Gulf countries could adopt dual buyer, seller role to optimise Article 6 strategy -report
Trade- and service-oriented members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) may benefit in the near term from a mixed buyer and seller strategy under Article 6 to achieve lowest-cost mitigation, according to a new report from a Riyadh-based think tank.
Read MoreSouth Korea kickstarts tech development project for soil carbon sequestration
South Korea has kicked off a national technology development project for soil carbon sequestration, with an initial focus on biochar and enhanced rock weathering (ERW) solutions.
Read MoreFEATURE: Data centre developers unlikely to back CDR without stronger market pull
Data centre developers are unlikely to integrate carbon removal (CDR) into projects at scale unless hyperscale tenants, policy incentives, and long-term offtake agreements make it part of the commercial structure, according to legal and industry experts.
Read MoreEuropean carbon removal developers call for national CDR strategies
Carbon removal (CDR) developers across Europe urged countries to create national strategies for the sector, including clear plans for transporting captured CO2 to storage sites, during workshop in Brussels held this week.
Read MoreSBTi shifts focus to implementation in new strategy to help corporates to net zero
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has unveiled a new 2026-30 strategy that will see it pivot from a generalised approach to more tailored support across sectors and geographies for corporates aiming to reach net zero, with a direct reference in the plan to the possible use of ‘high-integrity’ carbon credits as a “complement” for emission reductions.
Read MoreDAC unlikely to reach bln-tonne scale by 2050 without near-term policy push -report
Direct air capture (DAC) is unlikely to reach a billion-tonne scale by 2050 unless governments move quickly to boost early capacity, according to a study published this month.
Read MoreEuropean airline signs carbon removal offtake deal with marketplace
A large European airline has signed a multi-year offtake agreement with a Berlin-based broker, doubling the share of permanent carbon removals in its credit portfolio.
Read MoreGermany launches project to develop carbon removals across three African countries
Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUV) has launched a new initiative to develop high‑integrity carbon removals in Africa, backed by funding from the International Climate Initiative (IKI) and implemented by the development agency GIZ.
Read MoreCarbon removal registry certifies protocol for reducing landfill methane
A carbon removals registry has certified a protocol for reducing landfill methane, the first of which it has published in the super pollutants category.
Read MoreEU carbon removals buyers’ club officially launched in Brussels
The European Commission and private sector players formally launched the EU’s carbon removals buyers’ club in Brussels this week, though the organisation’s governance and legal structure remain to be clarified.
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