Guyana pledges 32.7 MtCO2e annual emissions cut in UN targets, all from forest carbon
Guyana has released its third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement, in which it pledges to reduce forest carbon emissions by 32.7 million tonnes CO2e per year by 2030, depending on carbon finance.
Read MoreLCAW26: Ministers look to scale forest financing ahead of COP31
Government officials set out their priority actions for scaling forest finance ahead of of November’s COP31, with a minister from Ghana sharing ambitions to ramp up forest financing “from millions to billions” during a London Climate Action Week event on Tuesday.
Read MoreCOMMENT: If a Month of Football Is Worth a Tax Break, the Climate Is Worth More
If governments are willing to suspend tax rules to host a football tournament, they should consider doing the same for verified carbon and recycling credits to unlock the private capital needed for climate action.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: War pushes carbon insurers to pause cover in parts of Middle East
Armed conflict and policy uncertainty are making parts of the international carbon market harder to insure just as the EU looks to lean more on overseas credits, according to Bilal Hussain, co-founder and CEO of carbon credit insurer Artio.
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 MoreUN review flags major gaps in Malawi’s carbon market reporting
A United Nations technical review has identified significant weaknesses in Malawi’s reporting and governance arrangements for participation in international carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, raising concerns about transparency, accounting practices, and environmental integrity.
Read MoreSB64: BRIEFING – Plans for COP30 presidency’s twin roadmaps spark divergent reactions
The Brazilian COP30 presidency’s deforestation roadmap, presented in an early form on Monday, has been well received by a coalition of the willing, while the endeavour to draft a fossil fuel transition plan has sparked some backlash, Carbon Pulse heard in Bonn.
Read MoreForests and climate set to suffer under countries’ bioenergy reliance, warns coalition
Countries are relying too heavily on bioenergy to reduce carbon emissions in their national Paris Agreement pledges, which spells bad news for forests and climate as huge swathes of land are eaten up for growing biomass, according to environmental and social justice groups.
Read MoreMultilateral forest facility’s investment arm finds host in Luxembourg
The investment arm of the Brazilian COP30 presidency’s flagship Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) will be hosted in Luxembourg, the TFFF’s newest contributor, it was revealed Friday.
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