INTERVIEW: US carbon removal company launches CDR sale $158/tCO2e, kicks off biochar expansion
A New York-based carbon removal (CDR) asset management company is kicking off its expansion into biochar with a sale of 3,000 ex-post credits valued at $154-$160 per tonne of CO2 equivalent.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Brazil can lead global nature-based solutions push if investor needs are met
Brazil can take the lead in scaling up the global nature-based solutions (NbS) sector, though further efforts must be made to align existing instruments with investor needs, an expert told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreCOP30: INTERVIEW â Flagship Article 6.4 clean cookstoves project in Nigeria developing a pilot with Gold Standard
A nation-wide project aiming to install 80 million clean cookstoves in the West African country, financed solely by credits from the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM), is conducting a small-scale âproof of conceptâ while waiting for an approved methodology by the UNFCCC, its developer told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Former UN climate chief Figueres confident technology will ‘claw back’ 1.5C overshoot
Human ingenuity and technological developments will help the world cut emissions to get back on track to limit the global average temperature increase to 1.5C, former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres told Carbon Pulse in an interview ahead of COP30.
Read MoreCOP30: MSCI nears launch of Article 6 credit rating system amid âuncappedâ global emissions reductions market
Market intelligence provider MSCI is preparing to officially launch a credit rating system for Paris Agreement Article 6 transactions, as momentum builds to bring greater consistency to a global carbon market that remains voluntary and âuncappedâ by design, an executive told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: CCP label emerges as credibility test in maturing carbon removal market
The ICVCMâs Core Carbon Principles (CCP) label is fast emerging as a credibility benchmark in the carbon removal market, drawing a clear line between high- and low-quality credits, according to the head of a US-based firm that became the first to secure the quality stamp for its issuances under a subsurface biomass storage protocol.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Colombia’s decree to nationalise its carbon market seeks to create âpremiumâ supply
Colombia’s former environment minister says she will use the next presidential term to push forward a previously leaked draft decree that aims to give the government rights over forestry emissions reductions and make it a “big player” in the carbon market.Â
Read MoreINTERVIEW: US project developer ties food waste prevention to credits as buyers seek stronger social co-benefits
As demand for both high-impact and high-integrity credits grows, buyers in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) are signaling rising interest in projects that combine social and environmental outcomes in the Global North, with a new US-based food-rescue initiative among the first to tie methane abatement to hunger reduction.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: South African banks face uncomfortable transition as carbon market matures
South African banks are finally âin the adultsâ roomâ of a maturing carbon market and not enjoying it â but they will align with the stateâs vision of a refined market once it provides clear rules and backs these up with infrastructure, according to a Cape Town-based consultant.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Pushback on anti-climate US stance raises optimism over finance goals
Governments and institutions pushing back against US moves to thwart efforts by multilateral development banks (MDBs) on climate change is lifting hopes for reaching global climate finance goals, a policy veteran told Carbon Pulse.
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