UK proposes Nov. 2021 for rescheduled COP26 climate talks
Britain has asked the UN climate agency to reschedule the delayed COP26 summit in Glasgow for November 2021 in order to further mitigate the impacts of coronavirus pandemic, with a decision slated for later this week.
Read MoreEight offset programmes apply for CORSIA aviation mechanism during second intake
UN aviation body ICAO’s expert panel will consider eight additional emissions unit programmes for the global offsetting mechanism CORSIA, with the submissions ranging from Kyoto-era crediting methodologies to jurisdictional-scale forest and land-use activities to an unauthorised application to incorporate the Northeast US RGGI carbon market.
Read MoreCARBON PULSE CONVERSATIONS 010: Biofilica
In the latest instalment of our Carbon Pulse Conversations podcast, we chat with Plinio Ribeiro, CEO of Brazil-based offset project developer Biofilica, about COVID-19 related impacts on the REDD credit market and the outlook for compliance and voluntary market-based programmes both internationally and in Brazil.
Read MoreICAO postpones decision on rubber-stamping certain VCS offsets for CORSIA eligibility
ICAO’s Council will push back a decision on lifting temporary restrictions to Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) credits approved for the global aviation offset system CORSIA, standard and developer manager Verra told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreEU keeps mum on CORSIA baseline as study says change could wipe airline offset obligations
Airlines could avoid buying CORSIA units through the mid-2020s if nations alter the emissions baseline for the international aviation offset system, a study showed, with the EU on Wednesday making no mention of changing that provision in its proposal to implement the ICAO programme’s pilot phase.
Read MoreNext year’s UN climate talks should take place in Africa as planned, say continent’s negotiators
African climate negotiators want next year’s COP27 UN summit to go ahead in Africa as planned, despite this year’s postponement of the UK-hosted talks to 2021.
Read MoreCARBON PULSE CONVERSATIONS 008: New Zealand Climate Change Commission/Motu Research Institute
In this latest episode of our Carbon Pulse Conversations podcast, we speak to Catherine Leining, policy fellow at the Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Institute and a member of New Zealand’s independent Climate Change Commission, about the ongoing NZ ETS reform work and the prospects of the country accessing the international carbon market.
Read MoreCARBON PULSE CONVERSATIONS 007: The Nature Conservancy
In the latest instalment of the Carbon Pulse Conversations podcast, we chat with Kelley Hamrick, policy advisor at US-based environmental organisation The Nature Conservancy (TNC), about coronavirus-related impacts on the Paris Agreement’s Article 6 negotiations and ICAO’s global aviation offset mechanism CORSIA.
Read MoreLead US climate negotiator departs for sustainability consultancy
The US State Department’s chief climate negotiator has exited President Donald Trump’s administration for a role in the sustainability consulting arm of a multinational utility, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreGreen Deal the ‘compass’ to guide EU’s post-virus recovery, urge Merkel, von der Leyen
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday reiterated her support for a more ambitious EU emissions reduction target for 2030, and along with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged fellow lawmakers to ensure that the bloc’s Green Deal is a central and guiding component of Europe’s post-coronavirus recovery plan.
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