Forest-fuel biochar study finds strong carbon sink potential, wildfire risk benefits
Forest surface fuel biochar offers a cost-effective wildfire mitigation alternative that can deliver substantial carbon sequestration, soil-health improvements, and pollution-control benefits, according to new research.
Read MoreCOP30: XPRIZE winner launches Indigenous-led conservation fund
A winning XPRIZE team is using its award funding to launch a new financial vehicle aimed at shifting conservation leadership into the hands of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs).
Read MoreCOP30: FEATURE – Tropical forest fund can complement carbon markets but may jeopardise additionality
The Brazilian-led tropical forest fund should support carbon markets by reducing regulatory risk to attract private capital, and providing more funds to forest preservation, observers have said, though there is also risk that carbon project additionality gets undermined.
Read MoreCOP30: Countries agree to transfer millions to PACM from CDM, double down on existing Article 6 decisions
Parties in Belem agreed not to significantly change existing decisions made on Article 6 and to channel nearly $30 million to the new Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) from the Kyoto Protocol-era Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), as part of decisions made at COP30 on Friday.
Read MoreCOP30: Roundup for Day 11 – Nov. 21
Day 11 in Belem, and the last scheduled day of negotiations. Less than 12 hours after COP30 talks were suspended, and the venue evacuated, after a fire erupted in the pavilion area, the Brazilian presidency dropped its Belem Package of texts.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Climate pledges must integrate spatial data to effectively address biodiversity
Climate pledges are increasingly placing emphasis on biodiversity, but they will remain ineffective unless they incorporate spatial data, an expert has told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreEU anti-deforestation law on thin ice, Parliament likely to echo Council for delay
The Council of EU Member States’ position to delay the bloc’s increasingly precarious anti-deforestation law is likely to be echoed by the European Parliament when it convenes next week, an NGO said.
Read MoreBrazilian Amazon states release integrity guide to steer higher-quality carbon projects
A new guide for developing high-integrity carbon projects in the Brazilian Amazon has been launched to support developers in navigating Brazil’s evolving carbon governance landscape and producing higher-quality nature-based projects that can attract stronger market demand.
Read MoreCOP30: INTERVIEW – IDB developing first-ever mechanism to link biodiversity bonds to credits
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is developing a first-ever mechanism aimed at connecting biodiversity bonds with the issuance and sale of biodiversity credits, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreCOP30: Parties set to push forward on PACM work, Baku decisions after bumpy negotiations in Belem
Attempts to reopen standards adopted by the Supervisory Body for the new Article 6 carbon crediting mechanism, or revisit COP29 decisions on international trading to bolster transparency and reporting rules, look to have been quashed as clean and uncontroversial decision texts landed Thursday that would also see nearly $30 million channelled from the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) towards operationalising Paris Agreement markets.
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