FEATURE: Canadian CDR stands on compliance precipice, needs support to kick voluntary ‘training wheels’
Momentum for carbon removal (CDR) in Canada is tipping towards takeoff, but it remains to be seen if the sector could kick its “training wheels” and fly on the compliance side without voluntary corporate investment.
Read MoreECS26: FEATURE – Dented investor confidence as EU carbon market grapples with policy risk, political pressure
The EU carbon market is being increasingly shaped by political intervention, macroeconomic uncertainty, and shifting structural drivers, experts said, warning that investor confidence has been severely dented.
Read MoreFEATURE: Nature-based carbon market sees sun rising for ARR
Afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) projects have been enjoying a spell of popularity with experts suggesting demand for nature-based removal credits will likely climb higher, but, amid this week’s uncertainty over Microsoft’s future as a major buyer in the carbon removal (CDR) sector, it remains to be seen whether such predictions hold true.
Read MoreFEATURE: Efforts ramp up globally to include Indigenous Peoples in carbon, clean energy projects Â
Indigenous Peoples globally are increasingly acting to have an active stake in carbon and clean energy projects on their lands, however ongoing structural barriers persist that need to be addressed if they are to reap the full benefit, according to experts and local leaders.Â
Read MoreFEATURE: Paraguay goes all-in on Article 6
Confidence in achieving Paraguay’s emissions-reduction goals stated in its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), partially on the back of the country’s jurisdictional REDD+ programme, is enabling the government to authorise all generated credits freely for international transactions.
Read MoreFEATURE: Effects of Iran war may lead countries to galvanise behind greener shipping framework
Surging fuel prices driven by the Iran war have alerted companies and policymakers to the energy security benefits of greener alternatives, which could help galvanise momentum on a global framework for shipping emissions, according to experts.
Read MoreFEATURE: In EU CBAM accounting debate over carbon prices paid abroad, taxes that allow offsets pose a special problem
As EU policymakers decide what counts under the CBAM as an effective carbon price paid abroad, a special case – jurisdictions that allow carbon taxes to be offset with voluntary carbon credits – raises questions about which carbon prices follow in the spirit of the regulation.
Read MoreFEATURE: South African carbon tax seen as safe despite energy crisis pressure
South Africa’s levy on CO2 emissions is not considered to be under imminent threat, according to experts based in the country, despite an escalating energy crisis and recent attempts to pause the policy from within the national government.
Read MoreFEATURE: High-integrity blue carbon faces “core tension” between science and scale
Efforts to scale high-integrity blue carbon projects are being constrained by a fundamental tension between scientific rigour and market viability, according to a Singapore-based project developer working on a mangrove restoration initiative in Indonesia.
Read MoreFEATURE: Africa looks to build a ‘mother registry’ for rising national carbon markets
African governments are coalescing around the idea of a continent-wide “mother registry” to link national carbon markets, but friction is emerging with major independent standards who ultimately control the countries’ carbon credits and market infrastructure.
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