Gold Standard adds new activity module to its soil organic carbon methodology
Gold Standard has added a new “Managed Pasture Activity Module” to its Soil Organic Carbon methodology, the carbon offset standard announced on Thursday.
Read MoreNGOs plot legal challenge to new gas drilling permit in German North Sea
Several NGOs are plotting legal action against a new drilling permit for gas extraction off the coast of Germany, they announced Wednesday.
Read MoreTrump return, global recession, climate ‘race to the bottom’ are all ‘plausible’ in the near term -report
Current geopolitical factors and policy trends mean that there is a plausible risk that progress on tackling climate change could stall or go into reverse, a recent report has warned.
Read MoreDemand for cheap offsets by major companies ‘undermines’ climate integrity of voluntary carbon market -report
Demand for low-quality offsets by major companies is undermining efforts to boost climate integrity in the voluntary carbon market (VCM), according to new research.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: CCP-tagged voluntary carbon credits see lift in retirements, defy summer slump
Carbon credits issued under methodologies that have been assessed as adhering to Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM)’s Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) saw a significant year-on-year lift in retirements in June and July, defying the summer slump seen across the wider market.
Read MoreDrax is the UK’s biggest source of carbon despite receiving half a billion in green subsidies -report
Drax – the UK’s largest generator of power from biomass – is by far the country’s largest source of carbon emissions, despite receiving more than half a billion pounds in green subsidies, according to a new report published on Friday.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: Carbon markets could scale from small share of climate finance flows with smart policy
Boosting climate funding for developing countries is seen as one of the great challenges to meeting Paris Agreement goals and while carbon markets only contribute a fraction of current total flows, as Carbon Pulse analysis shows, this could change with the right policy approaches.
Read MoreXpansiv aims to launch CORSIA-eligible voluntary carbon spot contract in Q4
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.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: The countries and sectors facing the highest CCS costs in Europe
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.
Read MoreProfits up at BECCS developer Drax as it continues to await UK subsidy decision
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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