ALLCOT’s Voluntary Carbon Market Report – September 2017
After the summer break, activity is beginning to pick up again in the voluntary market, sources report.
Read MoreUN launches tender to buy 170k CERs
The UN has launched a tender to buy a total 170,200 CERs, including those from projects in LDCs, Argentina and Colombia, as well as from initiatives with co-benefits for women.
Read MoreEU Parliament votes to put CORSIA aviation offset scheme under closer watch
The European Parliament on Wednesday voted to extend the suspension of extra-European flights from the EU ETS, but called for a review of the UN’s CORSIA scheme that could see those routes become regulated under the bloc’s carbon market again in the future.
Read MoreInvestors, climate need tight post-2020 CER restrictions -report
The types of CERs eligible for use under the Paris Agreement or other emerging programmes such as CORSIA must be restricted to ensure the integrity of new markets and the confidence of investors, researchers have warned.
Read MoreCARBON FORWARD: The buyer’s dilemma – what makes a good carbon credit?
Governments, companies and investors take different approaches to weed out carbon credits they deem lacking in environmental integrity, making it tricky for airlines to anticipate buying options in what will become the world’s biggest offsetting scheme.
Read MoreNova Scotia cap-and-trade stakeholders favour linked, WCI-friendly market despite govt reservations
A majority of stakeholders polled by the Nova Scotia government over its proposed cap-and-trade scheme favour designing it based on WCI’s rules and linking it to other North American carbon markets.
Read MoreTwo carbon traders on gardening leave after parting ways with employers
Two carbon traders have started gardening leave after parting ways with their respective companies, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreSouth Korean plan to expand int’l offset eligibility in 2021 on track, but could feature limits
South Korea remains on track to broadly expanding the eligibility of international offsets in its emissions trading scheme from 2021, but the country could opt to bring in EU-style restrictions for some project types or countries, a senior government official told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreFEATURE – Off his radar: Low-key approach seen crucial to CORSIA evading Trump’s climate axe
President Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement and his wider rollback of national climate policies has raised concerns over whether the country will fulfil its pledge to initially partake in the UN’s global aviation offset scheme, leading many to hope the issue stays off his radar.
Read MoreGermany launches tender to buy CERs to offset 2016 federal govt travel
Germany has launched a tender to procure offsets to neutralise the GHG emissions generated from the business trips of federal government officials in 2016.
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