Countries can curve plastic pollution without a global treaty -report
International cooperation can achieve significant reductions in plastic production and its emissions despite the absence of a legally binding global treaty, according to a report.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Clean cookstoves are becoming a carbon market litmus test
Local communities must be put at the heart of clean cooking projects for them to generate credible carbon credits and fulfil their potential as one of the only climate measures that can be deployed fast and at scale in displacement settings.
Read MoreBiodiversity Credit Alliance calls for digital infrastructure
If nature markets are to scale with transparency, auditability, and inclusivity, they should be developed as digitally native mechanisms, Biodiversity Credit Alliance (BCA) said in a paper on Tuesday.
Read MoreMajor seafood firms lag on environmental action, investor network finds
An investor network has published an assessment showing that the world’s biggest seafood companies are lagging in addressing their environmental impacts.
Read MoreMENA Roundup: Morocco, Oman build carbon market vision and infrastructure
Morocco this month inked another bilateral Article 6.2 agreement, as the government is finally putting in place market infrastructure to support its ‘learning by doing’ approach, while Oman produced a concrete roadmap outlining its carbon market priorities.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Biodiversity credits are closest ecosystem service to commercial viability
Biodiversity credits are the ecosystem services market closest to becoming commercially viable as a funding source in their own right, but for now most nature value is still being priced indirectly, the head of a nature-based solutions financier has said.
Read MoreMethane emissions from global rice paddies surge as soil carbon sink weakens -study
Global greenhouse gas emissions from rice paddies have nearly doubled over the past six decades, driven primarily by expansion in cultivated area and intensified crop residue incorporation, with methane remaining by far the dominant source of warming, according to a new study.
Read MoreOcean CDR initiative funds studies into alkalinity enhancement impacts on fisheries, marine species
An ocean carbon removal research initiative has awarded funding to two scientific projects examining how ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) could affect commercially and culturally important marine species, amid growing scrutiny over the ecological risks of marine CO2 removal techniques.
Read MoreDeforestation engagement tool launches for the financial sector
A coalition of 23 NGOs launched a tool this week, aimed at helping financial institutions engage with corporates on deforestation.
Read MoreGulf countries could adopt dual buyer, seller role to optimise Article 6 strategy -report
Trade- and service-oriented members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) may benefit in the near term from a mixed buyer and seller strategy under Article 6 to achieve lowest-cost mitigation, according to a new report from a Riyadh-based think tank.
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