Australia approves improved native forest management ACCU method
The Australian government has signed off on the improved native forest management (INFM) carbon credit methodology developed by the New South Wales government.
Read MoreLonger reference periods could improve reduced deforestation emissions estimates -study
Longer historical reference periods could improve confidence in estimating emissions reductions from reduced deforestation initiatives, according to new research.
Read MoreLCAW26: UK, Japan urged to work together on transition finance
The UK can be an ally in Japan’s long-running effort to promote transition finance, pushing investments towards emission cuts from polluting sectors, according the executive director of FinCity.Tokyo, Tokio Morita.
Read MorePlatts to scrap annual vintage roll for some voluntary carbon credit assessments
Platts will remove the annual vintage roll for its Renewable Energy, Nature-Based Avoidance, South America, and Household Devices carbon credit assessments on July 1, the price assessor said Thursday.
Read MoreEU to issue detailed CBAM guidance soon as it works with India on MRV alignment
The European Commission will soon publish detailed guidance on certain requirements under its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), while working with India to narrow differences between the border levy and the country’s upcoming emissions trading, officials said on Thursday.
Read MoreVietnam’s pilot carbon market opens June 29 with 92 firms
Vietnam will launch its pilot carbon market next week, with 92 domestic firms, including Hoa Phat Group, Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corp., and Vietnam Electricity Group, set to begin trading greenhouse gas emission permits.
Read MoreANALYSIS: China’s push to curb superpollutants creates carbon credit potential
China’s policy efforts to mitigate superpollutants have advanced over the past few years, creating new potential for carbon credit development, experts told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreLCAW26: INTERVIEW – Japanese govt should look beyond domestic carbon market to international credits, investor group says
The Japanese government is placing too great a priority on its domestic carbon market, the GX-ETS, and should expand focus to engage with international credits, a Tokyo-based public-private partnership said at London Climate Action Week (LCAW).
Read MoreFood processors largely outside carbon markets despite potential, says report
Direct exposure to carbon markets is limited for food and beverage manufacturers because most fall below emissions thresholds covered by compliance schemes, leading to investment decisions driven largely by fuel-credit programmes, tax incentives, and energy savings, according to a new report.
Read MoreLCAW26: Global carbon markets need to harmonise, with London as the hub -experts
The UK government needs to lean into the City of London’s rise as a hub for global carbon trading, and help to harness existing financial infrastructure to strengthen global carbon markets, experts said on Wednesday.
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