CARBON FORWARD 2019 – Stick or twist: investors came to the EU ETS, but will they go?
**THIS IS A FREE ARTICLE** – The 4th annual Carbon Forward conference & training day features a dedicated stream focused on the EU carbon market from an investor perspective.
Read MoreGlasgow selected as venue for UN climate talks in 2020
Next year’s UN climate summit will be held in Glasgow, the UK government announced on Friday, assuming the country wins in its bid to host the annual conference.
Read MoreSouth Korean firms sign major CDM deal in Bangladesh
Korea Midland Power and trading firm Ecoeye have signed a deal with subsidiaries of Bangadesh’s state-owned oil and gas firm PetroBangla to develop a CDM project that will generate some 1 million carbon credits annually for use in the South Korean emissions trading scheme.
Read MoreWorld Bank extends carbon credit eligibility ahead of N2O auction
The World Bank’s Nitric Acid Climate Auction Program (NACAP) has extended the emission reduction generation period that eligible CER and VER carbon credits can be delivered into the programme.
Read MoreFourteen offset programmes apply for ICAO’s CORSIA aviation mechanism
UN aviation body ICAO’s expert panel will consider 14 emissions unit programme applications for the global offsetting mechanism CORSIA, with the submissions ranging from Kyoto era offset programmes and REDD initiatives to jurisdictional schemes in China, the Middle East, and Poland.
Read MoreBRIEFING: World Bank REDD Deals
Three African nations have now signed deforestation reduction agreements under the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) that could form the base of possible international emissions trade, with more deals expected to come later this year.
Read MoreNew Zealand to cancel over 16 mln privately held Kyoto units next year
New Zealand’s announcement this week that it will cancel all privately held Kyoto units in its registry will invalidate more than 16 million credits, according to a Cabinet paper.
Read MoreNew REDD standard targets heavily forested countries for national-scale GHG reductions
A new REDD standard will look to incentivise national-scale emission reductions in high forest cover, low deforestation (HFLD) countries, and the resulting carbon credits will be designed for use in a variety of compliance and voluntary markets.
Read MoreNorway and Suriname to explore carbon credits for preventing deforestation -report
Norway and Suriname are said to be exploring an arrangement where the South American country would earn carbon credits for keeping its tropical forest intact, according to a local news report.
Read MoreUK considers transport offsetting as developers eye domestic carbon market
The UK has launched a consultation looking into mandating all transport providers to offer passengers the chance to offset their journeys over land, air, and sea to help bring down the sector’s carbon emissions.
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