BRIEFING: Net zero is being redefined as an imperative for European security

Published 01:16 on April 23, 2025  /  Last updated at 01:16 on April 23, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, China, EMEA

As the IEA and UK government convene a summit on energy security, Poland, holder of the EU presidency, argues that access to low-carbon resources, technologies and their supply chains will be decisive for European energy – and economic – security. Other experts say the future of net zero and European prosperity lies in close cooperation with China.

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Advancing remote sensing, methodology standardisation could improve forest offset MRV -panellists

Published 22:50 on April 22, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:50 on April 22, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

Accelerating the use of remote sensing technologies and standardisation of requirements between carbon credit methodologies could help improve monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) practices for forestry offset projects, experts said at a Tuesday panel.

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BRIEFING: UK must be strategic to deliver best hydrogen economy, say experts

Published 20:21 on April 22, 2025  /  Last updated at 20:21 on April 22, 2025  / /  EMEA

Low-carbon hydrogen should be directed towards hard-to-abate industries like steel, glass, and chemicals production, as well as heavy-duty vehicles and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), but avoided in any sector that can be electrified such as personal transport and most home heating, said experts on a webinar about next steps for the UK’s hydrogen industry.

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Verra releases BECCS module under CCS methodology

Published 18:41 on April 22, 2025  /  Last updated at 18:41 on April 22, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Voluntary

Voluntary carbon market (VCM) standard Verra released Tuesday a new module for bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) under its carbon capture and storage (CCS) methodology.

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EU climate targets unattainable without biomass, study finds

Published 18:12 on April 22, 2025  /  Last updated at 18:12 on April 22, 2025  / /  EMEA

Transitioning to a net zero or negative energy system can be 14-20% more expensive without biomass for energy production, and may simply be unattainable if Europe aims to achieve negative emissions in the long run, according to Swedish and German researchers.

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WEF develops indicators for finance to assess corporates on nature

Published 17:15 on April 22, 2025  /  Last updated at 17:15 on April 22, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has developed 11 indicators that financial institutions can use to assess the nature progress of their portfolio companies.

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VCM Report: Carbon credit prices tumble amid thin liquidity over holiday season, UK govt announcement offers hope

Published 16:38 on April 22, 2025  /  Last updated at 18:35 on April 22, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

The holiday break took its toll on the voluntary carbon credits with liquidity and prices sliding last week, but the UK government gave a fillip to the market after throwing its weight behind integrity initiatives and the use of both reductions and removal credits to mitigate Scope 3 emission claims.

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CDR portfolio manager to open large-scale call for proposals in May

Published 16:13 on April 22, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:13 on April 22, 2025  / /  EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A carbon removal portfolio manager and marketplace will open a new request for proposals (RFP) to acquire large-scale volumes of credits next month on behalf of its corporate clients.

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INTERVIEW: Nature-based solutions can undermine biodiversity

Published 14:54 on April 22, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:54 on April 22, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

Nature-based solutions (NbS), often aimed at tackling the climate crisis, are damaging biodiversity through greenwashing actions that require a radical rethink, Friends of the Earth International said Tuesday.

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Italian startup seeks $680/t for ocean alkalinity enhancement credits via blockchain marketplace

Published 14:27 on April 22, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:27 on April 22, 2025  / /  EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A Milan-based climate tech firm has offered up a small batch of ocean-based carbon removal credits at $680 per tonne via a blockchain marketplace.

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