Forest-based BECCS likely to raise emissions for decades -study
Burning wood for carbon capture projects is unlikely to deliver net carbon removals for up to 150 years, with emissions in one modelled scenario remaining more than double those of natural gas with CCS over that period, new research found.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Canada nature plan draws cautious backing as nature finance investment pathways remain unclear
Canadian nature finance experts agree that the country’s recent nature strategy is a step in the right direction, but say uncertainty remains on how potential financing tools, including nature credits, could be designed and deployed.
Read MoreCanadian banks retreat from emissions targets amid policy, demand shifts
Two Canadian banks are stepping back from previously announced emissions reduction targets, citing policy uncertainty and rising energy demand that they said have complicated earlier assumptions.
Read MorePrivate capital accelerates supply, tests safeguards in US wetland mitigation credits -study
Private investment is reshaping a major US biodiversity offset market by boosting credit supply and competition, while raising concerns over whether environmental safeguards are keeping pace, according to new research.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Santa Marta fossil fuels conference framed as complementary to UN climate talks
Efforts to build a fossil fuel phaseout coalition are being framed as complementary rather than alternative to the UN climate process, with stakeholders stressing broader participation at a Thursday media event.
Read MoreCanadian dMRV firm buys operating assets from US biochar platform
A Toronto-headquartered digital monitoring, reporting, and verification (dMRV) company announced the acquisition of holdings in a digital biochar project development platform on Thursday.
Read MoreUS biomass burial project announces sale of all its credits
A US-based forest carbon project developer has announced the sale of 100% of the credits from its biomass burial carbon removal (CDR) project in Montana.
Read MoreIntercropping could be a pathway to balance biodiversity, carbon in restoration projects -specialist
Innovative methods of restoration such as intercropping could offer a way to reconcile biodiversity goals with carbon outcomes in restoration projects, as developers face trade-offs between the two, a webinar on Tuesday heard.
Read MoreEx-post crediting is needed as avoided deforestation overestimated -study
A shift towards issuing carbon credits only after verified outcomes is needed for forest offset markets, said a study released this week as an early access paper.
Read MoreProcurement platform secures exclusive access to credits from US BiCRS+RNG project
A biomass carbon removal and storage plus renewable natural gas (BiCRS+RNG) project in the US has secured a route to market via a procurement platform, it was announced on Monday.
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