ANALYSIS: States, industry groups urge SCOTUS to curb local climate liability suits against oil companies
A broad coalition including the US federal government, states, business groups, legal scholars, and tribal interests has urged the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) to block a landmark climate damages lawsuit against two oil companies, arguing it would let local governments regulate GHG emissions through state tort law.
Read MoreTemporary CDR could support methane accounting, but not CO2 offsetting -study
Temporary carbon removal (CDR) could have a scientifically valid role in compensating short-lived climate pollutants such as methane, but should not be used to offset CO2 emissions directly, according to a new study.
Read MoreLower-carbon construction can cut Canada infrastructure emissions at little added cost -report
Canada can reduce embodied carbon in housing and infrastructure projects at little or no added cost by using lower-carbon materials and design changes already available from domestic suppliers, according to a new report.
Read MoreFEATURE: Data centre developers unlikely to back CDR without stronger market pull
Data centre developers are unlikely to integrate carbon removal (CDR) into projects at scale unless hyperscale tenants, policy incentives, and long-term offtake agreements make it part of the commercial structure, according to legal and industry experts.
Read MoreOpen system CDR scale hinges on cutting ‘uncertainty discounts’, panellists say
Open system carbon removal (CDR) projects need larger deployments and shared datasets to reduce monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) uncertainty that is raising credit costs and limiting scale, experts said on Wednesday.
Read MorePhilanthropic dollars for CDR contracting, panellists warn
Philanthropic funding for carbon removal (CDR) is becoming dangerously concentrated, panellists said on Wednesday, with one observer noting that half of all grant-making in the sector could be controlled by just three funders.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Carbon removal buyers need stronger risk tools, as demand remains uncertain
Carbon removal (CDR) buyers remain constrained by delivery risk, high prices, unclear claims frameworks, and fragmented market data, experts said on Tuesday, as voluntary demand continues to play a limited role in scaling the still-nascent sector.
Read MoreSuper pollutant credits offer a buyer entry point, but integrity gaps remain unresolved -panellists
Super pollutant credits could help bring more companies into carbon markets by offering a simpler near-term case for climate action than some carbon removal (CDR) pathways, stakeholders said on Tuesday, though cautioned that the approach still faces credibility and data gaps.
Read MoreVCM needs stronger financial infrastructure to attract capital, not another reset -panellists
The voluntary carbon market (VCM) should shift from debating whether trust exists to building the financial infrastructure needed to attract capital and scale carbon removal (CDR), stakeholders said on Tuesday.
Read MoreGlobal South CDR developers warn Article 6 progress too slow to drive investment at scale
The Paris Agreement’s Article 6 mechanism could help channel more investment into carbon removal (CDR) projects in the Global South, but slow domestic implementation and uneven demand signals are still limiting its impact, developers said Tuesday.
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