Washington SAF bill would pause WCFS rulemaking

Published 02:55 on March 1, 2025  /  Last updated at 02:55 on March 1, 2025  / /  Americas, Aviation/CORSIA, RINs & LCFS, US

A bipartisan, bicameral bill in the state legislature promoting sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production would prompt regulators to hit the brakes on the latest Washington Clean Fuel Standard (WCFS) rulemaking.

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Carbon Pulse continues to strengthen reporting teams with new hires, promotions

Published 22:42 on February 28, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:55 on February 28, 2025  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA, Bavardage, Biodiversity, Canada, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, China, Climate Talks, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Japan, Kyoto Mechanisms, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, New Zealand, Other APAC, Other Content, Paris Article 6, RINs & LCFS, Shipping, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, UK ETS, US, Voluntary

Carbon Pulse has further strengthened its team of carbon market, climate policy, nature, and biodiversity reporters with a series of new hires and internal promotions.

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ANALYSIS: Growing uncertainty around CORSIA participation leaves EU in a quandary

Published 14:36 on February 28, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:36 on February 28, 2025  / /  Americas, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, EU ETS, International, US, Voluntary

Growing uncertainty around the participation of large aviation demand centres in CORSIA may leave the EU in a quandary over how to enforce sectoral decarbonisation to meet its own climate goals, new Carbon Pulse analysis has found.

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Cookstove credits could represent major supply source for CORSIA -industry

Published 11:55 on February 28, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:05 on February 28, 2025  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Voluntary

Cookstove credits could represent a major source of supply under ICAO’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), particularly under the first phase, offering airlines a cost-effective entry point to offset their emissions, according to an industry alliance.

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Millions of CORSIA-eligible cookstove credits will be ready by Q3, says developer

Published 16:23 on February 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:23 on February 27, 2025  / /  Africa, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Voluntary

Cookstove carbon credits from a large clean cooking programme in Africa will be verified and made available for CORSIA Phase 1 by the end of the third quarter of the year, said the head of the project developer, paving the way for millions of eligible units to come on to the market per year.

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Absence of an ICAO-recognised carbon standard in India may create a credit supply issue for aviation sector -official

Published 17:59 on February 25, 2025  /  Last updated at 17:59 on February 25, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, International, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

The current lack of an India-based standard eligible to supply carbon credits for the UN’s CORSIA scheme is creating a challenge for the aviation industry in the country, an official told a conference in New Delhi this week.

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COP30 will be “the most molecular COP ever”

Published 17:38 on February 25, 2025  /  Last updated at 17:38 on February 25, 2025  / /  Aviation/CORSIA, Climate Talks, International, Shipping

Efforts are underway to set a sustainable fuels target at the next UN climate summit, COP30, in Brazil this November, a conference in Brussels has heard.

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Article 6 trading, rising standards helping to offset risks in voluntary carbon market -experts

Published 16:41 on February 25, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:41 on February 25, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

The Paris Agreement’s new international carbon market regime, combined with the development of digital monitoring technologies and rising standards, is helping to rebalance the perception of risk in the voluntary carbon market, speakers told a conference on Tuesday.

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US airline fund invests in, buys 500k CDR credits from DAC firm

Published 16:24 on February 25, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:24 on February 25, 2025  / /  Americas, Aviation/CORSIA, International, US, Voluntary

A fund from a US airline has invested in and purchased 500,000 CO2 removal (CDR) credits from a California-based direct air capture (DAC) firm.

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Fresh batch of J-REDD+ carbon credits to provide much-needed supply boost for CORSIA

Published 12:22 on February 25, 2025  /  Last updated at 12:22 on February 25, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Imminent new supply of carbon credits eligible for Phase 1 of CORSIA is poised to provide a long-awaited boost to the market, after some 8.7 million units were verified as ready for issuance under the ART TREES standard.

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