SB64: FEATURE – Pitfalls in Article 6.2 reporting lead negotiators, observers to ask about iterative review
Negotiators and observers are questioning how the UN’s process of assessing Article 6.2 initial reports could become more iterative and better at isolating major concerns, as common reporting pitfalls have led UN teams to declare inconsistencies in every review to date.
Read MoreInvestors price carbon attention, not carbon itself, crypto study observes
Investors react sharply when an asset’s carbon footprint becomes a prominent public issue, but do not systematically price changes in underlying emissions, according to new research using cryptocurrency markets as a natural experiment.
Read MoreBlue carbon guidance risks overlooking Indigenous and community tenure rights, researchers warn
Guidance underpinning the rapidly expanding blue carbon sector frequently overlooks key tenure rights and international obligations to Indigenous peoples, coastal communities, and small-scale fishers, potentially exposing local groups to dispossession and exclusion from project benefits, researchers have warned.
Read MoreANALYSIS: New SBTi corporate climate standard offers path to scale nature-based carbon finance, even if onus is on tech-based removals
Nature-based solutions deserve stronger support in the newly released Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0, though they still have a clear pathway to scale, according to some carbon market stakeholders, who pointed to the standard’s prioritisation of engineered removals to help companies tackle hard-to-abate emissions later down the line.
Read MoreSB64: Civil society groups urge COP31 hosts to lead fossil fuel transition
A coalition of civil society organisations from Turkiye, Australia, and the Pacific has urged the incoming COP31 presidency team to use this year’s UN climate summit to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: War pushes carbon insurers to pause cover in parts of Middle East
Armed conflict and policy uncertainty are making parts of the international carbon market harder to insure just as the EU looks to lean more on overseas credits, according to Bilal Hussain, co-founder and CEO of carbon credit insurer Artio.
Read MoreScientists say 15% of global warming lies outside Kyoto-era climate ‘basket’, urge overhaul
Climate policies are overlooking up to 15% of global warming because they focus on a decades-old “basket” of greenhouse gases while ignoring other pollutants that indirectly heat the planet, according to a new paper.
Read MoreVerra issues corrections and clarifications for VM0042 carbon methodology
Verra has issued a number of corrections and clarification for version 2.2 of its VM0042 methodology for Improved Land Management that was released in October.
Read MoreAbsolute Climate launches consultation on updated carbon accounting standard
Carbon accounting firm Absolute Climate has opened a month-long public consultation on an updated version of its Absolute Carbon Standard (ACS), introducing revisions to its framework for certifying removal activities and low-carbon products amid growing scrutiny of market integrity.
Read MoreERW shows mixed effects on soil sponge function in review
Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) produced inconsistent responses across indicators linked to soil sponge function, according to a review of published research.
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