Green materials developer appoints former Climeworks head of science as advisor

Published 15:50 on July 31, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:50 on July 31, 2024  / /  Bavardage, EMEA

An AI-focused startup that develops cleaner materials has appointed a new advisor from Climeworks, following a long career at ExxonMobil, the startup announced on Tuesday.

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Singapore Carbon Market Alliance forms to strengthen links to Article 6

Published 10:27 on July 31, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:27 on July 31, 2024  /  Asia Pacific, Bavardage, International, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

A group of around 40 companies on Wednesday announced the launch of the Singapore Carbon Market Alliance (SCMA), whose main focus will be to secure access to the Article 6 market for companies in the city state.

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Carbon Pulse appoints Chief Strategy Officer, launches new data product

Published 09:28 on July 31, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:28 on July 31, 2024  /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Bavardage, EMEA, International, South & Central

Carbon Pulse has appointed Sonja van Renssen as its first Chief Strategy Officer, to lead editorial and business development projects that will take the company into its next phase of growth. Carbon Pulse has also launched Data Dive, a new data journalism offering, and refreshed its Dossiers, which present the latest facts and figures on emissions trading systems (ETSs) around the world.

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Use UK biodiversity net gain system for nutrient credits, says lobby group

Published 16:10 on July 26, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:04 on July 29, 2024  / /  Bavardage, Biodiversity, EMEA

The UK government should apply parts of the biodiversity net gain (BNG) system to nutrient neutrality, in a bid to galvanise much-needed private investment, market actors told the government in a letter seen by Carbon Pulse.

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Verra’s board of directors appoints one of its members as new CEO

Published 18:32 on July 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 18:32 on July 25, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Bavardage, EMEA, International, Voluntary

Voluntary carbon certifier Verra announced the appointment of a new CEO from its board of directors on Thursday, after more than a year since its founding CEO stepped down.

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Australian soil carbon developer announces pivot as it girds for board fight at AGM

Published 10:53 on July 24, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:53 on July 24, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Bavardage, Voluntary

An Australian soil carbon developer has finalised the date of its annual general meeting where it will ask shareholders to vote on removal of a director a day after it outlined a strategy to partner on soil carbon rather than go solo, and gave a firm date for the startup of its Philippines operations.

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UK commodity house confirms launch of New Zealand carbon trading platform

Published 13:01 on July 16, 2024  /  Last updated at 06:23 on July 16, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Bavardage, New Zealand

A UK trading house has officially announced its presence in New Zealand, with plans to launch carbon trading platform in the country.

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INTERVIEW: US carbon removals developer taps new hire to secure big offtake deals

Published 13:00 on July 15, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:24 on July 11, 2024  / /  Americas, Bavardage, US, Voluntary

A US direct air capture developer has named a new director of business development to lure major carbon removals buyers such as Microsoft and Salesforce into big, long-lasting offtake agreements, it announced on Monday.

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Australian carbon aggregator, project developer lays off staff

Published 05:51 on July 8, 2024  /  Last updated at 05:51 on July 8, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Bavardage, Voluntary

An Australian carbon credit provider has gone through a round of redundancies as part of an organisational restructure, Carbon Pulse has learned.

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International prop trading firm sees European, Asian carbon desks emptied

Published 23:52 on July 5, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:42 on July 6, 2024  /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Bavardage, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Other APAC, US, Voluntary

An international proprietary trading firm has seen its European and Asian carbon desks emptied, Carbon Pulse has learned.

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