INTERVIEW: Airlines prioritising fuel costs over carbon buying as CORSIA prices slide, says ICAO TAB member
Airlines are focusing more on soaring jet fuel costs and operational pressures than carbon credit purchases as prices for CORSIA-eligible offsets continue to weaken ahead of the scheme’s upcoming mandatory phase in 2027, according to a member of ICAO’s Technical Advisory Body (TAB).
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Mexican developer bets on high-rated, Indigenous-led IFM projects within crowded VCM
A Mexican carbon project developer is betting that premium ratings, biodiversity credentials, and Indigenous community partnerships can help its forest credits stand out in an increasingly crowded voluntary carbon market (VCM), even as domestic demand remains limited and uncertainty around the country’s emissions trading system (ETS) persists.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Scientist optimistic restoration will outpace deforestation in next 30 years
Global data shows early signs that ecosystem restoration rates could exceed those of deforestation, according to the founding chair of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, who is optimistic this milestone could be reached within 30 years.
Read MoreLACS26: INTERVIEW – Verra sees Misiones approval as slingshot for new wave of jurisdictional REDD+ programmes
Several governments across Latin America and the Caribbean are studying how to replicate Argentina’s Misiones programme after it became the first jurisdictional REDD+ initiative approved under Verra’s Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ (JNR) Framework, the standard’s regional representative told Carbon Pulse.Â
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Nature tech startup looks to spread agroforestry carbon projects in Angola
A nature intelligence startup is working with Angolan land stewards to develop large-scale agroforestry initiatives in the country, using its technology to screen potential projects and reduce the risk of early-stage investment, just as the government begins building its carbon market framework.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: UAE businesses adrift on GHG reporting, offsetting as compliance deadline hits
A UAE law on corporate GHG reporting, planning, and management entered its compliance phase on May 30, but businesses are still largely unprepared, according to the chief executive of a Dubai-based sustainability consultancy speaking with Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Smaller carbon standards may be a better fit – and yield higher project value
Carbon buyers should assess projects based on quality, local fit, and delivery timelines rather than defaulting to dominant registries, a senior representative at a Colombian nature-based project developer told Carbon Pulse.
Read MorePCF26: INTERVIEW – Latin American cookstoves developer plans Article 6 expansion
A clean cooking project developer operating in multiple Latin American countries has already obtained one Article 6 Letter of Authorisation (LoA) and is hoping to gain more, while keeping up with market trends toward high integrity, representatives told Carbon Pulse in Peru.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Airline urges Asia to scale up CORSIA supply to keep climate finance in region
A major airline wants more Asian countries to authorise carbon credits for use under the aviation sector’s CORSIA scheme, saying the region risks losing out on billions of dollars in climate finance to other markets.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Biodiversity credits are closest ecosystem service to commercial viability
Biodiversity credits are the ecosystem services market closest to becoming commercially viable as a funding source in their own right, but for now most nature value is still being priced indirectly, the head of a nature-based solutions financier has said.
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