PepsiCo partners with Canadian group to support biodiversity improvement in farms

Published 11:42 on May 15, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:42 on May 15, 2024  / Sergio Colombo /  Americas, Biodiversity, Canada

PepsiCo has teamed up with a Canadian conservation charity to provide financial incentives for producers committed to improving biodiversity on their lands.

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PREVIEW: ARB workshop uncertainty to keep a lid on WCI Q2 auction settlement

Published 23:30 on May 14, 2024  /  Last updated at 23:30 on May 14, 2024  / Joan Pinto /  Americas, Canada, US

The California-Quebec current vintage carbon auction on Wednesday is expected to clear in line with or at a slight discount to front month California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices, traders said, with uncertainty from the ARB’s cap-and-trade rulemaking workshop factoring into participants’ views.

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Over half of ARB-approved US forest offset land at moderate to very high risk from wildfires -report

Published 23:16 on May 14, 2024  /  Last updated at 23:16 on May 14, 2024  / Graham Gibson /  Americas, Canada, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

Nearly 3 million acres (1.2 mln hectares) of land involved in the California ARB forest carbon offset programme lies in areas at moderate to very high risk from wildfires, potentially endangering millions of tonnes of stored CO2, according to a report published Monday.

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Enhanced risk management solutions with carbon credit insurance cover unveiled in new ClearBlue-Kita partnership

Published 19:13 on May 14, 2024  /  Last updated at 19:13 on May 14, 2024  /  Americas, Canada, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

ClearBlue Markets and Kita have formed a partnership aimed at enhancing the voluntary carbon market (VCM) by offering improved data accuracy, risk mitigation, and transparency in credit transactions.

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Shell dismisses Greenpeace, FT reporting on “phantom” carbon credits as inaccurate

Published 10:50 on May 10, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:52 on May 10, 2024  /  Americas, Canada, Voluntary

Shell has dismissed as inaccurate reports by Greenpeace and the Financial Times claiming the oil major made over C$200 million ($146 mln) selling “phantom” carbon credits that it earned for emissions reductions that never happened.

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Consultancy launches new business line to help companies invest in carbon credits

Published 10:00 on May 9, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:31 on May 9, 2024  / Bryony Collins /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, EMEA, International, Middle East, Nature-based, Voluntary

A global sustainability consultancy has launched a new division focused on helping companies invest in high-quality carbon credits, building on its existing carbon markets strategy, it announced on Thursday.

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Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia among largest emitters most exposed to climate impacts

Published 00:01 on May 9, 2024  /  Last updated at 18:04 on May 8, 2024  / Bryony Collins /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, EMEA, International, Middle East

A third of the countries responsible for the vast majority of global emissions could face some of the harshest climate change impacts, especially from heat, according to a new report by a risk intelligence company.

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Series of institutional investment natural capital funds prepares for launch

Published 11:46 on May 8, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:46 on May 8, 2024  / Thomas Cox /  Americas, Biodiversity, Canada, EMEA, International

The investment arms of a Dutch bank and a Canadian pension fund are preparing a series of large natural capital funds focused on real assets that will launch on a new platform, expected to go live next year.

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2023 hailed as a possible turning point for clean power, as renewables surpass 30% of global generation

Published 00:01 on May 8, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:50 on May 7, 2024  / Rebecca Gualandi /  Africa, Americas, Australia, Canada, China, Climate Talks, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Switzerland, UK ETS, US

Solar and wind growth has propelled the world past 30% renewable electricity for the first time in 2023, marking a turning point in the shift away from fossil fuel power, according to a review of country-level data published on Wednesday.

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Canada sets federal offset protocol for forests on private land

Published 01:04 on May 7, 2024  /  Last updated at 01:04 on May 7, 2024  / Joan Pinto /  Americas, Canada, Voluntary

The Canadian government released on Monday a methodology to generate carbon offsets from forest management practices on privately held land.

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