FEATURE: Political will needed for carbon markets to deliver significant climate finance -experts
Despite the steep decline seen in voluntary carbon trading, some observers maintain that if the political will is there, carbon markets can deliver significant amounts of climate finance – potentially over half of the needed invested to meet long-term climate objectives.
Read MoreFEATURE: Direct air capture shifts from hype to reality as race for scale and survival begins
Mounting costs, technical challenges, and growing scrutiny are fuelling doubts over whether direct air capture (DAC) can deliver on its carbon removal promise, raising concerns that policymakers may be placing too much faith in a technology still in its infancy.
Read MoreFEATURE: Cooling credits spark debate over solar geoengineering
The founder of a company selling solar radiation modification (SRM) credits is open to working with governments and companies to expand its operations, touting the controversial technology as the only realistic option to hold off climate change, but experts are deeply divided on the matter, with one describing it as a dangerous techno-fix.
Read MoreFEATURE: Italian renewables developers breathe sigh of relief as court overturns restrictions
Italy’s renewable energy sector received a lifeline last week, after an administrative court decided to dismantle a controversial decree that threatened to gridlock solar and wind project development across the country.
Read MoreFEATURE: Carbon capture major faces turning point as it enters voluntary carbon market
Following 17 years of developing technology to capture CO2 from industrial sources, a Canadian company said that becoming a voluntary market project developer was essential to its scale-up despite the risks, detailing its near-term plans to Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreFEATURE: Readiness, scale biggest barriers for Article 6 in the Pacific
A lack of capacity and the small-scale of potential emissions reductions are holding Pacific Island nations back from fully participating in Article 6 mechanisms, according to market participants.
Read MoreFEATURE: Liberal victory will have ‘tremendous’ impact on Canadian CDR, industry experts say
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s win will have “tremendous” impacts on the future of CO2 removal (CDR) in Canada, experts said Wednesday.
Read MoreFEATURE: As Australia’s Labor appears poised for victory at the polls, experts look to what comes next
The Labor government is cautiously tipped to return to office at this weekend’s federal election, however experts and observers have noted stark climate and energy choices will need to be made very soon no matter who forms the next government.
Read MoreFEATURE: Vietnam takes third swing at nuclear amid push to diversify power mix, cut emissions
Vietnam has confirmed plans to move back to nuclear power as it seeks to address increasing electricity demand while cutting its emissions and diversifying its grid, with the most recent update to the Power Development Plan 8 (PDP8) outlining a target of 4-6.4 GW to come online between 2030-35.
Read MoreFEATURE: Bad idea or trailblazer? Sweden’s e-bike project in Ghana draws polarised views
A Swedish project to finance 48,000 electric motorcycles in Ghana via Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement has sparked debate in Europe, with one EU lawmaker calling it “a rare, catastrophically bad idea”, while others highlight the project’s potential to drive the transition to e-mobility in the West African country.
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