FEATURE: Insurers hope Gold Standard’s CORSIA assessment helps lift credit supply
Gold Standard’s new process of approving private insurance policies for carbon project developers looking to sell credits in the UN aviation offsetting scheme could help to boost supply in a crunched market – particularly if other standard setters follow suit and big insurers join in, officials involved in the arrangement told Carbon Pulse.Â
Read MoreFEATURE: African Development Bank looks to sell climate benefits from the non-market ‘Cinderella’ of Article 6
The African Development Bank is looking for emitters to buy certifications for benefits generated from climate adaptation projects on the continent in an initiative that falls under the more neglected part of the Paris Agreement’s regime for international cooperation: everything outside of carbon markets.Â
Read MoreFEATURE: UK faces critical challenges on path to 2030 offshore wind ambitions
To meet the UK government’s target of installing 43-47 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power by 2030, about 8 GW of new capacity must be approved in this September’s auction round, but experts warn that various challenges still need to be addressed for these projects to actually be built.
Read MoreFEATURE: Lawmakers sound alarm after far-right assumes control of EU’s 2040 climate bill
The far-right’s successful bid to win control of the EU’s 2040 climate target bill in the European Parliament is aimed at sowing chaos and sabotaging the process, MEPs have warned.
Read MoreFEATURE: Higher defence spending could benefit low-carbon technologies like e-fuels
The steepest rise in global military expenditure since the end of the Cold War could spill over into higher investment for low-carbon technologies such as e-fuels and battery storage, which offer a potential for the military to improve resilience and cut emissions, experts say.Â
Read MoreFEATURE: Focus of EU’s 2040 climate target shifts to “enabling conditions” for delivery
The European Commission has outlined 18 “enabling conditions” in its 2040 climate target plan, unveiled this week, as the political conversation shifts towards the prerequisites for achieving the bloc’s goal of cutting emissions by 90% below 1990 levels by the end of the next decade.
Read MoreFEATURE: Mining sector races to cut emissions, as demand booms alongside renewables
Public support for the low-carbon transition, including the uptake of electric vehicle and renewable energy, could hinge on how sustainably their raw materials are mined – and how fast the sector can decarbonise as it grows.
Read MoreSB62: FEATURE – China could advance on new climate agenda of trade, post-US departure from Paris
China is the heavy-hitter that could steer multilateral climate discussions toward trade and economy, and away from negotiations on emissions reductions and climate finance, especially in light of the US withdrawal from the stage, experts told Carbon Pulse on the sidelines of the Bonn intersessional talks.
Read MoreSB62: FEATURE – UN climate unit grapples with an identity crisis, amid calls for reforms and budget shortfalls
The UN’s climate change unit is grappling with an identity crisis, as three decades of global talks have failed to make a true dent in emissions, long-running tensions between blocs of countries are exacerbated by wider geopolitics, and US withdrawal leaves a looming shortfall in budget as well as a change in leadership dynamics. Â
Read MoreFEATURE: Mangrove project developers spill the tea on the challenges facing blue carbon scale
Early-stage financing, false binaries, and perception problems are among the challenges faced by mangrove conservation and restoration initiatives, experts told Carbon Pulse.
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