FEATURE: Singapore’s SAF levy unlikely to impact demand for CORSIA credits
Singapore’s upcoming levy on airline tickets to fund sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) purchases is seen largely as a market-creation signal rather than a policy that can deliver major emissions cuts in the near term, with limited impact on airlines’ demand for CORSIA carbon credits, according to experts.
Read MoreFEATURE: Global carbon price for shipping faces hammer blows from counter proposals
The adoption of a global carbon price for shipping is now in question, as some countries are proposing a new Net-Zero Framework (NZF) that would remove the financial levy and weaken incentives for clean fuels.
Read MoreClimate Litigation Roundup: Climate liability reaches SCOTUS as judicial scrutiny of corporate climate claims intensifies
The past month in climate litigation saw the US’ highest court take up a major lawsuit led by local governments against the oil industry, a landmark corporate climate case move into trial phase in Europe, and courts across multiple jurisdictions weigh greenwashing claims and statutory climate duties.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: ART board member urges alignment between TFFF, J-REDD+
The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) should build on the governance systems developed for jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD+), as the two mechanisms share objectives and draw on complementary sources of finance, a board member of standard body ART told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreBRIEFING: CORSIA insurance, mirrored registries not a silver bullet, say experts
Carbon insurance to manage political risk, and a dual-layered registry approach to support carbon accounting, are two valuable tools for the UN’s CORSIA international aviation offsetting market – but there are big caveats, according to experts.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Rising integrity demands to reshape rice carbon projects as MRV technologies advance
Growing scrutiny over the credibility of international carbon credits is raising the bar for rice carbon projects, with compliance buyers demanding increasingly sophisticated monitoring systems to verify emission reductions.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: “Quick fix” to EU carbon price achievable by end of 2026, says key lawmaker
A reform of the Market Stability Reserve (MSR), which helps to balance the supply of allowances in the EU carbon market, could be swiftly adopted by the end of the year, according to German lawmaker Peter Liese, who led the European Parliament’s last overhaul of the bloc’s Emissions Trading System (ETS).
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Biochar giant plans to supply 1 mln CDR credits by 2028
A Bolivia-based biochar developer is ramping up production capacity as it targets delivering 320,000 carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits in 2026 and up to 1 million annually by 2028, while also exploring an expansion into new biomass streams and geographies, its CEO told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Canadian CDR could boost GDP C$80 bln by 2050, rival country’s largest manufacturing industries
The carbon removal (CDR) sector could boost Canada’s GDP by nearly C$80 billion ($58.5 bln) by 2050, according to a new report by a CDR lobby group which recommended the northern country implement loan guarantees ensure the sector delivers.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Early compliance risks could slow adoption of India’s ETS
India’s emerging compliance carbon market could face early operational hurdles as companies scramble to build the monitoring and reporting systems required under the new Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), a webinar heard Thursday.
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