Nodal launches new CORSIA, future and options contracts
Nodal Exchange launched several new environmental futures and options contracts, including for CORSIA.
Read MoreVCM REPORT: CORSIA benchmark future settle below $10, SBTi recognises voluntary carbon credit use in new corporate standard
CORSIA futures were little changed last week, with benchmark contracts on ICE slipping below $10/tonne mark after stabilising in recent weeks following a prolonged decline.
Read MoreLATAM Roundup: Country regulations shape developers’ goals for project size, attributes
From Mexico to Brazil, state support and regulations appear to be influencing the scale and bonus attributes that carbon project developers plan for in their initiatives.
Read MoreFEATURE: New SBTi corporate climate standard sets meaningful internal carbon pricing goalposts, say experts
The introduction of specific price anchors for companies choosing to set an internal carbon price under the newly released Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) Corporate Net-Zero Standard, will help to ‘avoid race-to-the-bottom dynamics’ and provide viable financial support to many carbon projects, according to experts.
Read MoreCarbon investor hires new senior leadership member from removal developer
A carbon markets investment firm has hired a new client solutions director from an enhanced rock weathering (ERW) developer, it was announced Monday.
Read MoreBRIEFING: EU eyes faster permitting, onshore CO2 storage to support industrial CCS
Europe must slash permitting times and embrace onshore CO2 storage if it wants to deploy carbon capture and storage (CCS) at scale in cement and other hard to abate sectors at an affordable cost, according to EU officials, industry, and policy experts.
Read MoreNorway launches plans for CCS auction, seeking to fund carbon removals with up to €1.7 bln
The Norwegian state energy agency, Enova, is looking to launch an auction scheme for carbon capture and storage, open to a wide variety of technology types and with a budget ceiling of €1.7 billion for carbon removal, the agency announced on Monday.
Read MoreNorth American methane mitigation firm raises $2.4 mln, expands well-plugging footprint
A North American methane mitigation and well-plugging company has raised $2.4 million in fresh capital and secured several new energy-sector clients as it expands its remediation operations across the United States and prepares for international growth.
Read MoreUkraine approves low-carbon strategy, updated energy plan in package of 11 climate measures
Ukraine’s cabinet has approved a package of 11 environmental measures, including a long-term, low-carbon development strategy to 2050, an updated National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) through 2030, and a new biodiversity conservation strategy.
Read MoreEU food sector seeks more ETS revenues to back 85% emissions cut potential
Europe’s food and drink industry could cut greenhouse gas emissions by 85% from 2020 levels by 2050, exceeding the reductions required under science-based guidance, but only if policymakers channel more carbon pricing revenues and targeted support into low-carbon technologies, according to a sectoral net zero roadmap presented in Brussels on Thursday.
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