Air cargo firm launches carbon removal service blending DAC and SAF

Published 16:17 on June 21, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:17 on June 21, 2024  / /  Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Voluntary

An international air cargo firm has launched a new carbon removal service, which blends direct air capture (DAC) with carbon emissions reductions achieved via sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

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DATA DIVE: Energy transition barely begun as fossil fuel demand reaches new heights in 2023

Published 17:28 on June 20, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:56 on June 24, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Carbon Taxes, Data Dive, EMEA, International

There were few signs of a global energy transition taking place in the Energy Institute’s 2024 Statistical Review of World Energy, which was released on Thursday, as data revealed that global primary energy consumption hit new heights in 2023.

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Biochar producer announces first pre-purchase agreement in boost for nascent UK carbon removal market

Published 16:14 on June 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:14 on June 19, 2024  / /  EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A UK biochar producer has announced its first carbon removal agreement, in what marks a boost for the British carbon removal (CDR) market.

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DATA DIVE: The European countries set to capitalise on demand for carbon storage

Published 14:34 on June 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:54 on June 19, 2024  / /  Data Dive, EMEA, EU ETS, International, UK ETS

Certain European countries blessed with geographical advantages can expect to reap significant rewards as demand for carbon storage heats up this decade.

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Native forest restoration firm sells first voluntary carbon credits from global accelerator

Published 00:01 on June 18, 2024  /  Last updated at 18:41 on June 17, 2024  / /  Africa, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

A native forest restoration firm announced on Tuesday that it had sold the first carbon credits generated from its global accelerator.

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VCM activity plummeted in May, ahead of first CCP integrity label approval

Published 18:03 on June 14, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:53 on July 5, 2024  / /  International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Credit retirements from the four main standard bodies in the voluntary carbon market plummeted in May, just ahead of the first approval of the core carbon principle (CCP) label for an estimated 27 million credits at the start of June.

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BRIEFING: Companies risk being ‘locked out’ of carbon removal market if they do not buy credits now

Published 13:55 on June 14, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:55 on June 14, 2024  / /  EMEA, Voluntary

The global carbon dioxide removal (CDR) market risks failing to fully take off if more corporate clients do not commit to purchasing carbon credits now, speakers at a conference in London warned this week.

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Swiss reinsurance giant signs multi-year deal to purchase Bolivian biochar credits

Published 16:30 on June 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:30 on June 13, 2024  / /  EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A Swiss reinsurance firm has signed a multi-year deal to purchase credits from a biochar project in Bolivia, it announced on Thursday.

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DATA DIVE: The state of G7 climate progress, according to the latest data

Published 20:06 on June 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:58 on June 13, 2024  / /  Climate Talks, Data Dive, International

Leaders of the G7 group of developed economies are gathering on Thursday (June 13) for their annual meeting, with a host of global crises on the agenda to keep them busy.

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Industrial conglomerate a step closer to net zero manufacturing at Bulgarian factory

Published 12:23 on June 11, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:23 on June 11, 2024  / /  EMEA, Voluntary

A major European industrial conglomerate says it has taken a major step towards net zero manufacturing at a factory in Bulgaria, largely driven by energy optimisation measures.

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