CORRECTION: Nations seek to shift gears on UN Article 6 carbon market talks
Governments are looking to change their approach on agreeing to a global rulebook for carbon markets in an effort to avoid a repeat failure that almost crashed the UN climate talks last year.
Read MoreCDM board weighs expanding struggling scheme to ride-sharing apps, other urban sectors
The CDM’s executive board held its first meeting of 2019 last week, where it weighed a number issues including whether online ride-hailing applications should receive carbon offsets and how to expand the struggling scheme’s use into urban sectors.
Read MoreChile moves UN COP25 climate summit to Easter Island over logistical, environmental fears
Amid a raft of concerns about overcrowding and a lack of conference venue options in Santiago, the Chilean government has announced its remote Easter Island as the surprise site for this year’s UN COP25 climate summit, highlighting the island’s ecological-driven collapse as a point of urgency for global efforts to reduce emissions.
Read MoreICAO names advisory board for CORSIA aviation offset scheme
UN aviation body ICAO has listed the members of its technical advisory board (TAB) for its CORSIA global offsetting mechanism, adhering to historical splits between rich and poor countries with the latter represented by major CDM host nations and oil majors.
Read MoreICAP Status Report 2019: Emissions Trading Worldwide
Carbon Pulse partner ICAP has published its annual Status Report “Emissions Trading Worldwide”. The 2019 edition provides a comprehensive overview of the latest developments and design elements of all ETS in operation, scheduled and under consideration around the world.
Read MoreChile seen allowing unlimited offsets for expanded CO2 tax, may add RECs
Chile could allow the unlimited use of domestic offsets as a compliance option under its expanded $5/tonne carbon charge, though industry is lobbying to include RECs as well, according to an industry expert.
Read MoreUN confirms 2019 dates for COP25 climate talks in Chile
The COP25 UN climate conference in Chile will be held this December, the international organisation confirmed on Thursday, reversing an initial decision by the host nation to push the next annual negotiation round to Jan. 2020.
Read MoreICAO implements advisory body to review CORSIA offset units, though questions remain
UN aviation body ICAO announced Wednesday that it had enacted an advisory body to review emissions credits under its CORSIA global offsetting mechanism, but it was unclear whether it had reached further decisions on the panel’s membership and transparency.
Read MoreICAO approves carbon unit criteria for CORSIA aviation offset scheme
UN aviation body ICAO’s Council approved broad emissions unit criteria on Tuesday under its CORSIA global offsetting mechanism, placating green groups that had warned the body against making changes that could undermine the programme’s environmental integrity.
Read MoreUK-based EU ETS verifiers, Kyoto account holders face restrictions under ‘no-deal’ Brexit
UK-based emission auditors will no longer be able to verify GHG output from EU ETS participants in other countries should Britain leave the bloc without a withdrawal agreement, the UK government announced Thursday.
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