US forest carbon companies launch initiative to broaden non-industrial landowner participation in voluntary market
Two US forest carbon firms on Tuesday announced they will collaborate to provide smaller, non-industrial landowners across 13 Southeastern states the opportunity to participate in voluntary offset markets.
Read MoreSouth Africa proposes to extend timeline for use of older offsets against carbon tax
A pool of older offsets will have their eligibility extended for application under the South African carbon tax, according to a draft amendment released this week in a move that could boost supply in the domestic-only market that has seen offset use fall away over the past year.
Read MoreGlobal Carbon Council, Korean non-profit ink agreement to boost voluntary credit market
The Qatar-based Global Carbon Council (GCC) and Seoul-headquartered Climate Change Center (CCC) on Monday said they will form a partnership to promote voluntary carbon markets in their respective geographic areas.
Read MoreRating agency partners with environmental intelligence firm to bolster scrutiny of nature projects
A carbon credit rating agency has teamed up with an environmental intelligence company to deploy satellite technology for monitoring carbon stocks in the Amazon.
Read MoreClimate litigation on the increase worldwide, but legal questions remain -UNEP
Lawsuits are an increasingly important tool for holding governments and corporations accountable on climate, according to a report published Thursday by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Read MoreCarbon markets to play important role in financing African clean cookstoves -IEA
Carbon markets will become important sources of funding to address the need for clean cooking projects, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, according to an International Energy Agency (IEA) report published Wednesday.
Read MoreClimate contributions, not offsets, constitute best approach to raising global ambition -report
Climate contributions divorced from offsetting claims are necessary to increase the number of “high-hanging fruit projects” in cost-prohibitive sectors and unlock deep decarbonisation, a think-tank said Friday.
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