VCM REPORT: CORSIA benchmark future settle below $10, SBTi recognises voluntary carbon credit use in new corporate standard
CORSIA futures were little changed last week, with benchmark contracts on ICE slipping below $10/tonne mark after stabilising in recent weeks following a prolonged decline.
Read MoreSB64: INTERVIEW – Zimbabwe makes its case to ICAO for CORSIA credit labels
Zimbabwean officials met Friday in Bonn with members of CORSIA’s Technical Advisory Body (TAB) to understand the TAB’s limits on involving national registries in the scheme, a country representative told Carbon Pulse, citing high stakes for standards and host countries alike.
Read MoreFEATURE: New SBTi corporate climate standard sets meaningful internal carbon pricing goalposts, say experts
The introduction of specific price anchors for companies choosing to set an internal carbon price under the newly released Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) Corporate Net-Zero Standard, will help to ‘avoid race-to-the-bottom dynamics’ and provide viable financial support to many carbon projects, according to experts.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Global governments urge Brussels to simplify CBAM compliance rules
Governments around the world have urged the EU to simplify what they describe as overly prescriptive and complex requirements for complying with its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
Read MoreBRIEFING: EU eyes faster permitting, onshore CO2 storage to support industrial CCS
Europe must slash permitting times and embrace onshore CO2 storage if it wants to deploy carbon capture and storage (CCS) at scale in cement and other hard to abate sectors at an affordable cost, according to EU officials, industry, and policy experts.
Read MoreSB64: FEATURE – Pitfalls in Article 6.2 reporting lead negotiators, observers to ask about iterative review
Negotiators and observers are questioning how the UN’s process of assessing Article 6.2 initial reports could become more iterative and better at isolating major concerns, as common reporting pitfalls have led UN teams to declare inconsistencies in every review to date.
Read MoreANALYSIS: New SBTi corporate climate standard offers path to scale nature-based carbon finance, even if onus is on tech-based removals
Nature-based solutions deserve stronger support in the newly released Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0, though they still have a clear pathway to scale, according to some carbon market stakeholders, who pointed to the standard’s prioritisation of engineered removals to help companies tackle hard-to-abate emissions later down the line.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: War pushes carbon insurers to pause cover in parts of Middle East
Armed conflict and policy uncertainty are making parts of the international carbon market harder to insure just as the EU looks to lean more on overseas credits, according to Bilal Hussain, co-founder and CEO of carbon credit insurer Artio.
Read MoreANALYSIS: New SBTi standard opens door for carbon markets, but guardrails will temper near-term demand
The Science-Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) long-awaited new Corporate Net-Zero Standard was widely welcomed for recognising companies that address their ongoing emissions, including with voluntary ‘high-integrity’ credit buying – but stakeholders critiqued its lack of mandate on near-term action, which they said will significantly dampen the immediate market signal.
Read MoreSB64: FEATURE – Article 6 observers alarmed as missing BTRs delay corresponding adjustment – but it’s sabotage to rush, experts say
Dozens of governments are running late with submitting their first round of biennial climate reports to the UN, raising concerns among Article 6 stakeholders who note that the UN carbon trading process hinges on their timeliness and accuracy.
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