Climate tech accelerator opens sixth intake, expands scope to AI-enabled carbon solutions
The Carbon to Value Initiative (C2V Initiative) has opened applications for the sixth cohort of its ‘carbontech’ accelerator, seeking startups developing carbon capture, utilisation, and removal technologies as well as AI-enabled tools designed to accelerate commercial deployment.
Read MoreEuropean developer files for bankruptcy after funding efforts fall short, seeks buyer for ocean carbon removal technology
A Dutch direct ocean carbon capture (DOC) developer has filed for bankruptcy after failing to secure the funding needed to continue operations, despite having demonstrated its technology, secured public grants, and attracted investor interest.
Read MoreGermany-backed CDR programme coordinates plan to scale up research
Researchers from a carbon removal (CDR) initiative backed by around €33 million from the German government are advancing work into scaling up engineered and land-based removals, the programme has announced.
Read MoreBenin cookstove project secures €9 mln from carbon investment platform
A Benin-based improved cookstove project has secured €9 million from a new carbon investment platform backed by European development finance institutions, its developer announced Tuesday.
Read MoreERW boosts carbon storage in young broadleaf woodland by up to 27%, study finds
Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) increased aboveground carbon storage in young native broadleaf woodland plots by up to 27% over four years, while soil microbiome enrichment delivered a smaller and less consistent early growth boost, a major UK study has found.
Read MoreVCM REPORT: CORSIA futures slip further, CDM deadline approaches with approvals still low Â
CORSIA futures slipped marginally lower last week, with the benchmark now at a little above $9/tonne, while hundreds of carbon projects registered under the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) look set to miss a Tuesday deadline to enable their transition to the new Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM). Â
Read MoreCanadian developer issued North America’s first certified DAC credits under long-term offtake deals
A Montreal-headquartered developer has been issued North America’s first certified direct air capture (DAC) carbon removal (CDR) credits, setting up the first delivery under long-term purchase agreements extending through 2034.
Read MoreNew method could strengthen biochar carbon stability checks, study finds
A microscopy-based method could help assess whether biochar material has been sufficiently carbonised for long-term storage, a new study has found.
Read MoreFEATURE: Gross or net? EU wrestles with CO2 accounting rules for ETS removals
As the European Commission prepares legislation to bring carbon removals into the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), experts warn that choices over CO2 accounting risk giving policymakers a serious headache in Brussels.
Read MoreBRIEFING: UK’s first CCUS projects seen as test case for second wave
Projects under Track 1 of the UK’s carbon capture, usage, and storage (CCUS) strategy must move ahead with construction to prove the model is repeatable and attract private capital for the next wave, experts said at a webinar on Monday.
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