INTERVIEW: Saudi VCM company to integrate with Islamic finance
The Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company (VCM) in Saudi Arabia will imminently launch a pilot programme for carbon trading at Islamic banks, Carbon Pulse heard from its chief executive – without abandoning its core exchange, auctioning, or regional project development mission.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Methods, Indigenous leadership, and stronger market signals key for carbon markets, climate authority hears
Improving the project method development process, strengthening Indigenous leadership, and improving market signals were laid out as key elements that would help Australia’s carbon market achieve the country’s climate goals, according to a report by the Climate Change Authority (CCA).
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Australian govt should make priority list of ACCU methods to meet 2035 targets, ERAC chair says
The Australian government should use the ongoing review of its carbon market to set a list of priority methods that would help it achieve its 2035 emissions reduction target, according to the head of the market’s integrity body.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: EU coal rebound from higher gas prices yet to arrive in force
Coal-fired power generation and emissions have yet to significantly rebound across the EU amid mild weather and low demand, despite analysts highlighting fuel-switching away from gas due to extreme price spikes in March.
Read MoreFEATURE: US targets EU’s anti-deforestation regulation as policy review looms
Officials from the Trump administration have been in the EU this week, reportedly pushing for a full US exemption from the bloc’s anti-deforestation regulation ahead of the European Commission’s upcoming review.
Read MoreANALYSIS: China’s latest five-year roadmap sends signal to national ETS, but worries over emissions trajectory persist
China’s newly announced roadmap for the next five years has somewhat provided clarity on the fundamentals of the national emissions trading system, but worries remain as to whether the latest target will allow the country’s CO2 output to grow.
Read MoreFEATURE: Lawmaker floats central EU buyer for international carbon credits, reviving debate on ETS integration
German MEP Peter Liese is urging the EU to allow international carbon credits in its Emissions Trading System (ETS), reviving debate over the potential integration of Paris Agreement Article 6 units into the bloc’s carbon market.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Trains and trucks seen as “early movers” in Europe’s emerging CO2 transport market
Pipelines provide the cheapest long-term option for transporting CO2, but trains, trucks, and barges could help small and remote emitters move captured carbon to storage sites faster and at lower cost, experts say.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: New registry seeks to unlock carbon finance for building retrofits
A new platform launched on Wednesday aims to channel voluntary carbon market (VCM) finance into building retrofits by certifying emissions reductions from individual properties using verified utility data rather than modelling estimates, its founder told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Income uncertainty looms over India’s land-based carbon projects
One of the biggest challenges facing India’s land-based projects is the difficulty of guaranteeing income for smallholder farmers given the volatility of carbon credit prices, a conference heard this week.
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