INTERVIEW: Swedish biodiversity company eyes collaboration with EU on nature markets
A Swedish company plans to collaborate with European institutions to help shape an EU-level nature market, with its biodiversity credit methodology among those that could be used under the scheme, its CEO told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreIndustrial clusters can accelerate decarbonisation, but obstacles to clean energy persist -WEF
Creating industrial clusters can help to accelerate the rollout of clean energy infrastructure, helping to achieve economies of scale, share the risks, aggregate and optimise demand, and attract capital, according to a report released on Wednesday.
Read MoreCrown Estate to deliver £20 mln to sustainable farming
The UK natural asset manager Crown Estate has announced £20 million ($25 mln) in funding to support farmers in enhancing nature recovery as part of its broader biodiversity strategy.
Read MoreEU’s ‘competitiveness compass’ to include decarbonisation roadmap
The European Commission’s upcoming ‘competitiveness compass’, due to be presented next week, will serve as the “North Star” for EU policymaking in the next five years, and include a joint roadmap for decarbonisation and competitiveness, said Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Read MoreBNP Paribas recommends rare species metrics
France-based bank BNP Paribas has recommended two metrics for assessing the impacts of human activity on rare species, in a bid to get a more complete picture of biodiversity.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: Significant interest in CCP-tagged carbon credits towards end of 2024
December saw a major jump in the retirement of credits tagged with Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM)’s CCPs quality label, registry data analysed by Carbon Pulse shows.
Read MoreDanish firms partner on 500k-tonne BECCS facility near Copenhagen
A Danish waste-to-energy company has partnered with a fund manager to build a bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) site near Copenhagen that could generate carbon credits for corporate buyers, the two firms announced on Tuesday.
Read MoreVerra releases CORSIA carbon credit label guidance
Voluntary carbon standard Verra has released a guidance document that provides instructions for how project developers can request labels for credits eligible under the UN’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).
Read MoreCommodity trader teams up with non-profits in bid to raise carbon finance for Amazon protection
A multinational commodity trader has combined with two non-profits to launch an initiative aimed at mobilising billions in private-sector investment for Brazilian rainforest protection, including via REDD+ finance.
Read MoreVerra approves first carbon credits from improved agricultural land management
Verra has approved the first Verified Carbon Units (VCUs) from an offset project developed based on improved agricultural land management (IALM) practices.
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