German biogas company raises funding to scale up carbon-negative plug-and-play plants

Published 08:00 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:23 on September 12, 2024  / /  EMEA, Voluntary

A German biogas energy startup has raised $62 million in Series A funding following an oversubscribed round, enabling it to begin producing power plants and meet pre-orders from farmers and industrials, it announced on Friday.

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Australia and Germany sign €400 mln H2 funding cooperation agreement

Published 03:06 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 04:50 on September 13, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, EMEA, International

Australia and Germany have signed a A$660 million (€400 mln) agreement to deepen their cooperation on green hydrogen supply chains and guarantee European buyers for Australian hydrogen producers, the two countries announced Friday.

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INTERVIEW: Peruvian response to EU rules opens door to more deforestation, not less

Published 00:35 on September 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:35 on September 13, 2024  / /  Americas, EMEA, International, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

Peruvian legislation passed shortly after the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has deliberately misconstrued the latter’s due diligence requirements to expand agricultural land titling, thereby encroaching on the Amazon, according to the author of a report on Peruvian land concessions.

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First talks at EU Parliament environment committee reveal lawmakers’ fears and expectations

Published 20:36 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 20:36 on September 12, 2024  / /  Climate Talks, EMEA, EU ETS

Lawmakers in the European Parliament’s environment committee held their first meeting dedicated to climate policy files on Thursday, possibly setting the tone for discussions lying ahead in the coming five-year mandate.

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BRIEFING: Investors lament carbon removal financing gap at industry summit

Published 19:39 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 19:39 on September 12, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

The investment climate for carbon removal (CDR) remains relatively cool, with difficult hoops for developers to jump through – making hard for them to attract funding, speakers said at an industry summit on Thursday.

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EUA prices likely to rise in next 3-6 months as gas market faces upside risks over winter –analyst

Published 19:22 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 19:22 on September 12, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS

Price risk for EUAs is “skewed to the upside” after recent gas-driven weakness, as upside price risk is increasing for natural gas ahead of the coming winter, according to an analyst at a major international bank who raised their 2024 price forecasts by just under 10% from a previous prediction in March.

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Germany joins mounting calls to halt EU anti-deforestation rules

Published 17:55 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:55 on September 12, 2024  / /  EMEA

Germany has joined a growing tide of opponents to the European Union’s anti-deforestation law, as the country’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz calls on the European Commission to suspend the regulation.

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Airlines ‘suffering’ from lack of CORSIA carbon credit clarity, says aviation executive

Published 17:48 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:48 on September 12, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Voluntary

Airlines are struggling due to a lack of clarity with CORSIA, the UN’s international aviation offsetting scheme, according to an executive at a German aviation group.

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Euro Markets: EUAs give up some of Wednesday’s gains on strong correlation with weaker gas

Published 17:15 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:50 on September 12, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS, UK ETS

European carbon allowance prices fell back in line with a weaker gas market on Thursday, retracing about half of Wednesday’s 2.3% gain as EUAs continued to fluctuate in their recent options-driven €2 range near a five-month low, with traders seeing little incentive for levels to break out.

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Swiss DAC company needs to raise $9 bln in six years to scale

Published 17:12 on September 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:12 on September 12, 2024  / /  EMEA, Switzerland, Voluntary

A Swiss direct air company will require $9 billion to reach its gigatonne-scale ambitions by 2030, a senior figure at the company said on Thursday.

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