Aircraft maker and partners invest $200 mln in sustainable aviation fuel
An international aircraft manufacturer and several partner companies have invested in the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with a combined commitment of approximately $200 million, the manufacturer announced on Tuesday.
Read MoreField to flight: Researchers reveal environmental dilemmas in SAF production
A new study offers a nuanced look at the impact of land use changes required for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, underscoring the environmental trade-offs involved in replacing kerosene with biofuels derived from six different types of crops.
Read MoreVCM report: Green shoots hard to find in voluntary carbon market as summer slump continues
There were few signs signs of recovery across the voluntary carbon market last week, traders warned, as this year’s summer slump continued.
Read MoreVCM report: Slight lift in voluntary carbon market prices reflects CCP buzz
There was a slight lift in trading prices across several key indices in the voluntary carbon market last week, reflecting the ongoing interest in the impact of Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) on the market.
Read MoreCORSIA carbon credit demand up in the air amid diverse forecasts for airline emission growth
Carbon credit demand for the first phase of CORSIA, the international aviation offsetting scheme, hangs in the balance with an extreme range between low and high projections of airline emissions, finds a report.
Read MoreVietnam advances to validation stage under ART TREES carbon standard
Vietnam has successfully submitted complete and programme-eligible REDD+ documentation to ART TREES, the standard’s secretariat announced Wednesday, paving the way for validation, verification, and eventual issuance of serialised jurisdictional carbon credits from the Southeast Asian country.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: Retirements in voluntary carbon market hold up in H1 2024 offering tentative signs of resilience
Carbon credit retirement volumes across the four main registries broadly held up in the first six months of 2024, compared to the same period last year, despite fresh scandals hitting the sector.
Read MoreVCM Report: Summer starts early in the voluntary carbon market with liquidity thin, prices flat
The usual slowdown of the summer holiday season has already arrived in the voluntary carbon market with few major shifts in price, aside from a jump in nature-based spot contracts, and generally weak trading activity this week.
Read MoreAmerican Airlines looks to SAF first for CORSIA compliance, British Airways to raise prices to cover CO2 costs
American Airlines will prioritise sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to fulfill its obligations under UN’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) but also expects to use carbon offsets, according to its 2023 sustainability report, while the Financial Times (FT) reported Wednesday that British Airways will raise its prices to cover the cost of reducing its CO2 emissions.
Read MoreNew metric proposed to help tackle long-distance travel emissions
Long-distance travel is a disproportionately large contributor to the UK’s transport-related carbon emissions, researchers have found, prompting them to propose a new metric to evaluate the effectiveness of reducing travel demand on CO2 output.
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