Domestic carbon removal markets risk missing out on developing world’s potential -experts
The more government policies focus on developing their domestic carbon removals rather than a global market for credits, the less opportunity there will be to tap into the biggest potential in the world – often in developing countries that have less need to cut emissions, according to experts.
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Kenya teams up with global analytics firm to build REDD+ carbon registry
Kenya has partnered with an international energy analytics firm to establish a REDD+ carbon registry.
Read MoreNon-profit urges COP16 to put world on track to meeting biodiversity targets
The priority of UN biodiversity conference COP16 should be delivering on the international pledges from Montreal while tracking progress, a World Resources Institute (WRI) executive said on Tuesday.
Read MoreKenya-based startup sells Africa’s first ERW carbon credits -media
A Nairobi-headquartered company has sold Africa’s first enhanced rock weathering (ERW) carbon credits, according to Bloomberg.
Read MoreFEATURE: Parties probe Article 6 ‘floor price’ but experts doubt formal rollout
Some countries, notably in Africa, are said to be pushing to establish a minimum price for the sale of Article 6 credits, although experts doubt that any widespread policy could realistically be implemented as the idea remains abstract, backed informally by just a few parties.
Read MoreMorocco to fulfil carbon tax, fossil fuel levy promises in 2025
The Moroccan finance ministry has presented a bill to launch a carbon tax in 2025 and lay the groundwork for an increase in value-added tax (VAT) on fossil fuels, following up on international promises to reform its system of environmental levies.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Voluntary, regulated carbon markets need each other, but solving the supply bottleneck will take years
Voluntary and regulated carbon markets need one another, international stakeholders told a World Bank-convened event this week, but creating the right investment conditions to scale supply and blur the lines between the two forms of pricing mechanisms will take years.
Read MoreSwiss group awards letter of support to biogas carbon project in Ghana under Article 6
The Swiss industry agency entrusted by its government with arranging Article 6.2 bilateral agreements has provided written and financial support to a biogas project in Ghana, a global forerunner in Paris Agreement carbon trading deals.
Read MoreCDR offers great salaries in a growing industry, for those lucky to be in the few countries where it exists, industry survey finds
Prospective employees in carbon dioxide removal (CDR) can expect competitive salaries in the small number of countries where it exists, according to a first-of-its kind survey of the sector, but the industry will need to grow rapidly in the coming years if it is to contribute to the world achieving its climate goals.
Read MoreTanzanian developer partners with CreditNature to pilot nature credits in the Kilimanjaro region
A Tanzania-based developer has partnered with CreditNature to launch a biodiversity credit pilot in the Kilimanjaro region by the end of November, Carbon Pulse has learned.
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