INTERVIEW: US carbon credit platform gains momentum with standards agencies through ‘trust’
A US-based financial services firm is advocating for separation between standards agencies and registries in the voluntary carbon market, as it partners with a UK-based forestry crediting programme to settle transactions on the firm’s platform.
Read MorePost-issuance legal risks for carbon credits manageable with pre-issuance products -report
Gaps and inconsistencies across global property law regimes regarding voluntary carbon credits (VCCs), typically construed as post-issuance problems, can be addressed using the pre-issuance risk management tools of ratings and insurance, according to a report published Monday.
Read MoreOnly 16 of 500 most-at-risk companies took strong actions against deforestation last year, study finds
Only 16 out of 500 companies driving deforestation took meaningful action to curb impacts in their supply chains in 2024, with pledges often overlooking commodities most linked to forest loss, a UK-based non-profit said on Tuesday.
Read MoreRGGI Market: Benchmark RGAs slip below $20 absent near-term catalysts
In the absence of near-term drivers, benchmark RGGI allowances (RGA) slid below $20, with framing ahead of the June auction potentially keeping a lid on prices, traders said.
Read MoreLATAM Roundup: Compliance schemes progress, voluntary ones draw fire
An action-packed week for LATAM saw government-backed carbon pricing programmes take slow steps forward, while the voluntary market (VCM) experienced a mixed bag of bold announcements and dramatic setbacks.
Read MoreUS business group urges Congress, SEC to push back against activist investors -report
A US business group has slammed proxy advisory firms that it said are hijacking shareholder votes to inject ESG agendas into the voting processes, and called on Congress and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to intervene.
Read MoreAlberta commits C$3 mln in TIER funds to green hydrogen plant
A Calgary-based green hydrogen developer has secured more than C$3 million ($2.2 mln) in funding from Alberta’s industrial emissions pricing scheme.
Read MoreFossil fuel companies can be linked to global economic losses from climate change -study
A recently published study has proposed that the scientific basis for holding fossil fuel producers legally responsible for climate-related damages is now firmly established.
Read MoreUS EPA greenlights year-round E15 use, eases E10 stringency
The US EPA on Monday issued an emergency waiver allowing the sale of E15 – gasoline blended with 15% ethanol – throughout the country, and also waived provisions that would have increased E10 fuel stringency.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: US non-profit’s smaller buyer carbon credit platform achieves first sale
An Oregon-based non-profit’s carbon credit purchasing platform aimed at small business and individual buyers has achieved its first sale, as the group aims to expand its support for grassland projects in North America, its executive director told Carbon Pulse.
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