Cookstove developer expands into Uganda, eyeing Article 6 carbon credits
A clean cookstove developer is expanding into Uganda, beginning with the delivery of 10,000 improved cookers to rural communities, it announced on Monday.
Read MoreForest goals progress insufficient as 2030 deadline nears -UN report
Global progress on forest conservation remains uneven, with continued tree cover loss and financing gaps threatening efforts to meet 2030 goals, a UN assessment said.
Read MoreFive countries set out Article 6.4 priorities in UN filings
Five developing nations have outlined activities they may approve under the Paris Agreement’s Article 6.4 crediting mechanism, with most placing forestry, land use, agriculture, waste methane, and renewables among their main areas of interest.
Read MoreAngola landowners turn to digital platform to prepare forest carbon projects
More than two dozen Angolan landowners have registered to use the NatureOS platform to scan their areas for project potential and monitor risks such as fire, encroachment, deforestation, and climate exposure, according to the platform’s developer.Â
Read MoreCOMMENT: Look Beyond Binaries for Climate Progress
Echoing A Tale of Two Cities, today’s climate transition is marked by both unprecedented progress and mounting headwinds, and overcoming false binaries will be critical to unlocking the capital and action needed at scale.
Read MoreICVCM approves Qatar-based standard body for CCP label
A fresh wave of quality-marked credits could soon flood the market after the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) awarded Core Carbon Principle (CCP) status to another standard body, approved a new methodology for the badge, and said two other methodologies could meet its high integrity status with tweaks, while failing two more.
Read MoreClimate Litigation Roundup: Deception claims survive US federal challenges as VCM legal risks come into focus
The past month in climate litigation saw US courts preserve state-law deception claims against fossil fuel companies while pushing back on federal attempts to block them, the Dutch government move to appeal a ruling on climate duties for Bonaire, and fresh questions emerge about legal accountability in the voluntary carbon market (VCM).
Read MoreGhana signs climate cooperation agreements to support carbon market development -media
Ghana has signed 10 non-binding cooperation agreements with international institutions to support carbon market development, climate finance, renewable energy, and climate-resilient agriculture, a government official said Wednesday.
Read MoreNo response from Chinese developer requested to replace credits, says Verra
Verra is unable to reach a project proponent that was asked to replace credits from four Chinese projects that were found to have fallen foul of the standard body’s regulations, the voluntary carbon standard body told Carbon Pulse this week.
Read MoreManaged forests anchor Congo Basin carbon sink, but half of stocks at risk, researchers warn
Managed rainforests across the Congo Basin absorb more carbon and account for nearly all net removals in the region, though half of these stocks are at “significant risk of rapid loss”, according to new research.
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