Finance, governments, and NGOs exploring nature transition network
A group has been formed to explore a network for integrating nature into corporate transition planning, with executives from finance, government, and non-profits.
Read MoreSBTi shifts focus to implementation in new strategy to help corporates to net zero
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has unveiled a new 2026-30 strategy that will see it pivot from a generalised approach to more tailored support across sectors and geographies for corporates aiming to reach net zero, with a direct reference in the plan to the possible use of ‘high-integrity’ carbon credits as a “complement” for emission reductions.
Read MoreRewriting market rules could help halt tropical deforestation -report
The trajectory of tropical deforestation could be reversed if governments, companies, and financiers modify the market rules driving ecological destruction, a report has said.
Read MoreOpen system CDR scale hinges on cutting ‘uncertainty discounts’, panellists say
Open system carbon removal (CDR) projects need larger deployments and shared datasets to reduce monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) uncertainty that is raising credit costs and limiting scale, experts said on Wednesday.
Read MoreCompanies delaying carbon removal purchases amid policy uncertainty -survey
Demand for carbon removal (CDR) may be stalling, despite rising corporate net zero commitments and growing recognition that they will be needed later this century for wider global climate goals, a new policy brief based on interviews with corporate sustainability leaders has found.
Read MoreMajor US forest offset buffer pool may be six-fold short of reversal risk needs -report
The buffer pool used for forest offset projects under a major US compliance programme is likely too small by an average factor of 6.3 to cover reversals from wildfires, drought, and insect outbreaks over 100 years, according to a paper published Wednesday.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Carbon removal buyers need stronger risk tools, as demand remains uncertain
Carbon removal (CDR) buyers remain constrained by delivery risk, high prices, unclear claims frameworks, and fragmented market data, experts said on Tuesday, as voluntary demand continues to play a limited role in scaling the still-nascent sector.
Read MoreBiodiversity credit analysis platform rolls out update
Bloomlabs updated its biodiversity credit analysis platform on Wednesday with changes to data presentation on pricing, supply, and demand.
Read MoreDanish developer signs deal with Microsoft for 650k BECCS carbon credits
A Denmark-based project developer has signed a seven-year agreement with Microsoft to deliver 650,000 carbon removal units from its bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) facility.
Read MoreUS rice methane project secures 1,000-credit purchase
A US rice methane reduction project sold 1,000 carbon credits to a climate-focused non-profit, the developer announced this week.
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