Twelve principles could strengthen community-based marine restoration, study finds
A new systematic review of governance practices has identified 12 key principles that could improve the sustainability, equity, and long-term success of community-based marine restoration projects.
Read MoreCarbon standard launches new soil management protocol
A carbon standard has unveiled a new protocol designed to improve how soil-based removal projects are measured and verified.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: African forest nations need viable carbon market route
African countries with major forest resources should be able to use international carbon markets to finance nature protection, the head of a Tanzania-based forestry project developer told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: UNEP sees Article 6 supply wave building towards 2030
The first meaningful supply of carbon credits traded under the Paris Agreement’s Article 6 mechanism will only emerge closer to 2030, as countries build the accounting and regulatory infrastructure needed to authorise trades, according to two UNEP officials.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Optimism ahead of UN vote on landmark ICJ climate opinion
Environmental campaigners are optimistic that the UN General Assembly will vote on Wednesday to adopt a resolution to endorse last year’s historic International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate change, which found that states have a legal obligation to cut GHG emissions.
Read MoreUNFCCC pilots Article 6 registries
The UN’s climate secretariat has launched test versions of registries to facilitate the transfer and trade of emissions reduction units under the Article 6 mechanisms, with a view to launching the final systems at the end of the year.
Read MoreFirst bank-backed regenerative agriculture programme launched for South African farmers
South African commercial farmers could earn supplementary income from regenerative agriculture practices under a new bank-backed carbon credit programme.
Read MoreFirst real-world olivine marine CDR trial reports no adverse ecological impacts
Researchers have published what they describe as the first field-based evidence that deploying olivine sand for marine CO2 removal caused no detectable adverse effects on ocean ecosystems, potentially bolstering confidence in alkalinity enhancement pathways that have faced persistent environmental scrutiny.
Read MoreCanadian carbon developer narrows net loss in Q1 as CORSIA sales begin
A Canada-based carbon project financier reported a Q1 net loss on Friday that was lower from the previous three-month period while also disclosing first-quarter sales of CORSIA-eligible cookstove credits.
Read MoreCDR MONTHLY: Over 1 mln CDR tonnes contracted in April as removals registry records best month on record
April saw around 1.14 million tonnes of durable carbon removals (CDR) contracted, with deals that saw JPMorgan Chase and Boeing add to their existing portfolios, while a registry focused solely on CDR saw record monthly issuances and retirements.
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