CWNYC24: Growing gap between primary and secondary VCM market -panel

Published 23:18 on September 26, 2024  /  Last updated at 23:18 on September 26, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

There is a growing gap between prices in voluntary carbon’s primary and secondary markets, while liquidity is also moving to the former, a panel heard at Climate Week NYC.

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CWNYC24: EU and US climate negotiators want Article 6 “in the bag” in Baku

Published 23:00 on September 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:47 on September 26, 2024  / and /  Americas, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6, US

The top EU and US climate negotiators both signalled their strong desire to finalise negotiations on Article 6 at the UN climate talks in Azerbaijan this year, they said at Climate Week NYC on Wednesday.

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CWNYC24: Carbon credit project developers say it’s on buyers to pay for insurance

Published 21:15 on September 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 21:15 on September 25, 2024  / and /  Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, US, Voluntary

Voluntary carbon market project developers’ margins are too thin to also pay for insurance – and the responsibility for insuring projects ultimately lies with the buyer, according to speakers at Climate Week NYC.

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CWNYC24: Philanthropy isn’t enough – Global South asks SBTi to allow carbon credits against Scope 3

Published 20:43 on September 24, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:19 on September 25, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Voluntary

A group of Global South community-based climate organisations is calling on the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) to allow companies to use carbon credits to offset their Scope 3 emissions, they announced on Tuesday.

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CWNYC24: Emissions registry announces three methodologies for projects reducing non-CO2 gases

Published 15:19 on September 24, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:08 on September 24, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Voluntary

A recently launched registry focused on reducing non-CO2 planet-warming gases on Tuesday announced the release of three methodologies at Climate Week NYC.

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PREVIEW: Low expectations as IMO talks to cut shipping emissions kick off

Published 13:20 on September 24, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:25 on September 24, 2024  / /  Shipping

Talks starting next week at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on whether to introduce a global greenhouse gas levy and a goal-based fuel standard for the shipping sector are unlikely to yield significant advances, according to people close to the negotiations.

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BRIEFING: Business groups nervous as final talks near on EU’s Green Claims Directive

Published 11:56 on September 20, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:56 on September 20, 2024  / /  EMEA, Voluntary

As EU institutions gear up for talks to finalise the proposed Green Claims Directive, participants in the voluntary carbon market have flagged issues with the draft bill, arguing it goes too far beyond its original objective of fighting greenwashing.

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Global solar installations smash expectations, rising almost a third year-on-year

Published 00:01 on September 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:53 on September 18, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, New Zealand, South Korea, Switzerland, US

Global solar installations exceeded most industry forecasts in 2024, with 593 GW expected to be added by the end of the year, according to analysis by a global energy think tank.

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Five takeaways for climate policy in the new European Commission

Published 18:16 on September 17, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:49 on September 18, 2024  / and /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, Climate Talks, EMEA, EU ETS, International

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s choice of portfolios for the EU’s new executive team in Brussels makes one thing abundantly clear: climate policy will be everybody’s business in the next five years.

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First talks at EU Parliament environment committee reveal lawmakers’ fears and expectations

Published 20:36 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 20:36 on September 12, 2024  / and /  Climate Talks, EMEA, EU ETS

Lawmakers in the European Parliament’s environment committee held their first meeting dedicated to climate policy files on Thursday, possibly setting the tone for discussions lying ahead in the coming five-year mandate.

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