Verra activates CDM methodology for renewable energy generation

Published 16:01 on February 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:07 on February 13, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Voluntary

Verra is activating a CDM methodology for renewable energy generation to be used in its Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) programme.

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Age of AI to cause surge in new oil exploration, says Shell

Published 15:16 on February 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:16 on February 13, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Voluntary

The age of artificial intelligence (AI) could prove a boon to fossil fuel companies, propping up high global oil demand into the 2060s, Shell said in its latest annual energy outlook, though global emissions would peak in the late 2020s.

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Amazon, Microsoft team up with Exxon for new voluntary carbon task force

Published 12:54 on February 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 18:19 on February 13, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

Representatives from several large corporates, including Amazon, ExxonMobil, and Microsoft, have teamed up with voluntary carbon experts as part of a new task force aimed at driving integrity in the market.

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ICAO establishes platform to fund initiatives that decarbonise aviation

Published 06:05 on February 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 06:05 on February 13, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has established a global financial platform to directly connect sustainable aviation projects with investors worldwide.

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US DOE affirms $1.7 bln loan to SAF refinery pledged by Biden administration

Published 00:12 on February 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:12 on February 13, 2025  / /  Americas, Aviation/CORSIA, International, US

The US DOE approved the disbursement of a $1.67 billion loan guarantee that had been finalised in the last days of the Biden administration, it said on Tuesday, enabling the expansion of a Montana sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) refinery.

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Honduras’ claim to REDD+ reductions “in overall accordance” with UN guidelines, says review

Published 00:02 on February 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:02 on February 13, 2025  / /  Americas, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, South & Central, Voluntary

Honduras has received feedback from a UN technical team on its reporting under the UNFCCC REDD+ payment for ecosystem services mechanism, in which it claimed nearly 12 million tonnes CO2 in reductions – thereby entering the final verification stages for REDD+ results that could become Article 6 credits.

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French development agency signs agreement with GGGI to boost global Article 6 readiness

Published 16:41 on February 12, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:41 on February 12, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6

The Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) has signed an agreement with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) to help build Article 6 capacity around the world, they announced Wednesday.

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VCM undergoing deep transformation that goes beyond headline data, say analysts

Published 16:34 on February 12, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:34 on February 12, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

The voluntary carbon market (VCM) is undergoing a transformation that goes far beyond headline issuance and retirement data, according to a new report, though the recovery will not come overnight and value could take years to fully scale.

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ANALYSIS: Experts question additionality of HFLD forest carbon methodologies, as integrity body considers approval

Published 16:24 on February 12, 2025  /  Last updated at 17:54 on February 14, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Nature-based, South & Central, US, Voluntary

Carbon methodologies designed to credit for high forest, low deforestation (HFLD) should not be seen as additional and risk undermining carbon market integrity initiatives, according to climate experts, with voluntary carbon integrity body the ICVCM still considering the merits of one such programme for its quality stamp.

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Most REDD+ carbon projects bring both monetary and non-monetary benefits -report

Published 16:16 on February 12, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:16 on February 12, 2025  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Other APAC, South & Central, Voluntary

Eighty-nine percent of REDD+ carbon projects propose a mix of monetary and non-monetary benefits, according to a recent report that analysed 347 projects across 55 countries.

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