RGGI Market: RGAs return to mid-$40s following affordability statement, ahead of Q2 auction
RGGI Allowance (RGA) futures prices moved back into the mid-$40 range after the market recovered from a programme statement asserting a commitment to affordability and as the Q2 auction approaches in a couple of weeks.
Read MoreUS forestland manager expands natural capital reporting in operational restructuring
A US forestland manager on Monday announced a management restructuring aimed at expanding its ability to quantify and report environmental benefits beyond carbon, as it said investors are placing greater emphasis on nature-related risks and environmental disclosures.
Read MorePlan Vivo opens public consultation on grassland carbon methodology
Scotland-based Plan Vivo launched on Monday a public consultation on a new grassland management tool suite under its climate standard, marking the certifier’s latest push to expand carbon accounting methodologies for complex land-based ecosystems.
Read MoreVCM REPORT: CORSIA carbon credit prices tumble amid political uncertainty, benchmark futures slide to 23-month low
Phase 1 CORSIA prices fell sharply again last week, with spot prices for the UN international aviation offsetting scheme bid slipping below $11, while futures contracts slipped to lows not seen for two years after a meeting of EU leaders raised doubts about demand.
Read MoreFormer UNFCCC stalwart heads up non-profit global carbon credit data provider
A former stalwart of the UNFCCC has become the head of a non-profit data provider that connects carbon credit registries worldwide.
Read MoreTwelve principles could strengthen community-based marine restoration, study finds
A new systematic review of governance practices has identified 12 key principles that could improve the sustainability, equity, and long-term success of community-based marine restoration projects.
Read MoreBiodiversity financing mechanisms need to deliver more certain investor returns, says paper
Scaling effective biodiversity financing mechanisms, including nature credits, hinges on improving ecological and social oversight to boost investor confidence and return certainty, a review paper argued on Monday.
Read MoreCarbon standard launches new soil management protocol
A carbon standard has unveiled a new protocol designed to improve how soil-based removal projects are measured and verified.
Read MoreAmazon pushes against carbon removals ‘groupthink’, says markets need reduction credits too
Amazon has pushed back against relying solely on carbon removals, a trend common among major corporate buyers, to instead focus on high-quality emissions reduction credits that it said were essential to scale voluntary markets.
Read MoreTogolese bank issues $450 mln nature bond with agriculture, water focus
A bank based in Togo has issued a nature bond for $450 million focused on sustainable agriculture and water, a sum $100 mln more than the original target.
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