FEATURE: Carbon ‘currency’ increasingly seen on balance sheets, social metrics
Carbon is slowly becoming an underlying unit of value in climate-related calculations across several sectors, prompting finance-based legal and regulatory frameworks to face new challenges and adapt, experts told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreFEATURE: Project to curb enteric methane emissions with feed additive enters pilot phase in Brazil
A project to reduce enteric methane emissions in Brazil through administering feed additive to cows should enter its pilot phase next month, led by a Santander-backed climate consultancy turned developer, which is also moving into the REDD+ voluntary carbon market.
Read MoreFEATURE: Low-carbon cement makers fatalistic over free EU ETS allocation rules
While industry frontrunners are developing ways of reducing the emissions-heavy clinker content of cement, critics say the EU’s free ETS allocation rules were designed for established production methods that effectively delay climate action.
Read MoreFEATURE: “We need to plan a revolution” — CCS industry sets out EU election plea
The carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry is urging policymakers to put the emphasis on CO2 transport infrastructure and target-setting to make Europe a world leader in industrial decarbonisation.
Read MoreFEATURE: EU governments scrambling to hire and train staff to deal with CBAM
EU governments are scrambling to hire and train staff to deal with the bloc’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), with some — such as Germany — yet to bring on anyone new, and others — such as Slovenia and Latvia — hoping Brussels will provide more guidance, representatives from the national competent authorities have told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreFEATURE: First deliverables from voluntary carbon market standards’ collaboration coming in Q3, but bigger challenges lay ahead
The first deliverables from a collaboration between some of the world’s largest voluntary carbon market (VCM) standards are expected to arrive in Q3 this year, and “more complicated pieces” to come in 2025, but the alliance faces larger challenges – some existential – on the road ahead.
Read MoreFEATURE: EU ‘pretty open’ to carbon removal incentives, including from ETS
The European Commission is looking at regulatory and financial incentives to support carbon removal technologies, a senior EU official has confirmed, insisting though that removals should be used as “a complement, not a substitute” to emission reductions.
Read MoreFEATURE: EU CBAM importers risk having to pay large penalties due to suppliers denying data access
EU importers of goods that fall under the bloc’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) may face hefty penalties this year due to international suppliers refusing to provide them with data on their embedded emissions, which importers need to comply with the new mechanism, experts have told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreFEATURE: Oslo incinerator plans to raise up to €50 mln from voluntary market to fund carbon capture facility
A waste-to-energy plant in the Norwegian capital is planning to sell an initial 50,000 removal credits on the voluntary carbon market by the summer in a bid to raise capital for the construction of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility.
Read MoreFEATURE: Scientists enhancing the carbon appetite of crops explore voluntary market opportunity
Scientists developing gene-edited crops with deeper root systems that sequester more CO2 expect the first carbon credits to be generated in the next couple of years from farmers adopting their varieties.
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