Voluntary carbon market ratings agency launches new quality, pricing indices, says 2024 was “turning point” for credit integrity
The year 2024 was a “turning point” for integrity in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) and the prices that high-quality credits command, according to a new set of quality and pricing indices launched by a ratings agency and backed by a carbon market intelligence firm.
Read MoreForest Stewardship Council verifies biodiversity benefits of first US-based project
A carbon removal developer with huge offtake support verified the first US-based afforestation (ARR) project through the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), it announced Thursday.
Read MoreCarbon removal developer opens pilot plant in Hawaii
A carbon removal company announced the start of operations at its pilot plant in Hawaii on Thursday.
Read MoreCercarbono sets up expert panel for biodiversity credit certification
Colombia-based environmental standard Cercarbono has set up an independent panel of biodiversity experts to facilitate its certification process, the company announced on Thursday.
Read MoreCORSIA Phase 2 eligibility for standards to become more stringent -TAB member
The eligibility criteria for Phase 2 of UN’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) are set to become more stringent for international carbon standards, a member of the Technical Advisory Body (TAB) told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreNorth American Clean Fuels Markets: Federal policy uncertainty looms over programmes
California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit prices moved higher even as the programme’s surplus bank hit a new high in Q3 2024, but market observers remained cautious about the impact of ongoing political turbulence in the US and Canada on clean fuel schemes.
Read MoreJudges question standing in case challenging Louisiana’s CO2 well permitting programme
A panel of appellate judges questioned whether a group of environmentalists had standing to challenge the US EPA over its recent decision to grant Louisiana authority over the permitting process for CO2 injection wells.
Read MoreUS pipeline developer promises 670k tonnes CO2 per year to electrofuels producer
A pipeline development company announced an arrangement on Wednesday to supply up to 670,000 tonnes of CO2 annually to a Midwest electrofuels (efuels) facility.
Read MoreBritish Columbia considers monitoring period adjustments for CCS offset protocol
British Columbia’s environment ministry released a discussion paper on Tuesday, seeking input on plans to reduce “prohibitively long” monitoring and maintenance requirements within the state’s carbon capture and sequestration offset protocol (CCSP) currently under development.
Read MoreCrop rotation doesn’t improve soil carbon storage -US study
A new study counters the hypothesis that farmers can increase carbon storage in their fields by rotating crops and fertiliser, with a trade-off of potential nitrogen benefits.
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