POLL: EU ETS emissions seen edging up in 2022 as dirtier power gains trump industrial pain

Published 07:16 on March 25, 2023  /  Last updated at 21:38 on February 27, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS

Emissions from stationary installations covered under the EU ETS probably rose marginally last year, according to a survey of analysts, as a rise in CO2 from dirtier power generation was partially offset by a drop in industrial output.

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Verra withdraws UN rice farming offset methodology for review over integrity concerns

Published 22:01 on February 3, 2023  /  Last updated at 01:10 on June 30, 2023  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, China, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Other APAC, US, Voluntary

Carbon standard developer and manager Verra has halted the use of a popular UN methodology for generating offsets from growing rice, launching a review of the protocol after integrity concerns were raised.

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EU legislators strike provisional deal on remaining ETS elements of Fit for 55 package

Published 05:31 on December 18, 2022  /  Last updated at 16:27 on February 8, 2024  / /  Aviation/CORSIA, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Shipping

EU legislators struck a provisional deal on the remaining EU ETS-related bills under the bloc’s overarching Fit for 55 climate policy package early Sunday, agreeing to backload efforts until later in the decade but securing a slightly higher 2030 emissions reduction target than originally proposed. 

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Brazil can meet nearly half of global voluntary carbon credit demand by 2030 -study

Published 23:32 on October 7, 2022  /  Last updated at 11:40 on February 12, 2024  / /  Americas, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, South & Central, Voluntary

Brazil has the potential to meet nearly 50% of all demand for voluntary carbon credits this decade, according to a study.

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US-based NBS project developer loses CSO to partner firm

Published 22:45 on September 26, 2022  /  Last updated at 22:12 on November 29, 2022  / /  Americas, Bavardage, International, US, Voluntary

A US-headquartered nature-based solutions project developer has lost its Chief Sustainability Officer to a new voluntary carbon startup.

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Bahamas govt takes big ownership, revenue stake in firm appointed to manage country’s new carbon credit business

Published 23:41 on July 15, 2022  /  Last updated at 18:28 on October 17, 2023  / /  Americas, International, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

The Bahamas has appointed a company to manage the country’s carbon credit sales, with the government taking a 49% ownership share in the firm and up to 85% of the initial revenues.

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Climate tech VC fund raises $70 mln for second entrepreneur-supporting fund

Published 02:01 on July 15, 2022  /  Last updated at 00:36 on November 2, 2023  / /  Aviation/CORSIA, Bavardage, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

A climate tech VC fund has raised $70 million in its latest funding round, as it eyes more investment in early-stage entrepreneurs via its second fund.

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Former Canadian mining firm seeks new life as carbon project developer

Published 23:48 on June 20, 2022  /  Last updated at 23:55 on June 20, 2022  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Canada, EMEA, International, Mexico, Nature-based, Other APAC, South & Central, Voluntary

A Canadian former mining company is pivoting into the carbon credit space, with three nature-based projects in the developing world in the early stages of design.

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SparkChange cross-lists exchange-traded physical carbon vehicle in Germany, Italy

Published 21:06 on June 9, 2022  /  Last updated at 20:30 on November 24, 2023  / /  EMEA, EU ETS, International, Switzerland, UK ETS

Investment manager SparkChange has cross-listed its physically-backed exchange-traded carbon commodity (ETC) on stock exchanges in Germany and Italy.

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Two Canadian-listed carbon ETFs to launch this month

Published 21:50 on February 7, 2022  /  Last updated at 12:07 on December 19, 2023  / /  Americas, Bavardage, Canada, EMEA, EU ETS, International, US

Canada-based fund managers are launching two separate carbon ETFs this month, they announced Monday.

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