Article 6 body adopts sustainable development tool
The body mandated to shape the UN’s Article 6.4 carbon crediting mechanism has adopted a sustainable development tool, as it also scrambles to ready guidance ahead of COP29 next month.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: ‘A tonne is not a tonne’ – Changing the approach to voluntary carbon crediting could unlock much-needed scale
In order to scale, the voluntary carbon sector must shift its approach, adopt a more conservative stance to crediting, and move past the “the myth of fungibility”, a senior executive at Amazon told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreAustralian energy firm partners with Japanese government agency to manage methane emissions
An Australia-headquartered energy firm has teamed up with a Japanese government affiliate to collaborate on improving methane emissions management with new technology.
Read MoreAU Market: ACCU price retreats after bumper September
The price of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) has reversed the gains it made last month which saw a record 4.1 million units traded, according to analysis.
Read MoreAustralia has done nothing to reverse nature-harming govt subsidies, report finds
Australia spends around 50 times more on subsidising activities that harm the environment than it spends on helping it, according to a first-of-its kind report examining government payments published Monday.
Read MoreNew one-stop solution created for airlines to buy CORSIA, voluntary carbon credits
Two companies have teamed up to offer airlines a one-stop solution for climate action via a portfolio of voluntary credits that includes those eligible for the UN’s international aviation offsetting scheme.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Demand for Article 6 units won’t suddenly boom in case of agreement
Demand for carbon credits aligned with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement is not going to suddenly spike if an agreement on rules to operationalise UN international carbon markets is found at COP29 at the end of the year, a senior EU negotiator told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreWestern Australian govt announces first nature tech accelerator cohort
The government of Western Australia announced Friday the first cohort of six early-stage nature tech startups that will receive seed capital and expert support to scale their businesses under a newly launched accelerator programme.
Read MoreNature-positive insurance practices gain traction, but faster integration needed, report says
The concept of nature-positive insurance is building momentum in Australia as a way to address insurability challenges, but work must be done more quickly to integrate these practices more broadly, a report published Friday urged.
Read MoreJapanese companies team up to cut emissions from LNG value chain
Dozens of companies in Japan have endorsed a government-backed initiative that aims to reduce methane emissions in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) value chain, according to local media reports.
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