Australia cannot rely on carbon removals to offset gas emissions, think tank says
Australia’s plans to keep pumping out gas while reaching net zero emissions rely on unrealistic assumptions about the future availability of carbon removals, hydrogen, and carbon capture technologies, according to a new report.
Read MoreUS non-profit launches tool to track clean cooking commitments in NDCs
Nearly three-quarters of low- and middle-income countries include clean cooking or wider household energy measures in their national climate plans, according to a new public tracker launched last week by a US-based non-profit.
Read MorePoland could deliver 45 Mt of removals by 2050, driven mainly by nature-based solutions -report
Poland is projected to have around 45 million tonnes of carbon removal (CDR) potential in 2050 under a high-ambition scenario, led by ecosystem enhancement such as afforestation and peatland restoration, while its abundant biomass resources could support pathways like biochar, according to a climate non-profit.
Read MoreVerra to decide on permanent integration of buffer-pool alternatives based on CCP eligibility
Carbon market standard Verra will decide whether to permanently integrate insurance- and fund-based alternatives to traditional buffer pools post-pilot, depending in part on whether credits issued under the approaches can qualify for integrity labels such as the Core Carbon Principles (CCP), according to a programme manager.
Read MoremCDR should remain at pilot stage until safeguards improve, researchers say
Marine carbon removal (mCDR) credits are entering the voluntary carbon market (VCM) before key questions on monitoring, ecological risk, and governance have been resolved, according to a new preprint study.
Read MoreNew guide offers recommendations for agricultural biomass-based CDR sourcing
A new guide released on Thursday by a New York-based advisory firm set out criteria for buyers sourcing agricultural residues for biomass-based carbon removals (CDR), citing the need for safeguards around soil health, livelihoods, and credit integrity.
Read MoreData centre developer unveils integrated biochar platform targeting hyperscaler, institutional CDR demand
A UK-based data centre developer has launched what it described as the world’s first integrated carbon removal platform tailored to the data centre sector, seeking to bundle biochar production, credit generation, certification, monitoring, and financing into a single infrastructure-grade offering aimed at hyperscalers and institutional buyers.
Read MoreUK removals platform for AI companies launches
A UK firm is launching a platform to sell up to 100,000 carbon-removal credits a year to cloud-computing providers.Â
Read MoreFEATURE: Mounting pressure on net zero goals may force more flexible approach to target-setting, even as corporate interest surges
An emerging risk that many corporate net zero goals will not be met could push through greater pragmatism when outlining targets, as well as a more flexible approach across standard-setters, according to experts, even as the number of companies announcing science-aligned climate ambitions continues to grow.
Read MoreCarbon registry aims for faster CDR credit issuances with new scheduling tool
A carbon removal (CDR) registry launched on Thursday a tool seeking to centralise audit scheduling and shorten the time to issuance.
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