EU Commission refuses to revisit methane rules so soon
The European Commission has dismissed calls from EU energy ministers to revisit new rules aimed at curbing methane emissions from fossil fuels produced and imported in the bloc.
Read MoreFEATURE: EU should look to Canada’s carbon pricing struggles for lessons in how to ease ETS2 launch
The rise and fall of Canada’s carbon charge and rebate to households provides lessons learned for EU policymakers in advance of a similar carbon market for heating and transport fuels, policy experts tell Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreSB62: First day of Bonn talks derailed by fight over border carbon fees
Climate negotiations have yet to formally begin in Bonn, after talks on the first day were held up by an agenda fight that hinged on unilateral border carbon fees, observers told Carbon Pulse on Monday evening.
Read MoreSB62: Countries urged to step up Article 6 implementation in new Paris commitments
Investment in UN-backed carbon markets is held up by current national climate targets, which often only go to 2030 and lack the detail needed to mobilise private sector participation, according to experts speaking at the international Bonn climate summit.
Read MoreVCM Report: Carbon credit prices bounce back as June retirements pick up pace
Prices generally bounced back last week to recover losses over May and early June, and a dollop of cookstove credits boosted retirement levels, although the retiree appears to have been the project developer.
Read MoreGroups to issue carbon credits for recovered plastic
A plastic recovery organisation has teamed up with a Europe-based circular economy verifier and carbon blockchain specialist to issue carbon credits from 100,000 tonnes of recovered plastic.
Read MoreEuro Markets: Sluggish EUAs fail to match early energy strength, before falling away amid late selling
EU carbon prices were slow to match the gains in other energy markets on Monday morning, as early selling interest drove prices lower even as natural gas advanced nearly 3%, before EUAs moved back into positive territory late in the session, with some participants describing carbon as “tired” and the weakest component of the energy complex.
Read MoreSaudi VCM company to deliver 30 mln carbon credits to utilities firm by 2030
Saudi Arabia’s state-backed voluntary carbon market company has announced a deal with an energy and water provider in the country to facilitate the delivery of over 30 million credits by 2030.
Read MoreArticle 6, voluntary carbon markets key to driving CCUS growth, says report
Carbon markets have a growing role to play in ensuring the financial viability of carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) projects, according to a new report.
Read MoreUNOC: UK financial services firm to distribute first Mediterranean blue carbon credits
A London-based financial services provider will distribute 32,000 blue carbon credits backed by the French state for the protection of Mediterranean seagrass, it was announced at the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC).
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