Former Gabon environment minister beefs up board of CTrees
Lee White, the former environment minister of Gabon in central Africa who was briefly placed under house arrest in August last year amid a miliary coup, has been appointed to the board of directors of CTrees.
Read MorePoland aims for 56% renewables in electricity mix by 2030
Poland will aim for a 56% share of renewable energy in its electricity mix by 2030, according to the climate ministry, who announced a new target was revealed in the draft of the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) this week.
Read MoreInvestors should start with materiality when addressing Scope 3 emissions -report
Financiers should adopt a materiality-based approach when addressing the Scope 3 emissions of assets, according to a report published this week.
Read MoreAnalysts propose carbon clearing house to support integration of carbon removals in UK ETS
In response to a recent consultation on integrating carbon removals in the UK ETS, analysts at a non-profit have called for the establishment of an intermediary institution, such as a ‘Carbon Clearing House’, to streamline the market for suppliers and buyers, and to provide greater control over the portfolio and scale of removals being developed in the country.
Read MoreWetland restoration project in Italy to sell biodiversity tokens, two European companies to buy
A wetland restoration project in Italy is set to generate the first batch of tokenised biodiversity credits, with two large European companies ready to buy them, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Navigating the imminent CORSIA carbon credit supply crunch
As the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) entered its first phase in 2024, airlines are grappling with an imbalance in the supply and demand of carbon credits – a challenge that could well continue into the second phase, according to one expert.
Read MoreVCM MONTHLY DATA: Olympics lift August voluntary carbon retirements to break seasonal trend
Credit retirements across the four main registries in the voluntary carbon market saw an unseasonal boost in August, driven by strong activity from the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Committee.
Read MoreHigher emissions and EU carbon prices if no CBAM solution is found for UK power exports to EU -analysts
EU emissions and carbon prices could rise as a result of the bloc’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), causing a reduction in power flows from the UK to the EU, according to scenarios modelled by an energy analytics firm.
Read MoreIndian developer signs Ghana deal for Paris-aligned cookstoves carbon project
An Indian developer has partnered with the government of Ghana and a Singapore-based asset management fund for the production and distribution of 1 million improved cookstoves across the African nation over the next five years, the company announced this week.
Read MoreForest biodiversity unit pilot launches in Congo
A pilot in the Republic of Congo that aims to generate climate and biodiversity units under the High Integrity Forest Investment Initiative (HIFOR) has been launched by a US-based NGO.
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