Carbon offsets platform invests $1 mln into California biochar firm

Published 05:02 on March 16, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:13 on March 16, 2025  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

A California-based carbon offsetting platform has investment $1 million into a Santa Rosa-headquartered biochar firm, it announced Friday.

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CERAWeek: DAC has “special role” in diversified CDR portfolio -Microsoft

Published 23:58 on March 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 23:58 on March 14, 2025  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

A representative from the US-based tech giant said that direct air capture (DAC) plays a “special role” within its diversified carbon removals (CDR) portfolio during a discussion at CERAWeek.

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CERAWeek: Global CBAMs “will be a feature, not a bug” moving forward -panellists

Published 17:41 on March 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 17:41 on March 14, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, US

Carbon border adjustment mechanisms (CBAMs) are expected to continue to grow across the globe and play a prominent role in trade relations in the coming years, experts said at the CERAWeek conference.

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CERAWeek: UK developer acquires stakes in two US CCS projects, looks to speed deployment

Published 22:18 on March 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:18 on March 13, 2025  / /  Americas, EMEA, US, Voluntary

A London-based developer has acquired stakes in two carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the US, as it looks to expand its geographic range in an attempt to speed deployment, its CEO told Carbon Pulse on the sidelines of CERAWeek.

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CERAWeek: Global carbon accounting approach could help drive decarbonisation, energy experts say

Published 01:57 on March 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 01:57 on March 13, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, China, EMEA, US

The establishment of a global carbon accounting approach would help spur significant global emissions reductions if adopted in key sectors and markets, energy sector representatives said Wednesday at CERAWeek.

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CERAWeek: Industry should engage NGOs to scale clean energy in US -panellists

Published 00:36 on March 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:36 on March 13, 2025  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

Fossil fuels industry should collaborate more closely with NGOs to help ensure acceptance of low-carbon energy projects – including carbon capture and storage (CCS) – amidst a shift in the US political paradigm, panellists said Wednesday at CERAWeek.

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CERAWeek: CCS needs to look beyond tax credits for ways to reach FID

Published 23:57 on March 11, 2025  /  Last updated at 23:57 on March 11, 2025  / and /  Americas, US, Voluntary

Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) developers in the US are searching for new ways to advance project proposals to final investment decisions (FIDs) as the industry faces new economic and political uncertainties, developers said Tuesday at CERAWeek.

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CERAWeek: Alberta disfavours retaliatory tariffs against US, hints at CER challenge

Published 20:58 on March 11, 2025  /  Last updated at 20:58 on March 11, 2025  / /  Americas, Canada, US

Alberta’s energy minister disavowed retaliatory responses to US tariffs Tuesday at CERAWeek in Houston, while also hinting that the province may challenge the federal Clean Electricity Regulations (CER).

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CERAWeek: COPs due to enter ‘another phase’ in Belem, Article 6 awaits -experts

Published 23:51 on March 10, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:46 on March 11, 2025  / and /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, South & Central, US, Voluntary

The function of COPs in the coming decade will evolve away from focusing on energy transition and towards adaptation and loss and damage financing, while Article 6 trading is expected to play a bigger role following last year’s historic deal, experts said Monday during CERAWeek.

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CDM panel approves “marginal”, more granular approach to clean cooking projects

Published 20:24 on March 7, 2025  /  Last updated at 23:30 on March 7, 2025  / and /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Middle East, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, South & Central, Voluntary

A methodological panel for the UN’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has endorsed a “marginal” approach for the fraction of non-renewable biomass (fNRB) for application in clean cooking projects, according to a meeting report published online this week. 

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