EU seeks views on draft Net-Zero Industry Act secondary bills

Published 14:20 on January 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:20 on January 27, 2025  / /  EMEA

The European Commission has opened public consultations on four draft pieces of secondary legislation under the EU’s Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), a regulation adopted last year that sets aspiring targets for the production of “strategically important” clean technologies in the bloc.

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Nigeria must bring in carbon market regulations soon to attract investment -experts

Published 14:00 on January 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:00 on January 27, 2025  / /  Africa, Carbon Taxes, EMEA, Voluntary

The government of Nigeria must legalise carbon market regulations soon in order to boost investor confidence and promote participation, according to experts at a recent stakeholders’ consultation.

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UK investor raises additional £27 mln for nature-based solutions, BNG projects

Published 13:22 on January 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:22 on January 27, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A London-based investor announced Monday it has raised an additional £27 million ($33.7 mln) to advance investments in nature-based solutions and biodiversity net gain (BNG) projects across the UK.

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French research institute launches deforestation mapping tool for carbon credits in Global South

Published 13:12 on January 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:12 on January 27, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Nature-based, Other APAC, South & Central, Voluntary

A France-based agronomic research agency has introduced a free software tool to help countries in the Global South map deforestation risks and meet REDD+ carbon credit certification requirements.

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Stockholm Exergi wins €1.7 bln Swedish BECCS auction

Published 12:24 on January 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 12:24 on January 27, 2025  / /  EMEA, Voluntary

Stockholm Exergi will receive over SEK 20 billion (€1.74 bln) from a reverse government auction for its Stockholm biomass co-generation plant, which aims to become the EU’s first running on bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), the company announced on Monday.

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EXCLUSIVE: ICVCM now expects CCP decision on cookstove carbon methodologies by end of March

Published 11:47 on January 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 11:47 on January 27, 2025  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Voluntary

The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) now expects the decision on which cookstove methodologies will qualify for its Core Carbon Principles (CCP) quality label to be published by the end of March, several months after initially planned.

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INTERVIEW: “Miraculous” Article 6 decision is final chance to get international carbon markets off the ground

Published 10:22 on January 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 10:22 on January 27, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

In the wake of the monumental decision to finalise Article 6 rules at COP29, the world now cannot afford for the new UN crediting mechanism to fail, but seeing it through will not be easy, according to an international carbon markets veteran.

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Oslo waste incinerator resumes BECCS project, eyes carbon credit market

Published 10:15 on January 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 10:15 on January 27, 2025  / /  EMEA, Voluntary

Norway’s largest waste-to-energy plant located in Oslo has resumed construction on its bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) facility, which aims to generate credits for the voluntary carbon market (VCM), the company announced on Monday.

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Italy’s soaring gas investments ignore falling demand, researchers say

Published 10:00 on January 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:48 on January 24, 2025  / /  EMEA

The Italian government continues to incentivise programmes for gas and operators of liquefied natural gas, pursuing a path that researchers consider out of step with market reality.

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France floats initial suggestions for EU CBAM reform

Published 09:10 on January 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 09:10 on January 27, 2025  / /  Carbon Taxes, CBAM, EMEA, EU ETS

Paris has made initial suggestions for reforming the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and is planning to gather further input in the coming weeks with a view to preventing carbon leakage – or relocation of industries abroad to avoid the EU’s CO2 pricing policies.

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