INTERVIEW: Soil restoration could unlock overlooked climate cooling pathway
Restoring degraded soils could help rebuild natural water cycles that play a major role in regulating the planet’s temperature, according to experts highlighting the potential of nature-based solutions (NbS) beyond emissions cuts and carbon sequestration.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Ecuador ramping up efforts for carbon markets to sprout, piloting projects
Ecuador’s Ministry of Environment and Energy is allowing carbon projects and guiding proponents on how to handle the country’s current legal conditions, Carbon Pulse heard from a well-placed environmental consultant.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Volatile carbon prices drive interest in CO2 utilisation
Near-term uncertainty about robust carbon pricing is strengthening the business case to capture CO2 for re-use in applications like sustainable aviation fuel and microbial oils to displace fossil-based feedstocks, said a stakeholder in an EU-funded project for a circular CO2 economy.
Read MoreFEATURE: Microsoft “a partner, not just a buyer” for nature-based CDR, as possible investment pause stokes confusion
On the back of reports that major carbon removals (CDR) buyer Microsoft may be temporarily halting its CDR purchases, nature-based CDR developers have highlighted the significance of its ‘partnership’ model of project investment.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: How could Microsoft’s credit buying ‘pause’ impact different engineered CDR sectors?
Reports from earlier this month that Microsoft may be easing away from new investments in the carbon removal (CDR) sector caused alarm for developers, though some pathways stand to be relatively more exposed to a drop-off in forward buying from the tech giant.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Turkish COP champion hopes to connect carbon markets, emission cuts with daily lives
Turkiye’s COP31 high-level champion is hoping to help translate the carbon market “architecture” established in recent years into “real-world delivery”, primarily through harmonisation, during this year’s UN climate summit.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Australian low emissions technology investment reaches A$35.2 bln -report
Australian investment in low emissions technologies has grown to A$35.2 billion ($25.2 bln) over the last five years, according to a report, however some Safeguard facilities say they are constrained to invest in cleaner production practices due to a range of factors.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: ACCU holdings shrink following Safeguard surrender deadline
Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) holdings fell by 4.2 million units in the March quarter following the surrender deadline of the Safeguard Mechanism, according to regulator data published Wednesday.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Investment treaty expansion to offer carbon investors greater legal protection, lawyer says
Investors will enjoy a new avenue for legal recourse against host countries’ interventions into carbon credit projects as certain business-oriented states pursue expansions in their international investment treaties, a Singapore-based lawyer told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Climate AI tool updated to address concerns over energy use, accuracy
A climate-focused artificial intelligence tool is introducing per-query energy tracking and upgraded analytical capabilities, in a bid to address concerns over the accuracy and environmental footprint of generative AI.
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