BRIEFING: Restoration push grows, but policy contradictions threaten delivery, specialists say
Efforts to scale up ecosystem restoration are accelerating across regions, but ongoing approval of extractive activities, weak coordination, and limited enforcement capacity are raising doubts over whether countries can meet 2030 targets, specialists said during a webinar this week.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Stacking carbon, biodiversity good for MRV but not for markets, EU summit hears
Stacking carbon, biodiversity, and water at the MRV level would improve efficiency for participants in the EUâs public certification scheme for carbon removal activities, however markets for each credit type should be kept separate, a summit heard on Thursday.
Read MoreBRIEFING: India to rely on coal for reliability even as renewables surge, power plan shows
India will continue to depend heavily on coal to ensure grid reliability over the next decade, even as it scales up renewable energy and storage, according to a government planning document.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Judge questions âfundamentally flawedâ NZ govt climate plan consultation as landmark litigation has its day in court
A justice described the New Zealand governmentâs consultation-after-the-fact on its climate plan as âfundamentally flawedâ in Wellington High Court this week during a three-day hearing into a legal challenge to the plan.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Methods, Indigenous leadership, and stronger market signals key for carbon markets, climate authority hears
Improving the project method development process, strengthening Indigenous leadership, and improving market signals were laid out as key elements that would help Australia’s carbon market achieve the country’s climate goals, according to a report by the Climate Change Authority (CCA).
Read MoreBRIEFING: Trains and trucks seen as “early movers” in Europeâs emerging CO2 transport market
Pipelines provide the cheapest long-term option for transporting CO2, but trains, trucks, and barges could help small and remote emitters move captured carbon to storage sites faster and at lower cost, experts say.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Income uncertainty looms over Indiaâs land-based carbon projects
One of the biggest challenges facing Indiaâs land-based projects is the difficulty of guaranteeing income for smallholder farmers given the volatility of carbon credit prices, a conference heard this week.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Feedstock bottlenecks, insufficient policy support hamper development of low-carbon fuel in APAC
Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand are leading the development of low-carbon fuel (LCF) in the Asia Pacific, while feedstock bottlenecks and lack of national blending mandates have hindered progress in several countries within the region, according to a report released this week.
Read MoreBRIEFING: With or without carbon projects, climate-ambitious countries risk credit rating downgrade
When countries put in place macroeconomically damaging climate and nature policies, carbon revenues may not be high enough to calm credit rating agencies, so sovereign nations must either plan alternate sources of revenue or strike deals with investors, Carbon Pulse has heard.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Reforestation projects constrained by uncertainty, despite buyer-developer price alignment, experts say
Uncertainty over risk, credit quality, and financing is continuing to hold back the reforestation carbon market despite signs that buyers and developers may be more aligned on price than expected, a webinar heard Tuesday.
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