FEATURE: Shaky Dutch coalition govt creates uncertainty for country’s green investors
A decision by the newly formed government in the Netherlands to scrap a number of energy transition policies is leading to uncertainty for the clean technology sector in the country, according to experts, who also fear the new coalition will not survive long.
Read MoreFEATURE: Legal, scientific scrutiny before ocean carbon-remover Running Tide ran aground
Maine-headquartered Running Tide, the now-shuttered ocean carbon removal project developer, saw only a handful of early buyers and investors patient enough to see through the company’s delivery of voluntary carbon credits, as critics slate and executives defend its efforts to scale up.
Read MoreFEATURE: Growth of interconnected electricity grids bolsters energy security
As power demand ramps up and generation becomes more dispersed and variable, electricity grid interconnectors will help to balance supply with demand levels and encourage countries to work together to secure energy supplies.
Read MoreFEATURE: Landmark CO2 tax on Danish farming sets global precedent, though ambition scaled back
Denmark’s move to impose a CO2 tax on livestock emissions marks a historic moment in pricing carbon emissions in agriculture, though the level of tax and phase-in schedule was scaled back in ambition, say experts.
Read MoreFEATURE: The €1 trillion question – How to bridge the EU’s climate investment gap
When the new European Commission takes office later this year, it will have a tricky question to answer – how to find €1.5 trillion per year to finance the EU’s net-zero transition. As EU governments tighten their belts, revenues from carbon trading could provide a much-needed source of income, experts say.
Read MoreFEATURE: Voluntary carbon market embraces ozone projects despite public policy qualms
Protecting the ozone layer has been a global priority for decades, but as the voluntary carbon market (VCM) continues to credit the destruction of ozone-depleting substances (ODS), and countries move to fill gaps in multilateral governance, the competing or complementary roles for public- and private-sector engagement on the matter are in flux.
Read MoreFEATURE: ‘Dual approach’ to Article 6 projects under discussion in Philippines
In developing the framework to authorise Article 6 projects, the Philippines may allow developers to generate ITMOs as long as they also support the country in meeting its NDC by generating a secondary project for the domestic market.
Read MoreFEATURE: Plastics makers look to EU CO2 fees to push decarbonisation, but incinerators are sceptical
European plastics producers are looking to the inclusion of waste incineration in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) for further impetus to boost recycling and cut emissions – but incinerators worry they will bear the brunt of the new carbon costs.Â
Read MoreFEATURE: Outlook rosy for carbon investment with climate tech seen resilient to macro headwinds
Investors and startups in the carbon and clean tech have offered an optimistic near-term outlook for funding in the sector, despite persistent macroeconomic challenges that have hindered global venture capital flows last year.
Read MoreFEATURE: Paris Olympics to use range of voluntary carbon credits in bid to be ‘Greenest Games’
The Paris Olympics is purchasing credits from a variety of carbon projects in the local region and abroad to offset its residual emissions, while striving to halve emissions compared to previous Games to reach a total of around 1.5 million tonnes of CO2 emissions.
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