CARBON FORWARD MIDDLE EAST: Voluntary carbon market faces fresh risk in light of “woke” label in US
A new political landscape for climate policy in the US, set to dominate following President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week, could jeopardise the revival of the voluntary carbon market (VCM) in 2025, a conference heard Thursday.
Read MoreFEATURE: More IMO member states align behind proposed GHG levy for shipping
The prospect of a global emissions levy on shipping is getting closer to reality, according to a recent briefing and document from the UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO).
Read MoreDeveloping different types of CDR can help cut costs for net zero emissions -report
Expanding carbon removal (CDR) portfolios to include a variety of technologies and nature-based solutions can cut costs, reduce reliance on land-intensive methods, and address energy and logistical challenges, a new study has found.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Reckless use of AI in biodiversity could lead to “undesirable” outcomes
The current lack of attention to the downsides of artificial intelligence (AI) in nature conservation and its broader implications could result in undesirable consequences, including the development of a biased biodiversity credit market, an expert told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreIndian firm sells credits to Google in “world’s biggest biochar deal”
An Indian biochar firm has agreed to sell 100,000 carbon dioxide removals (CDR) credits to technology giant Google, in what it dubbed the “world’s largest industrial biochar offtake agreement”, in an announcement on Thursday.
Read MoreNuclear resurgence locked and loaded as SMRs lead the way to a new finance era -IEA
Nuclear energy is set to see a resurgence for a complex conflagration of drivers including decarbonisation plans coupled with the need for reliable baseload power, new electricity demand from the computing sector, nations’ interest in energy self-sufficiency, and a projected fall in costs for new types of nuclear energy like small modular reactors (SMRs), according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Read MoreNew Forests closes A$600 mln Australian, NZ landscape and forestry fund
Global forestry investment manager New Forests has announced the final close of its fund focussing on Australian and New Zealand forestry and landscapes, successfully raising A$600 million ($372 mln).
Read MoreBRIEFING: Changing policy landscape could cloud California’s LCFS outlook
Potential shifts in emissions policies anticipated in part under the new incoming US federal administration, could impact longer term results of California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) scheme, market observers said at a conference Wednesday, while near-term litigation looms large.
Read MoreBRIEFING: LCFS lawsuits could punt programme back to regulator without interruption -panellists
Changes to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) face legal challenges from industry and environmental groups, but revisions from California’s regulator could enable the programme to continue without interruption, panellists said in a technical conference on Wednesday.
Read MoreUSDA invests $180 mln in biofuels, clean energy projects
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $180 million in funding on Wednesday for nearly 600 projects to support rural low-emission energy projects and expand access to biofuels.
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