EU too worried about costs in bid to simplify sustainability reporting, warns NGO
The European Commission may be throwing the baby out with the bathwater in its ongoing attempt to simplify corporate sustainability reporting obligations, an NGO has warned on Friday.
Read MoreGhana, Singapore endorse proposed land-based carbon project under Article 6.2
Ghana and Singapore have signalled early support for a proposed Article 6.2 soil carbon project in Ghana’s Upper West Region targeting 3.6 million tonnes of CO2 by 2030, the project developer announced this week.
Read MoreExtreme climate events can transform mangroves from carbon sinks to sources -report
Short-term sea-level changes driven by climatic oscillations such as El Nino and the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) can trigger widespread mangrove dieback and reverse their role as carbon sinks, a study released Friday has found.
Read MoreEU 2040 climate target due in early June, official says
The European Commission is expected to put forward its legislative proposal for a 2040 climate target ahead of a meeting of EU27 environment ministers on June 17, EU sources said on Friday.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: EU urged to take three priority steps to meet 2030 biodiversity targets
Effectively implementing the Nature Restoration Law, enforcing existing regulations, and ramping up funding for ecosystem and species conservation are among the key steps the EU should take to ensure recent progress on biodiversity action does not remain on paper, an expert told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreUK court upholds government approval for Teesside gas power plant with CCS
The UK Court of Appeal on Thursday dismissed a legal challenge brought by an environmental campaigner against the British government’s decision to approve a major gas-fired power station with carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Teesside, ruling that ministers had acted lawfully in balancing the project’s emissions with national climate goals.
Read MoreLargest party in EU parliament requests to push back final Green Claims talks
The largest political party in the European Parliament, the European People’s Party (EPP), is pushing to delay final talks on the Green Claims Directive (GCD), currently slated for June 10, according to multiple sources close to the file.
Read MoreNon-profit kicks off German-funded biodiversity and nature project in the Philippines
A large non-profit will start work on a €32.7-million German-backed project that could help the Philippines meet its global climate and nature targets, it announced this week.
Read MoreUK standard body launches insetting framework for Scope 3 mitigation
UK standard body Social Carbon has launched an insetting framework for supply chains in forestry, land use, and agriculture (FLAG).
Read MoreUN to review new cookstoves carbon methodology at next PACM methodology meeting
UN officials tasked with helping to shape the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) will review and discuss a new clean cooking crediting programme at the next methodological expert meeting in July.
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