REDD+ carbon credit certification requirements.

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Oslo waste incinerator resumes BECCS project, eyes carbon credit market

Published 10:15 on January 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 10:15 on January 27, 2025  / /  EMEA, Voluntary

Norway’s largest waste-to-energy plant located in Oslo has resumed construction on its bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) facility, which aims to generate credits for the voluntary carbon market (VCM), the company announced on Monday.

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Global Carbon Council submits application for programme-level assessment to ICVCM

Published 10:51 on January 24, 2025  /  Last updated at 10:51 on January 24, 2025  / /  Africa, EMEA, Middle East, Voluntary

The Global Carbon Council (GCC) announced Friday it has submitted its programme-level assessment application to the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM).

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UK appoints former COP president as chair of the Transition Finance Council

Published 14:06 on January 23, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:06 on January 23, 2025  / /  Bavardage, EMEA

The UK government and the City of London Corporation have appointed a former COP president as chair of the Transition Finance Council, they announced on Thursday.

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US startup raises $26 mln for synthetic gas DAC system

Published 11:54 on January 23, 2025  /  Last updated at 11:54 on January 23, 2025  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

A US-based direct air capture (DAC) firm has raised $26 million to complete the development of its flagship system and deploy it at a desert test site, the company announced this month.

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