INTERVIEW: Carbon finance could help India cut methane from coal mines, but opportunity remains stranded
India could tap carbon finance to reduce emissions from coal mine methane, but a lack of awareness and weak data mean the opportunity remains largely unrealised, according to an expert on the country’s coal transition.
Read MoreBRIEFING: South Korea outlines next steps for its voluntary market
The South Korean government has established a public-private partnership involving the country’s major exchange and business lobby to build a voluntary carbon market, with plans to launch a marketplace by the end of this year and pursue further legalisation.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Colombian govt consults on overarching regulation, changes rules for land-use-based carbon projects
Colombia’s environment ministry has published a long-awaited draft decree on social and environmental safeguards for mitigation activities in the Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector, which also covers several provisions on project registration, benefit-sharing, baseline alignment, and crediting periods.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Waste-based materials firm issues first plastic avoidance carbon credits
A waste-to-materials developer has Tuesday issued carbon credits under a new methodology quantifying emissions avoided from replacing fossil-based plastics, an executive at the firm told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreVCM REPORT: CORSIA futures curb takes shape as REDD carbon prices climb amid shortage
The long-dated CORSIA futures curve took shape last week after a single lot on the Dec-30 contract was bought on the ICE exchange, while lower quality REDD projects continue to climb in value amid a dearth of supply of fresh issuance in the avoided deforestation sector.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Date palm carbon project startup deepens Egypt’s shallow pool of developers
A startup focused on date palm land management and afforestation is aiming to enter the small world of Egyptian carbon project developers, adding new programmes; independent validation, verification, certification, and pricing; and majority revenue shares for farmers.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Chocolate factory, biochar developer seek some sweet supply chain decarbonisation
A Californian bean-to-bar chocolate company helped co-found a biochar tech platform through which it plans to decarbonise its cocoa supply chain while converting agricultural waste into biochar.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Countries continue to flesh out details for global carbon price for shipping despite petrostate influence
Those countries working to progress a global climate framework for shipping have this week engaged specifically on how to collect and distribute the revenues generated by a carbon price, despite continued opposition from petrostates and the US.
Read MoreANALYSIS: CORSIA ‘standoff’ continues between supply and demand as uncertainty clouds market
Airlines are yet to deliver meaningful demand for CORSIA-eligible credits, despite repeated assurances of commitment, leaving a growing pipeline of eligible carbon credits in search of buyers and raising concerns among project developers, insurers, and analysts about the pace of investment.
Read MoreBRIEFING: REDD+ backers see governance risks as barrier to investment
Governance challenges are emerging as the main barriers to scaling investment in conservation projects, with market participants warning that financial risks increasingly stem from social and institutional factors rather than carbon accounting.
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