INTERVIEW: Qatar-based carbon standard deepens biodiversity focus while flagging hurdles for standalone market
A Qatar-headquartered carbon standard is moving to embed biodiversity co-benefits more deeply into its framework, while signalling that a standalone nature markets remain a longer-term ambition dependent on regulatory and demand-side development.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: EU carbon pricing for waste incineration will hike costs for municipalities, promote landfilling
The inclusion of waste-to-energy plants in the EU ETS would effectively make carbon capture and storage (CCS) mandatory for incinerators in Europe, increase costs for municipalities, and make the most polluting waste management option – landfilling – comparatively more attractive, industry executives told Carbon Pulse in an interview.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: In Indonesia, biogas project investment falters though credit demand persists, as new regulations take shape
Regulatory uncertainty in Indonesia’s carbon markets means sourcing investors remains challenging for a local waste-to-energy project, the developer told Carbon Pulse on the sidelines of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Carbon credits could back debt-for-climate swaps
There are at least two viable ways to couple sovereign debt relief with carbon markets, rewarding measurable mitigation outcomes, according to the lead author of a discussion paper published Tuesday by an environmental non-profit and a think tank.
Read MoreCFME26: INTERVIEW – How a Middle Eastern airport became the first in the region to reach carbon neutrality
For Sharjah International Airport, achieving carbon neutrality was mostly about cutting emissions from energy use, and offsetting the rest with credits from voluntary carbon market projects overseas – at least until the domestic market builds up, a company executive told Carbon Pulse in an interview.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Malaysia targets late-2026 listing for forest finance scheme under Article 6.8
Malaysia aims to list a national forest conservation financing framework on the UN’s non-market approaches platform by late 2026, potentially announcing it around the COP31 climate summit, a senior official told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreCFME26: INTERVIEW – Jordan registers first PACM project in the Middle East
A Dubai-based developer has registered the Middle East’s first project under the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM), its CEO announced at Carbon Forward Middle East in Abu Dhabi: a landfill gas project in Jordan, transitioned over from the Kyoto-era Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Solar meets 61% of US power demand growth in 2025, with limited fossil displacement
A new report showed solar power is meeting nearly two-thirds of rising US electricity demand – more than ever before – with power helping meet the boom rather than displacing fossil-fuelled energy.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Indigenous-led NbS projects outperform protected areas on carbon loss in Canada, researchers find
Indigenous-led nature-based solutions (NbS) in Canada backed by federal funding see nearly three times lower carbon losses than conventional protected areas, according to a climate scientist involved in a new study examining the environmental impacts of Indigenous land stewardship.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Guinness launches nature and climate fund
Guinness Global Investors has launched a fund focused on food, water, climate, waste, and land that is looking to rapidly build on its seed capital.
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