INTERVIEW: Canadian climate tech developer targets expansion to EU, Global South
A Canadian climate tech developer would incentivise a modal shift in everyday commuters by monetising reductions in their transportation emissions, producing carbon credits for tech giants who are already tracking their movements.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: African Biopension Fund could scale without limit
A model of an Africa-focused fund could redirect billions of dollars in pensions into nature-based projects through sustainable forestry, with future potential for biodiversity credits, a financial executive told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Peru’s H1 2026 seeks more endorsed methodologies, first ITMO transaction, signing of bilateral agreement
Peru is preparing to significantly expand its national carbon registry (RENAMI), with the environment ministry expecting to recognise the full suite of methodologies of two international standards by mid-2026, while advancing in the approval process of projects aiming to generate credits for bilateral agreements and secure one more bilateral agreement.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: New Brazilian conservation company launches targetting REDD+, blue carbon credit projects
Former representatives from Brazil’s national development bank (BNDES) and a Sao-Paulo based project developer have launched a conservation company that seeks to generate REDD+ and blue carbon credits from public land.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Ghana forestry developer turning to biochar to help weather climate change impacts
The developer of a forestry project in Ghana is turning to biochar to help its plantations weather the evermore unpredictable rainy seasons – and intends to sell the biochar credits to balance the cost of producing it.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: By avoiding carbon markets, Article 6.8 sidesteps PACM restrictions on mitigation finance
The non-market approaches of Article 6.8 promote a needs-based, non-correspondingly adjusted source of climate finance that complements the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) and Article 6.2, an African negotiator said on the sidelines of COP30.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: COP31 split arrangement a “stepped-up” model
The arrangements for next year’s climate talks, with Turkiye hosting and assuming the COP presidency and Australia leading the negotiations, is a “stepped-up model” of how the workload at the UN talks is usually distributed, said a veteran of past COPs.
Read MoreCOP30: INTERVIEW – PACM now “real”, but questions remain over financial viability of supply, says project developer
The new Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) is no longer just a theoretical part of Article 6 markets, according to an executive at a major project developer, but it will take time to fully assess the investment viability of different types of activities.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Climate pledges must integrate spatial data to effectively address biodiversity
Climate pledges are increasingly placing emphasis on biodiversity, but they will remain ineffective unless they incorporate spatial data, an expert has told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: US CDR startup could generate $8 bln in credit revenue with Canadian pilot
A Colorado-based carbon removal (CDR) startup aiming to remedy pit lakes left behind by mining operations could generate billions of dollars in credit revenue with just one large-scale project, according to its founder. Â
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