INTERVIEW: New carbon removals initiative aims to foster more transparency
An initiative focused on providing technical assistance and capacity building for carbon removal (CDR) firms is pushing to establish a more transparent, accountable, and effective ecosystem, its founder told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreCarbon data firm partners with environmental monitoring outfit to advance real-time emissions measurement
A voluntary carbon data firm has partnered with an environmental monitoring systems provider to develop a new digital monitoring, reporting, and verification (dMRV) for the emissions monitoring industry, they said in a press release.
Read MoreLarge economies face significantly different challenges to decarbonising steel -report
China, India, and the US face vastly different challenges on the path to decarbonising the hard-to-abate steel sector, according to a new report.
Read MoreVerra starts testing new Scope 3 programme with three voluntary carbon methodologies
Verra has begun the piloting of its Scope 3 Standard (S3S) programme, a new scheme that will certify value chain interventions and issues voluntary carbon units that companies can use as part of their value chain emissions accounting.
Read MoreZimbabwe evaluates voluntary carbon credit potential in industrial hemp farming
Government stakeholders and private sector representatives met in Harare, Zimbabwe this week to discuss strategies to generate carbon credits from hemp production, according to local media.
Read MoreDRC confirms withdrawal plans for oil exploration in key peatland, forest carbon areas
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has stepped back from plans to auction oil concessions on protected areas in the Congo Basin with carbon project potential, according to a press release.
Read MoreGold Standard unveils new voluntary carbon mangrove methodology with remote sensing
Gold Standard has revealed its first methodology for mangrove projects, which enables remote-sensing for measurement and impact quantification.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: UK developer receives first carbon credits from Verra’s new clean cooking methodology
A London-based investment management company and climate project developer has become the first to receive carbon credits under Verra’s latest cookstoves methodology, VMR0006 version 1.2, the company confirmed to Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreZambia progresses towards issuing authorisation for int’l credit trade from 10 carbon projects
Zambia has moved closer to issuing letters of authorisation (LoAs) and approval for 10 carbon projects, its government has said, which would enable developers to sell credits internationally in accordance with the Paris Agreement.
Read MoreBuyers’ alliance shares CDR offtake agreement template
An advanced market commitment for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) has released a standardised offtake agreement template for deals in the nascent technology sector.
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