FEATURE: Electrifying EU ports by 2030 reliant on robust grid access, solid business case
Curbing emissions from ships berthed at EU ports is being driven by EU legislation to electrify all container terminals by 2030, but achieving that goal will require significant grid expansion and an improved business case for ports to make the robust investment required.
Read MoreFEATURE: Some Article 6 holdouts remain, but they’re growing fewer and far between
A handful of countries are still keeping out of the race to trade carbon credits through Article 6 – although the number is dwindling, as even the most ideologically opposed see pragmatic business opportunities.
Read MoreFEATURE: Informal US COP30 delegation shared ‘on-the-ground’ progress for climate action implementation
US state and local official made up an informal climate delegation for the absentee nation, reaching international counterparts with a message of resilience in Belem.
Read MoreCOP30: FEATURE – Brazil’s coalition could shape systems amid global carbon market growth, experts say
Brazil’s international coalition could be uniquely positioned to facilitate mutual recognition of credits and knowledge exchange between countries amid a global explosion of carbon pricing systems – if certain steps are taken, experts said during COP30 in Belem.
Read MoreCOP30: FEATURE- Canada quietly doubles down on fossil fuels through UN talks
As Canada’s environment minister championed carbon markets and climate finance through the halls of the UN climate summit, Prime Minister Mark Carney committed to producing more liquefied natural gas (LNG) back home.
Read MoreCOP30: FEATURE – Tropical forest fund can complement carbon markets but may jeopardise additionality
The Brazilian-led tropical forest fund should support carbon markets by reducing regulatory risk to attract private capital, and providing more funds to forest preservation, observers have said, though there is also risk that carbon project additionality gets undermined.
Read MoreCOP30: FEATURE – China steps into US climate void by offering technology rather than leadership
China is using the void left behind by the US to become essential to the world meeting its climate goals – by offering its bounty of clean energy technology, as opposed to more traditional diplomatic leadership at venues like COP30, experts say.
Read MoreFEATURE: Europe’s untapped opportunity for cheap CO2 storage onshore
The European Union has untapped potential for onshore carbon storage, with vast amounts of land available for injecting CO2 into deep saline aquifers at significantly lower costs than offshore facilities in depleted oil and gas fields, experts say.
Read MoreCOP30: FEATURE – Road to Belem for US elected officials depended on collaboration with NGOs, Ukraine
US legislators hoping to attend COP30Â in Belem did not receive support from the State Department, having instead to make alternative plans for credentials to the Blue Zone through participating non-profits, international organisations, and through overflow from the Ukraine delegation.
Read MoreCOP30: FEATURE – Poor accountability in Article 6.2 reporting hurts market robustness, experts say
A lack of penalties or public accountability for Article 6.2 reporting flagged by the UNFCCC for inconsistencies compromises market integrity and is unlikely to be rectified anytime soon, sources close to COP30 negotiations have told Carbon Pulse.
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