Romanian power adequacy risks may be overstated, EU energy regulator says
Romania may face electricity supply risks later this decade, but its national assessment likely makes the outlook appear worse than the most probable scenario, the EU energy regulator said in an opinion published last week.
Read MoreCorporate sustainability initiative, UK bank launch NbS accelerator for Middle East, SE Asia
A multi-company partnership for sustainability and a London-based bank have jointly launched a programme to coach high-potential initiatives in the nature-based solutions (NbS) space across the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkiye (MENAT), and Southeast Asia.
Read MoreUK publishes emissions accounting rules for carbon border tax
The UK government has published the technical rules that importers will use to calculate the embedded emissions of goods covered by the country’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), providing greater clarity on how carbon-intensive imports will be assessed when the scheme takes effect.
Read MoreLEAK: EU plans procurement rules overhaul to hardâwire green criteria into public tenders
The European Commission is preparing sweeping changes to EU public purchasing rules that would turn procurement into a driver of decarbonisation, circularity, and energy efficiency, according to a leaked draft of its forthcoming Public Procurement Act seen by Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: UK financial services firm âstructurally longâ on CORSIA, sees price rebound
A Londonâbased financial services platform has taken a âboldâ longâterm position on aviation compliance credits, with senior executives saying the firm is structurally long on CORSIAâeligible units and is leaving most of its exposure to future prices unhedged.
Read MoreCarbon standard consults on updates to project and methodology rules
An Icelandic carbon crediting standard has launched a public consultation on proposed revisions to rules governing project development, methodologies, validation, and verification across its programme.
Read MoreEU should centralise buying of Article 6 credits, report says
The EU should set up a centralised system for buying Article 6 international carbon credits to manage delivery risks and prevent the bloc from weakening its own climate policy, according to a report released Monday.
Read MoreAI models can bring biodiversity monitoring at scale closer to auditable measurements -study
Advances in artificial intelligence mean scalable biodiversity measurement is increasingly within reach, shifting the remaining challenge from data collection towards designing the governance, metrics, and institutions needed to support credible reporting and market-based incentives, according to researchers.
Read MoreDigital soil mapping could slash uncertainty deductions for large soil carbon projects -study
A digital soil mapping (DSM) approach using machine learning and remote sensing could provide a scalable, lower-cost alternative to existing soil carbon monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) methods, with uncertainty deductions for carbon credit issuance falling below 5% for large, long-term projects, according to a new study.
Read MoreEuro Markets: EUAs remain rangebound as trade volume falls away ahead of policy developments
European carbon allowance prices moved in a narrow range on Friday morning, ending the session little-changed as traders chose to sit on their hands with just one week until the European Commission unveils its proposed ETS reform package, while energy markets drifted as the United States and Iran continued their dialogue despite a flare-up in military action during the week.
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