Xpansiv aims to launch CORSIA-eligible voluntary carbon spot contract in Q4

Published 14:08 on July 31, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:08 on July 31, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Xpansiv, an environmental markets services provider, is looking to launch a CORSIA-compliant voluntary carbon spot contract in Q4, by which time it expects greater liquidity in the market.

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DATA DIVE: The countries and sectors facing the highest CCS costs in Europe

Published 14:23 on July 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:23 on July 30, 2024  / /  Data Dive, EMEA, EU ETS

Countries around Europe have adopted ambitious policies in order to capitalise on the emerging carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry – but costs are set to differ significantly across sectors and countries, according to pricing data shared with and analysed by Carbon Pulse.

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Profits up at BECCS developer Drax as it continues to await UK subsidy decision

Published 13:56 on July 26, 2024  /  Last updated at 01:35 on July 27, 2024  / /  EMEA, UK ETS

British power company Drax saw profits rise 37% in the first half of the year, as the bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) developer continues to await a decision from the UK government on extending the subsidy regime.

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Air France-KLM cites high EU ETS costs as profits slide 30%

Published 13:49 on July 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:21 on July 25, 2024  / /  Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, EU ETS, International

Airline group Air France-KLM reported worse-than-expected results on Thursday, with ETS costs cited among reasons for the news.

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Credit retirements fall 10% in Q2 as corporates shift away from ‘carbon neutrality’ claims -analysts

Published 18:13 on July 24, 2024  /  Last updated at 18:13 on July 24, 2024  / /  Nature-based, Voluntary

Credit retirements in the voluntary carbon market fell 10% in Q2 2024 compared to Q2 2023, while corporates are increasingly wary of adopting ‘carbon neutrality’ claims, according to VCM analysts carrying out a quarterly review of the market.

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President Ramaphosa signs into law South Africa’s landmark Climate Change Bill

Published 13:33 on July 24, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:33 on July 24, 2024  / /  Africa, Carbon Taxes, EMEA, International

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the country’s landmark Climate Change Bill, imposing emissions caps on major polluters, the government announced on Tuesday.

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UK ‘will struggle to achieve’ its 2030 ambitions for carbon capture, says government audit report

Published 16:10 on July 23, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:10 on July 23, 2024  / /  EMEA, UK ETS

The UK is off-track to meet its landmark carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) ambition for 2030, according to a report published on Tuesday.

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Environmental markets consultancy announces partnership with soil carbon removals specialist

Published 11:34 on July 23, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:34 on July 23, 2024  / /  EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A British environmental markets consultancy is partnering with a Danish company specialising in regenerative agriculture and soil carbon certification, they announced on Tuesday.

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VCM report: Green shoots hard to find in voluntary carbon market as summer slump continues

Published 18:12 on July 22, 2024  /  Last updated at 19:02 on July 22, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, Carbon Taxes, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

There were few signs signs of recovery across the voluntary carbon market last week, traders warned, as this year’s summer slump continued.

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DATA DIVE: Why the steel industry may have turned a corner on net zero

Published 18:36 on July 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 18:37 on July 19, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Data Dive, EMEA, International

The steel sector has potentially turned a corner on net zero, says a new report, after years of being considered a laggard in emissions reduction pathways.

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