FEATURE: Airlines more concerned by compliance carbon than CORSIA credit supply

Published 10:06 on November 26, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:06 on November 26, 2024  / /  Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, EU ETS, International, UK ETS, Voluntary

Airlines are more worried about the proliferation and expansion of compliance carbon requirements across different regulatory bodies than over the current tight supply of CORSIA-eligible credits, senior industry figures told Carbon Pulse.

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BRIEFING: GB Energy will be open to risk-taking and innovation – but other aspects remain unclear

Published 15:04 on November 22, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:04 on November 22, 2024  / /  EMEA, UK ETS

Great British Energy, the UK government-owned company being set up to spearhead the country’s energy transition, will make investments in risky technologies that governments usually avoid, a conference heard this week.

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‘Real change’ in UK energy policy under new Labour government, says renewables advocacy group

Published 20:54 on November 21, 2024  /  Last updated at 20:54 on November 21, 2024  / /  EMEA, UK ETS

There has been a “real change” in UK energy policy under the new Labour government, the director of a UK renewables advocacy told an industry conference on Monday.

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13% of companies buying carbon offsets apply them to 100% of their emissions -report

Published 15:15 on November 21, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:15 on November 21, 2024  / /  EMEA, Voluntary

Some 13% of companies that are offsetting their emissions are applying the resulting credits to 100% or more of their Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, according to a report released on Wednesday.

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DATA DIVE: The carbon projects poised to profit if Article 6 gets over the line in Baku

Published 15:18 on November 20, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:18 on November 20, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, Data Dive, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

With hopes of a breakthrough on Article 6 remaining high as COP29 races towards its conclusion, data from first-moving countries and projects reveals a market poised to make full use of Article 6 carbon trading once market dynamics are fully operationalised.

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EXCLUSIVE: Colombian carbon standard is first to sign up to S&P Global tool aimed at ‘uniting the registry community in one place’

Published 17:29 on November 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 21:58 on November 19, 2024  / /  Americas, South & Central, Voluntary

A Colombian carbon standard has become the first organisation to sign up to a new software tool from S&P Global, which has been designed to integrate the various carbon registries and standards in one place.

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Denmark approves world’s first tax on agricultural sector emissions

Published 15:56 on November 18, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:56 on November 18, 2024  / /  Carbon Taxes, EMEA

Denmark has approved the world’s first emissions tax on agriculture, to help achieve its legally-binding target to reduce emissions 70% by 2030 on 1990 levels.

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Scottish CCS firm enters partnership to issue carbon removals credits from Scotch whiskey production

Published 16:34 on November 15, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:34 on November 15, 2024  / /  EMEA, Voluntary

A British carbon finance specialist, Swiss bank, and Scottish carbon capture and storage (CCS) firm have partnered to issue carbon removals credits from Scotch whiskey distilleries and their supply chains, the companies announced on Friday.

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COP29: Nearly half of companies use zero renewable electricity -report

Published 14:57 on November 15, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:57 on November 15, 2024  / /  Climate Talks, International

Nearly half of companies globally continue to only use non-renewable electricity, according to a new report released on Friday.

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DATA DIVE: Too soon to draw conclusions on CORSIA carbon credit supply and demand

Published 11:32 on November 15, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:20 on November 22, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, Data Dive, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

With four new standards approved to supply CORSIA compliance last month, and the aviation sector now well into its first phase, the voluntary carbon market is starting to make predictions around prospective supply and demand for the UN’s international aviation offsetting scheme – but it may be too soon to forecast what will be needed, and what will be available to buy.

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