Colombian standard puts first biodiversity credit project out for consultation
A Colombian environmental standard has opened a public consultation on the first conservation project registered under its biodiversity credit programme, planning to certify it next year.
Read MoreINC-5: Busan summit fails to deliver global plastic treaty, talks to resume next year
Negotiators in South Korea have failed to reach an agreement on a first-ever global treaty aimed at tackling plastic pollution, with countries deciding to resume talks next year due to unresolved divergences between parties.
Read MoreINC-5: Indigenous Peoples claim being ‘systematically’ excluded from plastic talks
Indigenous peoples have accused countries of repeatedly and systematically excluding them from negotiations on the first-ever global plastic treaty, with some saying their voices have been silenced during the last round of talks in South Korea
Read MoreINC-5: Pressure mounts on ‘ambitious countries’ to trigger vote on plastic treaty
Pressure is mounting on a group of self-proclaimed high-ambition countries to trigger a two-thirds majority vote on the plastic treaty under negotiation in Busan, South Korea, to outflank opposition from nations allegedly seeking to derail a strong agreement.
Read MoreINC-5: FEATURE – Observers flag concerns over viability of plastic credits amid perceived lack of scientific basis
The lack of a standardised metric to measure plastic units has fuelled concerns over crediting mechanisms at the ongoing UN plastic talks in South Korea, with experts claiming the emerging market is not built on strong scientific foundations.
Read MoreCountries to resume COP16 discussions in Rome early next year
COP16 negotiations will resume in Feb. 2025 in Rome after UN biodiversity talks were abruptly suspended in early November in Colombia.
Read MoreINC-5: BRIEFING – Plastic talks stalling as stocktake shows insufficient progress
The first stocktake of the ongoing negotiations on the UN plastic treaty on Wednesday showed a lack of progress on key measures to address plastic pollution, with some observers questioning whether a meaningful treaty will be agreed this week.
Read MoreINC-5: Price floor for plastic credits needed to build market credibility, PCX says
A price floor should be established in the emerging plastic credit market to avoid a flood of low-integrity credits, including under national producer responsibility schemes, a standards body has told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreINC-5: Plastic negotiators in Busan overcome first hurdle as tension builds
Talks on the first-ever UN treaty aimed at tackling plastic pollution have begun in South Korea, with an overwhelming majority of delegates at the opening plenary session defying a group of countries allegedly trying to derail negotiations.
Read MoreINC-5: BRIEFING – Plastic credit market tipped to grow “with or without” UN treaty
Demand for voluntary plastic credits is slated to expand regardless of their inclusion in the UN global plastic treaty under negotiation in Busan, major standard bodies told Carbon Pulse, amid growing concerns from environmental groups over the credibility of the nascent market.
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