Cost, demand barriers limit species-level forestry project data -expert
Remote sensing-based models used for forest carbon projects are unlikely to incorporate tree species identification due to cost constraints, with speakers instead highlighting the role of time-series biomass data in assessing forest carbon projects at a Wednesday webinar.
Read MorePennsylvania funds $6.8 mln carbon capture at cement plant, part of wider GHG reduction package
Pennsylvania announced more than $267 million to projects across the state targeting GHG emissions reductions between a number of projects, including one carbon capture initiative at a cement manufacturing plant.
Read MoreWashington releases proposed APCR, auction updates under cap-and-invest
Washington’s Department of Ecology (ECY) published on Wednesday implementation guidance related to planned updates to Allowance Price Containment Reserve (APCR) and other auction- and supply- related provisions under the state’s cap-and-invest programme.
Read MoreAerospace company procures 20k CDR credits via carbon marketplace
A US-based aerospace company has procured 20,000 carbon removal (CDR) credits from six suppliers across the globe via a UK-based marketplace, it was announced Wednesday.
Read MoreVerra reinstates eight Chinese carbon projects to registry, probes ongoing into others
Verra has reinstated eight carbon projects in China following the conclusion of quality control reviews (QCRs), but probes are continuing in another 27 projects, it announced Wednesday.Â
Read MoreGEF strategy puts nature-based solutions at centre of climate adaptation funding
Countries have agreed on a four-year strategy for climate adaptation funds run by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), which aims to scale up investment in nature-based solutions (NbS).
Read MoreGlobal shipping carbon price in the crosshairs as countries debate future of Net-Zero Framework
Countries remain divided on what a Net-Zero Framework (NZF) for global shipping should look like, with some calling on Wednesday to scrap its carbon levy, and others to ditch any mechanism that collects revenue.
Read MoreSBTi updates ‘contraction approach’ in corporate net zero guidance
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has announced an update to its “absolute contraction approach”, a key method used by companies to set emissions reduction targets, in a move aimed at improving consistency and implementation while preserving net zero ambition.
Read MoreUS researchers publish independent GHG emissions inventory after EPA fails to file annual report
US researchers have published an independent national GHG inventory covering three decades of emissions data, after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) missed its annual reporting deadline for the second consecutive year.
Read MoreNature finance models are ready to scale, report says
Nature-based enterprises, such as biodiversity compensation schemes, can generate reliable revenues while attracting private investment – but scaling is the next challenge, a report has said.
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