BRIEFING: Financiers single out ‘delivery risk’ as biggest obstacle for European carbon removal projects
The risk that a developer goes bankrupt or fails to deliver is the biggest obstacle to funding carbon removal (CDR) projects, financiers told a European Commission event on the EU’s Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) scheme last week.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Brazil carbon market players call for diversified demand amid Article 6 debate
Brazil’s carbon market needs more diversified and predictable demand if it is to scale beyond a niche voluntary market and to attract long-term investment, speakers said at an event in Sao Paulo.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Carbon removal buyers need stronger risk tools, as demand remains uncertain
Carbon removal (CDR) buyers remain constrained by delivery risk, high prices, unclear claims frameworks, and fragmented market data, experts said on Tuesday, as voluntary demand continues to play a limited role in scaling the still-nascent sector.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Circular economy emerges as a missing link in GBF delivery, specialists say
Speakers from science, civil society, and government argued that circular economy approaches must become central to the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), warning that biodiversity goals will remain out of reach unless countries address the economic systems driving ecosystem degradation.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Wave of national nature credit plans opens dilemma over need for global market
Governments worldwide are joining the race to set up national or regional nature markets, though observers are divided over whether these efforts should remain local or evolve into a global trading system.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Scaling carbon markets calls for blockchain-based banking to crowd in large investors -US bank
Clients of a large US bank are keen but struggling to enter the carbon market because they find it too “mystifying” and in need of standardisation through blockchain-based banking, a finance expert said at a conference, adding that this would finally attract the necessary large-scale capital.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Reforestation projects need capital, ratings clarity to unlock buyer demand, panellists say
Reforestation projects need earlier capital and clearer ratings signals to unlock buyer demand, panellists said on Wednesday, as companies weigh project quality, risk mitigation, and community benefits following Microsoft’s pause in carbon removal (CDR) purchases.
Read MoreBRIEFING: COP30 presidency advances on roadmap to halt deforestation, seeks global contributions
The Brazilian COP30 presidency is pushing forward with the development of a roadmap to halt and reverse deforestation and forest degradation by 2030, with the first consultations starting in New York on Monday on the margins of the 21st Session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF21).
Read MoreBRIEFING: Investors seeking ‘golden credit’ to hedge their bets in fast-evolving carbon markets -expert
Carbon investors are increasingly seeking projects that can supply a “golden credit” with multiple routes to market due to uncertainty about how demand will evolve, according to a ratings agency.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Central banks urged to consider tighter rules to address nature-related financial risks
Central banks should step up their role in addressing nature-related financial risks, as biodiversity loss may eventually justify the use of hard tools such as higher capital requirements, according to experts.
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