SB64: BRIEFING – CORSIA overselling fears hang over supply
The problem of diverse country risk profiles for gaining CORSIA Letters of Authorisation (LoAs) – crucial for developers – is exacerbated by many host countries’ fears or lack of data around overselling, threatening supply, officials and experts said on the sidelines of SB64 in Bonn.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Carbon Markets Cannot Claim Integrity While Excluding Women
As carbon markets undergo an integrity reset, treating women’s inclusion as a co-benefit is no longer enough – inclusive finance can help make their contributions measurable, verifiable, and central to the credibility of carbon projects.
Read MoreOcean advocates, scientists press COP31 hosts to make next climate summit a “Blue COP”
More than 150 scientists, policymakers and public figures have urged the incoming COP31 presidencies of Turkiye and Australia to make next year’s UN climate summit a “Blue COP”, calling for ocean issues to be written into the formal negotiations and backed by finance outcomes.
Read MoreLATAM Roundup: Countries leap into transactional phase of Article 6 under bilateral agreements
Several Latin American countries crossed major milestones in the operationalisation of Article 6 markets last week, signalling a shift from years of institutional preparation towards the first wave of actual carbon transactions under the Paris Agreement.
Read MoreSB64: Carbon markets surface in first round of COP30-mandated finance alignment dialogue
Carbon projects, pricing, and trading appeared in a new place on Tuesday: among the proposals to align public and private finance flows with low-emission development, as discussed in a first dialogue on the Paris Agreement goal.Â
Read MoreGoogle targets travel emissions with large SAF certificates deal
Google will target emissions from employee business travel with a new agreement for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) certificates (SAFc), touted as the largest publicly announced SAFc deal between an airline and a single corporate customer to date.
Read MoreUK air traffic controller invests in carbon removal credit for first time
An air traffic controller has agreed to buy ÂŁ500,000 of durable removal credits from a diverse range of projects, as part of a UK Sustainable Aviation coalition that has pledged ÂŁ2 million to stimulate the carbon removal (CDR) market.
Read MoreSingapore, Tanzania sign carbon credits cooperation pact to advance climate action
Singapore and Tanzania have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on carbon credits collaboration, as they aim to strengthen bilateral climate cooperation.
Read MoreSB64: COP31 Presidency unveils global electrification target to accelerate clean energy transition
The incoming presidency of COP31 has proposed a global target to increase the share of energy demand met by electricity to 35% by 2035, positioning electrification as a cornerstone of efforts to reduce emissions and accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels.
Read MoreSB64: Adaptation Fund enters Paris era with “dire” financial needs, PACM funds still pending
Negotiators at the SB64 climate summit in Bonn are transitioning the Kyoto-era Adaptation Fund (AF) to Paris, with UN carbon markets historically contributing large sums to the fund – but financing from the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) is still on standby.
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