DATA DIVE: Britain’s coal achievement comes against backdrop of ever-increasing global consumption

Published 17:21 on September 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:49 on September 30, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, China, Data Dive, EMEA, UK ETS

On Sep. 30, Britain’s last coal-fired power plant in operation, at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, powered electricity to the UK grid for the final time.

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DATA DIVE: EU industrial demand destruction continues in 2024

Published 12:52 on September 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:28 on October 1, 2024  / /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, Data Dive, EMEA, EU ETS

Industrial emission levels in the EU are plunging to new lows in 2024 as weak output has continued to reduce demand for EUAs in a major way more than two years after the energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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DATA DIVE: Voluntary carbon projects have become better for biodiversity over time

Published 18:19 on September 11, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:06 on September 13, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Data Dive, International, Mexico, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

Nature-based voluntary carbon projects are becoming increasingly beneficial for biodiversity, according to new data from AlliedOffsets that has been shared with and analysed by Carbon Pulse.

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DATA DIVE: Half of voluntary carbon credits retired this year are at least five years old

Published 18:07 on September 9, 2024  /  Last updated at 18:07 on September 9, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Data Dive, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Half of credits retired from the four main registries of the voluntary carbon market this year are at least five years old, according to new data analysis from Carbon Pulse.

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VCM MONTHLY DATA: Olympics lift August voluntary carbon retirements to break seasonal trend

Published 13:35 on September 6, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:35 on September 6, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Data Dive, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Credit retirements across the four main registries in the voluntary carbon market saw an unseasonal boost in August, driven by strong activity from the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Committee.

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DATA DIVE: Brazil by far the most affected by Verra’s new consolidated REDD+ carbon methodology

Published 13:46 on August 29, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:46 on August 29, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Data Dive, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Brazil’s carbon sector is set to be most affected by the changes to the REDD+ project assessment methodologies by credit certifier Verra, according to new data analysis carried out by Carbon Pulse.

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DATA DIVE: CCP-tagged voluntary carbon credits see lift in retirements, defy summer slump

Published 15:12 on August 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:12 on August 12, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Data Dive, EMEA, Voluntary

Carbon credits issued under methodologies that have been assessed as adhering to Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM)’s Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) saw a significant year-on-year lift in retirements in June and July, defying the summer slump seen across the wider market.

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DATA DIVE: Carbon markets could scale from small share of climate finance flows with smart policy

Published 14:20 on August 2, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:20 on August 2, 2024  / /  Africa, Climate Talks, Data Dive, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

Boosting climate funding for developing countries is seen as one of the great challenges to meeting Paris Agreement goals and while carbon markets only contribute a fraction of current total flows, as Carbon Pulse analysis shows, this could change with the right policy approaches.

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DATA DIVE: The countries and sectors facing the highest CCS costs in Europe

Published 14:23 on July 30, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:23 on July 30, 2024  / /  Data Dive, EMEA, EU ETS

Countries around Europe have adopted ambitious policies in order to capitalise on the emerging carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry – but costs are set to differ significantly across sectors and countries, according to pricing data shared with and analysed by Carbon Pulse.

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DATA DIVE: Why the steel industry may have turned a corner on net zero

Published 18:36 on July 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 18:37 on July 19, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Data Dive, EMEA, International

The steel sector has potentially turned a corner on net zero, says a new report, after years of being considered a laggard in emissions reduction pathways.

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