Think tank launches framework to scale nature investments in Global South

Published 13:23 on August 7, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:23 on August 7, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, Nature-based, Voluntary

An Indian think tank has launched a framework to try to drive investments in nature-based solutions (NBS) in the so-called Global South by measuring their potential benefits.

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Over half of agricultural land could boost tree carbon while maintaining yield -study

Published 12:13 on August 6, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:49 on August 7, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Some 54% of agricultural land globally has potential to increase carbon sequestration through tree planting while maintaining crop and livestock yields, leading to additional carbon storage of 3.3 billion tonnes of CO2 per year, a study has found.

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Carbon project developer sees slight Q2 growth in voluntary credit pipeline, validates first project

Published 10:37 on August 5, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:37 on August 5, 2024  / /  Africa, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A Dutch carbon project developer saw a slight rise in its carbon unit pipeline in Q2 and expects its first credit issuance by the end of this year, according to its latest results.

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DATA DIVE: Carbon markets could scale from small share of climate finance flows with smart policy

Published 14:20 on August 2, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:20 on August 2, 2024  / /  Africa, Climate Talks, Data Dive, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

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.

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Global trading house, Korean securities firm eye Paris-aligned charcoal project in Ghana

Published 07:57 on August 2, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:57 on August 2, 2024  / /  Africa, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6, South Korea, Voluntary

A global trading house and a South Korean securities firm have partnered with a project developer on a Ghana-based emissions reduction project that will create carbon credits aligned with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

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Oil-rich Nigerian state teams up with UK firm for blue carbon projects

Published 07:06 on August 2, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:06 on August 2, 2024  / /  Africa, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A state in Southern Nigeria has signed a 30-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a UK-based firm for the conservation of coastal ecosystems within the state.

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INTERVIEW: Sovereign funds fit early-stage green hydrogen investment needs

Published 16:05 on August 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:05 on August 1, 2024  / /  Africa, EMEA, Middle East

A number of high-profile green hydrogen investment announcements by Saudi and Emirati sovereign funds in recent months could be a win-win, rather than a driver of interregional competition, a European green industrial transformation and geopolitics advisor told Carbon Pulse.

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First trade of new Egyptian voluntary carbon market likely this week -media

Published 18:19 on July 29, 2024  /  Last updated at 18:19 on July 29, 2024  / /  Africa, EMEA, Middle East, Nature-based, Voluntary

Egypt’s new voluntary carbon market (VCM) trading platform will likely see its first carbon credit trade occur this week, between an agricultural collective seller and a food processing company buyer, according to local media.

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Voluntary carbon market participation skewed toward wealthy nations, NGO study finds

Published 14:40 on July 29, 2024  /  Last updated at 01:44 on July 30, 2024  / /  Africa, EMEA, International, Voluntary

There is a disparity in the voluntary carbon market (VCM), with the majority of companies implementing and managing carbon projects in wealthier developed nations, according to research published on Monday.

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Zimbabwe plans for carbon market under new climate change bill

Published 09:03 on July 29, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:13 on July 29, 2024  / /  Africa, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

The Zimbabwean government is moving forward with plans to establish carbon trading mechanisms in its second-largest city, as part of the nation’s new Climate Change Management Bill.

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