Verra, Greenpeace square off over criticism of forest carbon credit methodologies
Standard-setting body Verra this week accused Greenpeace of misrepresenting its forest carbon offset methodologies and cherry-picking expert opinions to undermine the credibility of its REDD+ projects in two recent articles.
Read MoreUS HFC rule could impact voluntary offset projects, narrow future compliance protocol expansion
The US EPA’s proposed regulation to reduce high-global warming potential HFCs could impact voluntary offset initiatives in the short term, as well as limit expansion options for California regulator ARB’s ozone-depleting substance (ODS) protocol, market participants said.
Read MoreClimateCare, Natural Capital Partners merge as voluntary market deals gather pace
ClimateCare and Natural Capital Partners have merged to help build global scale in the rapidly expanding voluntary carbon market.
Read MoreIncubEx fundraise values environmental markets platform at $161 mln ahead of London IPO
Environmental markets platform IncubEx has raised $11.7 million in its latest fundraising round, valuing the company at $161 mln ahead of an expected IPO in London later this year.
Read MoreNew Paris climate pledges to help cut projected warming to 2.4C -scientists
The new climate pledges announced during April’s US-led climate summit are projected to put the world on track for global warming of 2.4C above pre-industrial levels, a report published Tuesday showed, reflecting a drop from 2.6C previously but still far off the Paris Agreement’s 1.5-2C goals.
Read MoreSouth Pole buys Belgian climate consultancy CO2logic
South Pole has bought Belgium-based climate consultancy CO2logic, its first acquisition since last month’s €20 million-plus fund investment put it on a major growth track.
Read MoreVCM Report: VER prices slide further, while corresponding adjustment guidance exerts few impacts
Voluntary emissions reduction (VER) prices trended down this week outside of nature-based offerings, while participants reported few direct pricing or liquidity impacts from Verra’s recent guidance to not require corresponding adjustments for voluntary carbon market (VCM) transfers.
Read MoreUS EPA proposes trading system in HFC phase-down rule
The US EPA put forth a rulemaking on Monday to implement bipartisan climate legislation passed last year, with the draft regulation to reduce potent HFC gases through an allowance trading system for regulated entities.
Read MoreGermany, Russia sign MoU to ship hydrogen via controversial gas pipeline
Germany and Russia have signed a €2 billion memorandum of understanding (MoU) to leverage the controversial gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 for the eventual distribution of hydrogen, even as the European Parliament called for the project to be halted due to rising tensions with Moscow.
Read MoreC-Quest adds to African cookstove VER deals with BP agreement
US-based carbon offset developer C-Quest Capital announced the final leg of a programme to deploy clean cookstoves across Sub-Saharan Africa on Wednesday, signing a voluntary emissions reduction (VER) offtake deal with oil major BP.
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