British 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.
Read MoreUS district court narrows scope of California climate disclosure laws challenge
A US district court on Monday dismissed two sets of claims made by business groups in their ongoing challenge against California climate disclosure rules.
Read MoreComplex, but feasible path forward expected for ocean-based CDR in Washington state -report
Ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) off of Washington’s coast must ensure compliance with multiple levels of regulation, researchers found, but the state has taken steps to streamline the process that could support development of CO2 removal (CDR) projects.
Read MoreUN SBSTA vice-chair moves to commodities trading firm
The former vice-chair of the UN’s Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) has moved to a new role at financial services provider and commodities trader.
Read MoreReforestation company to launch call for Brazilian ARR carbon projects
A carbon project implementer seeking to partner with developers in Brazil will next week launch a call to identify large-scale afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) initiatives, estimating that this first round could identify around 200,000 hectares for activities.
Read MoreDurable CDR supplier fall-off on the horizon as few buyers, declining investment take their toll -report
The market for durable CO2 removals (CDR) may see supplier consolidation, bankruptcies, prematurely price-based competition, and even oversupply as few new purchasers enter the market and investments decline, according to a report published Wednesday.
Read MoreAgriculture has wiped out biodiversity over a third of the planet’s land, report estimates
The agricultural industry has destroyed biodiversity over an area of 55 million square kilometres across its supply chain, a report by CDC Biodiversite has estimated.
Read MoreSBTi loses key financial backer after incubation grant ends
The Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) has lost one of its key backers after a three-year incubation grant provided by Jeff Bezos’s $10 billion philanthropic fund expired at the end of last year, the standard setter confirmed to Carbon Pulse on Wednesday.
Read MoreBiomass-based carbon removal outperforms DAC, ERW in efficiency -study
Biomass-based carbon removal and storage (BiCRS) methods achieve higher CO2 retention than direct air capture (DAC) and enhanced rock weathering (ERW), according to new scientific research assessing the efficiency and energy use of 12 engineered carbon removal technologies.
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