Ocean CDR initiative funds studies into alkalinity enhancement impacts on fisheries, marine species
An ocean carbon removal research initiative has awarded funding to two scientific projects examining how ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) could affect commercially and culturally important marine species, amid growing scrutiny over the ecological risks of marine CO2 removal techniques.
Read MoreFEATURE: EU quietly shifts from pricing agriculture emissions to voluntary carbon farming
The European Commission is pivoting towards voluntary carbon farming and nature credits in its post-2030 climate agenda, while a long-discussed agriculture emissions trading system (ETS), informally dubbed ETS3 or AgETS, has effectively been shelved.
Read MoreUK carbon capture project secures £500 mln credit facility
A European energy major has secured over £500 mln of new financing from 13 international lenders to support its Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) subsidiary in the north of England.
Read MoreUK-based registry first to apply for recognition under EU’s CRCF scheme
A UK carbon removal registry has applied to become an authorised certification body under the EU’s Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) regulation, becoming the first to publicly seek recognition under the EU scheme, it announced on Thursday.
Read MoreGulf 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.
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