Africa-focused carbon project developer hunting for new CEO

Published 01:38 on April 6, 2024  /  Last updated at 01:38 on April 6, 2024  /  Africa, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

An Africa-focused carbon project developer is hunting for a new CEO as its current chief executive transitions to two different, concurrent roles.

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German carbon removals firm inks MRV agreement with Kenyan DAC developer

Published 19:10 on April 5, 2024  /  Last updated at 19:10 on April 5, 2024  / /  Africa, EMEA, Voluntary

A Germany-headquartered climate tech company, focused on durable carbon removals, has signed partnership with a developer of direct air capture (DAC) projects based in Kenya to provide digital monitoring, reporting, and verification (dMRV) to one of its projects.

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Integrity Council approves three voluntary carbon programmes for CCP eligibility

Published 00:01 on April 5, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:36 on April 4, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, EMEA, International, Japan, Kyoto Mechanisms, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, New Zealand, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, South & Central, South Korea, US, Voluntary

Gold Standard, ACR, and Climate Action Reserve (CAR) have been given the green light by the governing board of the Integrity Council for Voluntary Carbon Markets (ICVCM), marking a step towards the labelling of credits issued via their methodologies with the Core Carbon Principles (CCP) stamp, while Verra, ART TREES, Social Carbon, and Isometric will be assessed by May at the latest.

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Zero-emissions cookstoves developer targets Kenya for market launch, first voluntary credits

Published 17:09 on April 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:20 on April 4, 2024  / /  Africa, EMEA, Voluntary

Problems with calculating how much charcoal an improved cookstoves carbon project uses could be consigned to the past with the launch of a new hydrogen-powered portable cooker that promises zero CO2 emissions.

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Global Carbon Council launches new voluntary CCS methodology for hard-to-abate sectors

Published 16:44 on April 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:44 on April 4, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Japan, Middle East, Paris Article 6, South Korea, US, Voluntary

The Global Carbon Council (GCC) launched Thursday its wide-ranging carbon capture and storage (CCS) methodology after completing a consultation process that started in November.

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Mining for critical minerals is putting African great apes at risk of decimation, study finds

Published 12:32 on April 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:32 on April 4, 2024  / /  Africa, Biodiversity, EMEA

Africa’s critical minerals mining boom could wipe out more than one-third of the continent’s ape population, with short-term offset plans failing to compensate for negative impacts, researchers have found.

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Voluntary carbon ratings agency co-founder steps down

Published 10:45 on April 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:45 on April 4, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Bavardage, EMEA, Nature-based, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, South & Central, Voluntary

The co-founder of a voluntary carbon market ratings agency has stepped down from their role at the firm to focus on other tools to fight climate change.

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Last year’s renewable energy additions less than half what required to hit global climate goals

Published 06:30 on April 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:05 on April 3, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, China, EMEA, International

The 473 gigawatts of renewable power capacity added in 2023 marks a new record, but is less than half what is required to meet global climate and sustainable development goals at 1,000 gigawatts annually, with finance and grid bottlenecks presenting key bottlenecks, a new report finds.

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Joint initiative gives more than 30,000 Nigerian smallholder farmers access to carbon finance

Published 23:58 on April 3, 2024  /  Last updated at 23:58 on April 3, 2024  / /  Africa, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

An agtech partnership with an emissions trading marketplace launched on Wednesday aims to provide more than 30,000 smallholder farmers in Nigeria with access to carbon finance.

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Canadian carbon offset financier sees project revaluation income boost but faces cash squeeze

Published 01:09 on April 3, 2024  /  Last updated at 01:09 on April 3, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Canada, EMEA, Nature-based, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, US, Voluntary

A Toronto-headquartered voluntary carbon investor saw positive income in 2023 following a major revaluation of its only credit-issuing project to-date, but needs to raise more cash to fund planned operations for the next 12 months, it reported Tuesday.

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