INTERVIEW: Nascent methane certification market set for surge with new EU reporting rules
New EU reporting requirements for imports of certain goods could soon fuel a small, nascent voluntary trading market for one potent climate-warming pollutant — methane — and help to clamp down on its emissions.
Read MoreAustralia, China to resume climate change and energy dialogue, as critical minerals partnerships on the agenda
China and Australia have signed an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate more closely on climate change and energy, the two countries announced Monday.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Australian NGOs urge govt to form clean energy partnerships with fossil fuel trading partners, but real-world challenges abound
NGOs this week have said Australia should find ways to establish partnerships with its fossil fuel trading partners to build regional cooperation towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but while it has potential, experts have raised a litany of challenges that could stifle such ambitions.
Read MoreHigh number of ACCU projects claiming for the first time, regulator data shows
Applications from projects looking to receive Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) totalled 4.3 million units at the end of the Q1, with many claiming for the first time, according to data published by the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) Friday.
Read MoreAustralian telco announces move away from carbon credit use, increases emissions reduction targets
Australia’s largest telecom company Telstra announced Friday it will no longer purchase carbon credits, choosing instead direct investments to reduce its emissions footprint as well as increasing its Scope 1 and 2 emissions reduction targets.
Read MoreAustralian govt publishes draft environmental plantings ACCU method
The Australian government on Thursday released a draft methodology for environmental plantings (EP) for consultation, outlining proposed changes to the existing method, which is set to expire in September.
Read MoreTop 20 fossil fuel countries need to ramp up transition in next Paris pledges -report
A third of the world’s 20 largest fossil fuel-producing countries made no mention of oil, gas, or coal in their last round of Paris Agreement pledges, while those that do mention it talk, explicitly or implicitly, about a continuation or increase in production, according to analysis published on Thursday.
Read MoreAustralian, Japanese companies team up on biochar, soil health
An Australian biochar and carbon dioxide removal project developer has formed a partnership with a Japanese agri-tech firm to focus on scaling the global biochar market, they announced Wednesday.
Read MoreAcademics find holes in Verra’s new consolidated voluntary carbon methodology for REDD+
Verra’s consolidated methodology for REDD+ could still see voluntary carbon project developers use inside knowledge to cherry pick forests that are unlikely to be chopped down, because they have been overlooked in the jurisdictional maps used to assess the risk of deforestation, warns a new academic paper.
Read MoreAustralian soil tech developer to undertake review of carbon business after “disappointing results”, CEO departure
An Australian soil carbon tech developer on Tuesday announced a complete review of its carbon business due to what it described as “disappointing results to date” and the departure of its managing director and CEO.
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