Brazilian project developer secures $30 mln in latest funding
A Sao Paulo-based reforestation carbon removal (CDR) project developer announced Tuesday it has secured $30 million in a Series A funding round.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: US non-profit’s smaller buyer carbon credit platform achieves first sale
An Oregon-based non-profit’s carbon credit purchasing platform aimed at small business and individual buyers has achieved its first sale, as the group aims to expand its support for grassland projects in North America, its executive director told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreFederal court orders US SEC to clarify plans for climate disclosure rules
A federal court this week ordered the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to clarify its plan for controversial climate disclosure rules after the agency said last month it would not defend the regulations against legal challenges.
Read MoreState lawmaker in Puebla, Mexico proposes carbon tax
A lawmaker from the ruling party in the Mexican state of Puebla this week proposed a carbon tax on stationary emitters.
Read MoreCFTC: CCA optimism flops back to end November levels in V25 with regulatory delays, headline risk
Traders continued to derisk across US compliance carbon markets except V26 California Carbon Allowances (CCAs) as prices remained volatile amidst bearish sentiment from the looming federal threat to terminate state-led cap-and-trade schemes and regulatory delays, data published Friday by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) showed.
Read MoreSeasonal deforestation in Brazilian Amazon up 18% YoY through March -report
Seasonal deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is up 18% year-on-year (YoY) through the end of March, according to a report published Friday by a Belem-based scientific research non-profit.
Read MoreWCI Markets: CCAs lurch towards auction floor amidst heavy selling, WCAs show resilience
California Carbon Allowances (CCA) fell below the 2025 price floor amidst strong front-end selling and political uncertainty around the future of the state’s cap-and-trade programme, while Washington Carbon Allowances (WCAs) gained value in thin markets despite the threat of legal action from the federal government, traders said.
Read MoreApproach to international climate diplomacy “fundamentally different” under Trump 2.0 -former US official
The second administration of US President Donald Trump is showing a stronger shift away from international climate action in its diplomatic efforts, a former Biden-era official said at a Wednesday press briefing.
Read MoreAdvancing remote sensing, methodology standardisation could improve forest offset MRV -panellists
Accelerating the use of remote sensing technologies and standardisation of requirements between carbon credit methodologies could help improve monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) practices for forestry offset projects, experts said at a Tuesday panel.
Read MoreUPDATE – Verra releases BECCS module under CCS methodology
Voluntary carbon market (VCM) standard Verra released Tuesday a new module for bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) under its carbon capture and storage (CCS) methodology.
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