Forest carbon firm expands project pipeline amid shifting market demand, regulatory delays

Published 12:27 on April 30, 2025 / Last updated at 12:27 on April 30, 2025 / / Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

A forest carbon developer plans to certify three new projects in 2025 as it adapts to changing market preferences and faces regulatory delays, it said in its latest progress report.

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CCUS capacity breaches 50 Mt capacity, on track to hit 430 Mt by 2030, says IEA

Published 10:59 on April 30, 2025 / Last updated at 10:59 on April 30, 2025 / / Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Voluntary

As of Q1 2025, global carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) capacity in operation exceeded 50 million tonnes, showing a modest increase from the previous year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Wednesday.

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Canadian bank ditches emissions, sustainable finance goals

Published 03:01 on April 30, 2025 / Last updated at 03:01 on April 30, 2025 / / Americas, Canada

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) said it was scrapping its sustainable finance and emissions reduction goals, despite reporting another cut in its operational emissions in 2024.

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BRIEFING: Louisiana CCS remains highly contentious, state representatives hear

Published 01:58 on April 30, 2025 / Last updated at 01:58 on April 30, 2025 / / Americas, US, Voluntary

Louisiana state representatives heard from numerous residents at odds with carbon capture and storage (CCS) during a committee meeting Tuesday that ran several hours into overtime.

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White House fires US scientists preparing National Climate Assessment

Published 01:03 on April 30, 2025 / Last updated at 01:03 on April 30, 2025 / / Americas, US

US President Donald Trump’s administration notified hundreds of scientists working on a report published every four years that they had been disbanded Monday, saying their analysis of climate change impacts is being reevaluated.

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Colombian peatlands carbon storage capacity up to 1.91 billion tonnes of CO2e -study

Published 00:36 on April 30, 2025 / Last updated at 00:36 on April 30, 2025 / / Americas, Biodiversity, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

Peatland ecosystems can store between four and 10 times more GHGs than other vegetation types, including rainforests, according to a study published in Environmental Research Letters.

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French asset manager enters new forest finance partnership

Published 00:01 on April 30, 2025 / Last updated at 00:01 on April 30, 2025 / / Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Nature-based, Other APAC, South & Central, Voluntary

A France-headquartered sustainable asset manager has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an English non-profit to boost forest finance.

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VCMI launches Scope 3 Action Code of Practice in bid to ignite voluntary carbon credit market

Published 00:01 on April 30, 2025 / Last updated at 10:39 on April 30, 2025 / / Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Voluntary

The Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) has launched its Scope 3 Action Code of Practice that allows companies to use Core Carbon Principle (CCP)-tagged credits to help them close the gap to interim Scope 3 targets.

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Environmental trading director resigns from Canadian bank

Published 23:08 on April 29, 2025 / Last updated at 18:32 on April 30, 2025 / Americas, Canada

A major Canadian investment bank has lost its director of environmental trading after he resigned from his role, Carbon Pulse has learned.

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California lawmakers advance bill to establish CO2 pipeline safety rules, lift moratorium

Published 22:35 on April 29, 2025 / Last updated at 05:04 on May 2, 2025 / / Americas, US

A California assembly committee on Monday approved a bill that aims to establish CO2 pipeline safety regulations and subsequently rescind the existing pipeline moratorium in the state.

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