BRIEFING: UN welcomes India NDC as analysts flag limited ambition
The UNâs climate chief has welcomed Indiaâs newly approved 2035 climate targets as a boost to clean energy growth and economic development, although analysts and campaigners have warned the plans may fall short of driving deeper emissions cuts.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Taiwan gears up for planned ETS, but exact market design needs further discussion
Adoption of an emissions trading system is considered a crucial aspect of Taiwan’s climate policy agenda, but the exact market design requires more deliberation about policy linkage and liquidity, a webinar heard this week.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Blue carbon demand holds, but integrity, financing hurdles persist
Challenges around additionality, financing, and limited demand are emerging as key constraints for scaling blue carbon markets, even as interest in high-quality projects remains strong, experts said on Thursday.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Article 6 credit supply remains âlimitedâ, but Norway sees great potential in UN market mechanisms
While supply under Article 6 remains limited, Norway sees a strong future for Paris Agreement market mechanisms and plans to keep up its engagement despite a recent vote to scrap the country’s 2030 carbon neutrality goal, a political advisor to the government told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Skytree rolls out first DAC units to Dutch greenhouses as CO2 supply crunch looms
Dutch direct air capture (DAC) developer Skytree will deploy its first commercial systems this year in Germany and the Netherlands, where the shrinking supply of fossil-based CO2 is creating âan existential supply crisisâ for the horticulture sector, a senior company executive told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreCF Asia: ANALYSIS â CORSIA wholesale acceptance of PACM credits seen as unlikely, say market participants
The aviation sectorâs international offsetting programme, CORSIA, is unlikely to accept all credits issued under one of the Paris Agreementâs Article 6 mechanisms, market participants told Carbon Pulse on Wednesday.
Read MoreFEATURE: SAF’s energy security appeal makes the premium worth it, say experts
At a time of spiralling jet fuel prices, the appeal of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is becoming stronger, with the fuel boasting energy security alongside lower emissions, experts say.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Corporates urged to move beyond deforestation-free to nature-positive strategies
Companies should move beyond deforestation-free compliance towards nature-positive strategies as EU sustainability rules expand, panellists said during a Tuesday webinar.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Iran war is already a heavy emitter, and risks pushing emissions further in the long run
The war in Iran has released millions of tonnes of carbon in just the first few weeks, and risks slowing a transition to clean energy as countries turn to more gas and coal to cover the oil crisis, according to recent research.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Attention on EU ETS reform turns to Market Stability Reserve as experts anticipate moderate changes
The European Commissionâs upcoming plans to ease prices in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) are unlikely to fundamentally change how the blocâs carbon market works and will likely include scrapping the automatic cancellation rule in its supply-balancing Market Stability Reserve (MSR), experts told Carbon Pulse.
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