BRIEFING: 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.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Feedstock bottlenecks, insufficient policy support hamper development of low-carbon fuel in APAC
Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand are leading the development of low-carbon fuel (LCF) in the Asia Pacific, while feedstock bottlenecks and lack of national blending mandates have hindered progress in several countries within the region, according to a report released this week.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Middle East war likely to result in lower demand for CORSIA credits in the short term, analysts say
The war in the Middle East is likely to lower demand for credits under the international aviation sector’s CORSIA scheme in the short term, analysts told Carbon Pulse, with one estimating the past two weeks alone have seen around 3 million tonnes of fewer emissions due to lost jet fuel.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Bolivian jurisdictional project finalising ART registration documents, parallel programme on hold
Plans to register Bolivia’s first sovereign jurisdictional carbon credit project have been delayed from initial official issuance estimates, aligning with the government’s roadmap to build a national carbon markets architecture, the initiative’s main technical partner told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Shell aims to take EU “back to the drawing board” on CO2 storage obligation
The Anglo-Dutch major has filed a legal challenge against the CO2 storage obligation in the EU’s Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), saying the lawsuit is being coordinated with other oil and gas companies as part of a multi-pronged strategy to build a business case for carbon capture and storage (CCS).
Read MoreBRIEFING: With or without carbon projects, climate-ambitious countries risk credit rating downgrade
When countries put in place macroeconomically damaging climate and nature policies, carbon revenues may not be high enough to calm credit rating agencies, so sovereign nations must either plan alternate sources of revenue or strike deals with investors, Carbon Pulse has heard.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Reforestation projects constrained by uncertainty, despite buyer-developer price alignment, experts say
Uncertainty over risk, credit quality, and financing is continuing to hold back the reforestation carbon market despite signs that buyers and developers may be more aligned on price than expected, a webinar heard Tuesday.
Read MoreDATA DIVE: Proposed WOTUS Rule threatens foundation of US ecosystem market
US ecosystem market stakeholders are awaiting word on a proposed EPA rule which would dramatically reduce the number of wetlands requiring offsets.
Read MoreFEATURE: How UK sustainability reporting could drive demand for carbon credits
The UK’s progressive tightening of sustainability reporting requirements could drive corporate demand for carbon credits, helping to lower the impact on taxpayers from support for carbon removal projects, according to experts.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Carbon markets ‘powerful opportunity’ to compete aggressively, says chemicals company CEO
An Australian chemicals company fresh off the back of fundraising is exploring voluntary carbon market opportunities to value stack its zero emissions chemical reactors, its CEO told Carbon Pulse.Â
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