INTERVIEW: Article 6 decision marks ‘fundamental’ shift in landscape for project developers

Published 09:24 on December 2, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:24 on December 2, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

The breakthrough on Article 6, achieved in Baku last month, will have a huge impact on the ground in terms of project development, according to executives at a global association for the sector.

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Organic matter decomposition study finds best type of wetland for carbon storage

Published 08:05 on December 2, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:05 on December 2, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Nature-based, Voluntary

Wetlands across the world are releasing more carbon and sequestering less when temperatures increase, a study using an unusual proxy tool has found.

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Australia Market Roundup: Local survey sees ongoing optimism and concerns around carbon farming

Published 07:57 on December 2, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:57 on December 2, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

A community survey in southwest Queensland has provided divergent results on the views of carbon farming, with concerns expressed not entirely aligned with the findings suggested.

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Taiwan pledges $300 mln funds to support green investments

Published 07:43 on December 2, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:43 on December 2, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Other APAC

Taiwan has approved the establishment of a special fund worth NT$10 billion ($308 million), as the government aims to encourage more domestic green investments. 

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PREVIEW: NZ ETS watchers expect partial clearance at final auction for 2024  

Published 05:48 on December 2, 2024  /  Last updated at 05:48 on December 2, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, New Zealand

New Zealand carbon market participants are expecting to see a partial clearance at this week’s government-held auction in anticipation of much smaller volumes being issued in future years.

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Coal mine expansions jeopardise NSW climate targets, Net Zero Commission warns

Published 05:29 on December 2, 2024  /  Last updated at 05:29 on December 2, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

The expansion and extension of coal mines in Australia’s most populous state is undermining its ability to achieving its ambitious emissions reduction targets, according to the newly-established Net Zero Commission (NZC).

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ACCU price expected to more than double over the next the next decade, survey finds

Published 21:01 on December 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:47 on November 29, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

The price of an Australian carbon credit is set to more than double in the next decade, a majority of business owners surveyed believe.

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INC-5: Busan summit fails to deliver global plastic treaty, talks to resume next year

Published 16:29 on December 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:29 on December 1, 2024  / and /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA

Negotiators in South Korea have failed to reach an agreement on a first-ever global treaty aimed at tackling plastic pollution, with countries deciding to resume talks next year due to unresolved divergences between parties.

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INC-5: INTERVIEW – Global criteria needed to steer shift to non-plastic substitutes

Published 08:47 on November 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:47 on November 30, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA

Curbing plastic production and banning chemicals of concern should go hand in hand with measures aimed at avoiding an over-reliance on non-plastic materials that are similarly harmful to the environment or human health, a scientist has told Carbon Pulse.

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INC-5: Indigenous Peoples claim being ‘systematically’ excluded from plastic talks

Published 08:42 on November 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:42 on November 30, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA

Indigenous peoples have accused countries of repeatedly and systematically excluding them from negotiations on the first-ever global plastic treaty, with some saying their voices have been silenced during the last round of talks in South Korea

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