UK spends £250 mln monthly on electricity imported from Europe -report

Published 16:53 on September 9, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:12 on September 10, 2024  / /  EMEA, UK ETS

The UK is importing electricity from Europe at record levels, with the country now spending over £250 million each month, according to new analysis commissioned by power producer Drax. 

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Revenue distribution boosts public acceptance of carbon pricing -report

Published 15:54 on September 9, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:36 on September 9, 2024  / /  Carbon Taxes, EMEA, EU ETS, International, UK ETS

Carbon pricing is easier to put in place with social policies backing it, according to new research.

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Nigerian state launches voluntary carbon registry for corporates

Published 14:48 on September 9, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:48 on September 9, 2024  / /  Africa, EMEA, Voluntary

The Nigerian state government of Lagos has launched a carbon registry so that corporates can voluntarily document their emissions, as part of efforts to achieve net zero, according to local media.

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AI could expand access to carbon markets for sustainable rice farming, says report

Published 16:36 on September 6, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:36 on September 6, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

Artificial intelligence (AI) holds the potential to lower barriers to accessing carbon finance for sustainable rice projects, according to a new report.

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Investors should start with materiality when addressing Scope 3 emissions -report

Published 14:48 on September 6, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:48 on September 6, 2024  / /  EMEA, International, UK ETS, Voluntary

Financiers should adopt a materiality-based approach when addressing the Scope 3 emissions of assets, according to a report published this week.

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INTERVIEW: Navigating the imminent CORSIA carbon credit supply crunch

Published 13:36 on September 6, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:36 on September 6, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

As the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) entered its first phase in 2024, airlines are grappling with an imbalance in the supply and demand of carbon credits – a challenge that could well continue into the second phase, according to one expert.

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S&P sees global carbon markets picking up ‘in all scenarios’

Published 13:58 on September 5, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:58 on September 5, 2024  / /  Americas, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Paris Article 6, UK ETS, US, Voluntary

While carbon markets are helping to stem global warming, even a “very strong” energy transformation scenario would only limit global temperature rise to 2.4C, analysts said at a webinar this week.

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First biochar project to launch on voluntary carbon registry’s new North American protocol  

Published 10:17 on September 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:17 on September 4, 2024  / /  Americas, Canada, US, Voluntary

A carbon removals developer has partnered with a digital monitoring, reporting, and verification (digital MRV) provider to implement the first project using a US-based standard’s recently released biochar protocol.

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Malawi has sold fraction of 1.5 mln forest carbon credits generated in past five years, govt says

Published 16:05 on September 3, 2024  /  Last updated at 02:04 on September 4, 2024  / /  Africa, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

The government of Malawi has generated 1.5 million carbon credits from forest-based projects and schemes over the past five years, but sold only a small share of these at a little over $1 per tonne, according to government sources quoted in local media.

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Regenerative agriculture firm raises €15 mln to support low-carbon farming transition

Published 10:52 on September 3, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:52 on September 3, 2024  / /  EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A Belgium-based company using carbon finance to incentivise farmers for sustainable practices has raised €15 million in a Series B fundraising round.

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