Brazil should consider federal J-REDD+ programme within ETS, say national auditors
The Brazilian Comptroller General’s Office (CGU) on Monday recommended looking into the creation of a federal jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD+) programme as part of the country’s emissions trading system (ETS) plans.Â
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Indigenous-led carbon project positions itself at the centre of BC’s new compliance market
British Columbia’s recently-launched compliance carbon market has created an opening for Indigenous-led climate projects, with an Indigenous-owned forest carbon project emerging as the largest supplier of offsets and an example for how offset revenues can support reconciliation and land stewardship.
Read MoreMexican state Queretaro approves soil carbon project into emissions compensation system
The Mexican state of Queretaro has approved a soil carbon project into its state-level offsetting system, marking the first time a Verra-registered soil carbon project has been recognized in the system, according to a Wednesday announcement.
Read MoreBRIEFING: With new resolution, Brazil takes another step towards REDD+ in ETS, public concessions
Brazil’s Ministry of Environment published on Tuesday a resolution that puts REDD+ credits one step closer to being able to become part of the national emissions trading system (Portuguese: SBCE), and of concessions of public lands for carbon credit projects.
Read MoreWashington state publishes long-awaited forest offset protocol
US forest carbon project developers could have new rules to follow in order to generate offset credits eligible under Washington’s cap-and-invest programme, according to state documents published Tuesday.
Read MoreLATAM Roundup: ‘Nothing ventured, nothing gained’ amid ambitious policy bets
Latin American and Caribbean players last week balanced economic and legal risks against decarbonisation rewards in agriculture, carbon methodologies, emissions trading systems (ETS), voluntary market (VCM) regulations, and human rights.
Read MoreCanada could lead data centre development by balancing natural gas and CCS, experts say
Canada is positioned to be a leader in data centre development because of the country’s low-carbon energy sources, carbon capture and storage (CCS) opportunities, and regulatory frameworks, experts said on a webinar Wednesday.
Read MoreNew suite of news and intelligence products to celebrate 10 years of Carbon Pulse
To celebrate 10 years of Carbon Pulse, we are announcing the launch of two new subscription products – Net Zero Pulse and Nature & Biodiversity Pulse – to enhance our suite of specialist news and intelligence offerings.
Read MoreVCM Report: Market ticks along amid cookstoves, US political uncertainty
Indecision and uncertainty continued to plague the voluntary carbon market after news broke that the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) may not decide on which cookstoves methodologies will qualify for the Core Carbon Principles (CCP) quality label until the end of March, while participants continued to digest the possible impact of US President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.
Read MoreAlberta invests C$50 mln from carbon market into technology-agnostic drilling innovation
The Alberta government announced C$50 million ($35.7 mln) in funding from provincial carbon market proceeds to spur innovation in drilling technologies aiming to reduce emissions.
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