Green industrial production set to migrate to renewables-rich countries -study
The production of energy-intensive green steel, chemicals, and hydrogen is likely to migrate from countries with limited renewables resources to those with abundant supply over the next two decades — but that does not have to result in a deindustrialisation for those that lose the operations, according to a study published on Wednesday.
Read MoreRabobank, Plan Vivo refute Ivorian carbon credit double counting claims
Rabobank and Plan Vivo have pushed back against reporting by investigative journalism outlet Follow the Money (FTM), which revealed that Cote d’Ivoire had asked the Dutch bank to suspend its carbon credit origination activities in the country’s Nawa region over double counting fears.
Read MoreCORSIA credits could be worth over $50/t based on airline demand signals, says offset project financier
Prices for first phase CORSIA carbon credits could be valued above $50/tonne based on indications of airline demand, a project financier said Tuesday.
Read MoreUN SG calls on G20 to lead the way on phasing out fossil fuels and increasing finance
G20 countries must lead the way in “dramatically” accelerating the fossil fuels phase-out, providing certainty and predictability to markets, and boosting climate action support for poorer countries, the UN secretary general said in a speech on Tuesday.
Read MoreVoluntary carbon credit issuances outpace retirements in Q1 to further inflate oversupply, weigh on prices -analysts
Despite a historically large number of retirements in the voluntary carbon market in Q1 2024, oversupply continues to balloon amid issuances rising at a faster clip, keeping credit prices at bay, analysts said Tuesday.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: African nature data platform could launch within a year
The African Natural Capital Alliance (ANCA) is spearheading efforts to establish a comprehensive nature data platform for the continent, in a bid to drive investment into nature-based solutions, an executive has said.
Read MoreGiant REDD project Kariba left in limbo as investigation by Verra drags on
The future of a troubled REDD avoided deforestation project in Zimbabwe has been left in limbo six months after it was suspended from the Verra registry.
Read MoreFEATURE: Increasing conflicts are a natural consequence of worsening climate change
Climate change is exacerbating many of the conditions that fuel conflict — from drought in the Middle East worsening food insecurity and inflation, to access over strategic resources like lithium and cobalt becoming a key source of tension — amid lagging efforts to curtail emissions.
Read MoreUN special rapporteur calls for moratorium on voluntary carbon markets to stop human rights violations
The UN’s special rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous People has called for a moratorium on voluntary carbon markets to stop human rights violations.
Read MoreDonors push “exotic” clean cookstoves in Africa instead of valuing carbon projects that work, says envoy
Wealthy donor countries are too set on “exotic” carbon projects on the African continent like clean cooking and do not pay enough for more “pragmatic” solutions, according to a Sierra Leonian climate envoy speaking Thursday at the 2024 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Washington DC.
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