“Year of contrasts” for VCM as carbon credits see moving trends in 2024 -report

Published 17:50 on January 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 17:50 on January 17, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Higher issuances of more recent vintages as well as soaring interest in cookstove credits are among the key takeaways from the VCM in 2024, a year marked by an historic deal on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, according to a report published on Friday.

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DATA DIVE: Record number of new VCM entrants in 2024 a positive sign for the market

Published 17:16 on January 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:20 on January 17, 2025  / and /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Data Dive, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

A record number of new entrants in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) in 2024 offers a positive signal, participants have said, despite lacklustre overall volumes and weak price movement over the past year.

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UN opens consultation on REDD+ strategy for 2026-30, aiming to halt deforestation by 2030

Published 18:55 on January 16, 2025  /  Last updated at 18:55 on January 16, 2025  / /  International, Nature-based, Voluntary

The flagship UN programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) and boost forest carbon stocks has opened a public consultation for its 2026-30 strategy.

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Asset manager cross-lists ETC tracking cap-and-trade carbon allowances

Published 12:35 on January 16, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:39 on January 16, 2025  / /  Americas, EMEA, EU ETS, International, UK ETS, US

A US asset management firm has launched a carbon exchange-traded commodity (ETC) on the London Stock Exchange that offers broad coverage of cap-and-trade carbon allowances.

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80% of corporate climate leaders also tie executive pay to goals -report

Published 17:05 on January 15, 2025  /  Last updated at 17:05 on January 15, 2025  / /  International, Voluntary

Four-fifths of companies that are on track to meet their climate targets also tie their executive pay to meeting green objectives, new research has found.

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Applications open for Africa-focused CDR accelerator programme

Published 10:53 on January 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 10:53 on January 14, 2025  / /  Africa, EMEA, Voluntary

Applications for an Africa-focused carbon removal (CDR) accelerator opened on Tuesday, with the programme looking to make Africa “a CDR powerhouse”.

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Buyers seek higher quality carbon credits, as market sees marginal boost in annual retirements -report

Published 17:10 on January 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 17:10 on January 13, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

The voluntary carbon market saw marginally higher retirements in 2024, when taking into account newer registries, amid an underlying shift towards higher quality credits from buyers, according to new analysis of credit retirements published on Monday.

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“Upstream carbon tax” required for sustainable growth in Armenia, World Bank says

Published 14:43 on January 10, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:50 on January 10, 2025  / /  Carbon Taxes, EMEA

A “well-designed upstream carbon tax” is among key policy developments required in Armenia if the country is to experience long-term sustainable growth, according to new research by the World Bank.

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DATA DIVE: Major companies retired 15-year-old carbon credits last year, but old vintages growing less popular

Published 18:18 on January 9, 2025  /  Last updated at 09:24 on January 10, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Data Dive, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Several major international companies retired last year carbon credits with a vintage of 2010 or earlier, according to new Carbon Pulse analysis of registry data, though fewer and fewer older units are being retired across the voluntary market.

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Major BP gas terminal in Azerbaijan hits flaring record in 2024

Published 16:47 on January 9, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:47 on January 9, 2025  / /  EMEA

The largest BP gas processing plant in Azerbaijan carried out record levels of gas flaring in 2024, according to new research published on Thursday.

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