FEATURE: Carbon markets can be key to tackle rising environmental crime in the Amazon
Crime in the Amazon is increasingly pivoting from drug trafficking to environmental damage – but carbon projects could incentivise local peoples to ward off criminal organisations, if they are well-managed with strong carbon prices, according to experts.
Read MoreFEATURE: Provinces in Argentina lead carbon market regulation as national government steps back
Argentina’s national government is unlikely to introduce regulations to boost demand in the voluntary carbon market (VCM), so provinces are taking the lead to legislate GHG mitigation measures, local experts have told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreFEATURE: As demand for carbon accounting grows, so does the push to professionalise the sector
The fast-rising industry of carbon accountants is looking to professionalise itself, bringing international best practices, technical alignment, and regulation to a role that is still largely taught on the job – much like a game of ‘Chinese whispers’.
Read MoreFEATURE: Simplification of EU sustainability reporting rules will lead to less green investment, investor group says
Fewer companies reporting sustainability data, as mandated by the EU’s bureaucracy-slashing regulation, will lead to a drop in investment in those organisations that would help deliver the EU’s clean industrial deal objectives, an investor group told Carbon Pulse.Â
Read MoreFEATURE: EU may backpedal on elements of CBAM until global trade tensions ease
The European Commission may delay some elements of its carbon border fee until global trade tensions ease, particularly as developing countries question the way that revenues will be spent and consider their own retaliatory instruments, experts say.
Read MoreFEATURE: EU importers nervous over lack of key CBAM implementation details
EU importers are getting anxious about missing critical data points related to the bloc’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which fully comes into force in 2026, with some going as far as to prepare for a delay to the next stage of the carbon leakage policy.
Read MoreFEATURE: Newer tech, specialisations shield Australian hydrogen startups from cancellations
Australia’s green hydrogen sector has seen a bloodbath over the past 18 months, but some smaller startups have survived, protected by newer technologies, specialised focus, and ambitions smaller than gigawatt-scale clean production of the universe’s most abundant element.
Read MoreFEATURE: Carbon insurance shifts from optional add-on to deal enabler
Carbon insurance is rapidly evolving from a niche offering into a critical enabler of carbon removal (CDR) finance, as investors and developers increasingly look to transfer delivery and political risk off their balance sheets, an executive at a carbon insurance firm told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreFEATURE: Industries unimpressed by Brussels’ idea of using CBAM revenues to support EU exports
The EU’s proposal to use revenues from its border carbon fee to support exports from domestic industries will cause uproar among trading partners and is unlikely to be enough to make exports competitive, according to industry representatives and experts.
Read MoreFEATURE: Drive for greener data centres spurs interest in CCS-fitted gas power plants
A growing need for decarbonised data centres is fueling demand for gas-fired power plants coupled with carbon capture and storage (CCS), and hyperscalers are possibly the only ones willing to pay the cost premium even though the plants are far from economic, experts say.
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