Global carbon fund hands back majority of early gains after volatility bet sours
A carbon market investment fund in April handed back most of the gains made the previous month after a bet on volatility went sour.
Read MoreNext year’s UN climate talks should take place in Africa as planned, say continent’s negotiators
African climate negotiators want next year’s COP27 UN summit to go ahead in Africa as planned, despite this year’s postponement of the UK-hosted talks to 2021.
Read MoreCARBON PULSE CONVERSATIONS 009: The Gold Standard
In this latest episode of our Carbon Pulse Conversations podcast, we chat with Owen Hewlett, chief technical officer at The Gold Standard, which is one of the main certifiers of voluntary carbon market projects and an approved standard under the international CORSIA aviation offset scheme.
Read MoreEU emitters ramp up Kyoto offset usage as cheap ETS compliance option enters final year
Companies regulated by the EU ETS exchanged over 27 million Kyoto Protocol offsets for EUAs in the past 12 months, ramping up the practice with just a year left for emitters to tap this cheaper compliance option.
Read MoreCARBON PULSE CONVERSATIONS 008: New Zealand Climate Change Commission/Motu Research Institute
In this latest episode of our Carbon Pulse Conversations podcast, we speak to Catherine Leining, policy fellow at the Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Institute and a member of New Zealand’s independent Climate Change Commission, about the ongoing NZ ETS reform work and the prospects of the country accessing the international carbon market.
Read MoreCARBON PULSE CONVERSATIONS 007: The Nature Conservancy
In the latest instalment of the Carbon Pulse Conversations podcast, we chat with Kelley Hamrick, policy advisor at US-based environmental organisation The Nature Conservancy (TNC), about coronavirus-related impacts on the Paris Agreement’s Article 6 negotiations and ICAO’s global aviation offset mechanism CORSIA.
Read MoreSouth Africa delays first carbon tax payment deadline due to virus crisis
South Africa’s president on Tuesday announced a three-month delay to the deadline for the first payments due under the country’s carbon tax, as part of a wider package of financial measures to help companies cope with the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreGlobal carbon fund posts 8% return in first five weeks
A global environmental markets investment fund has notched an impressive 8% return in its first five weeks of operation, its managers said Thursday.
Read MoreAirlines seek CORSIA changes in light of virus impact
Airlines are urging governments to alter the UN’s international CORSIA aviation offsetting mechanism to account for the drastic cut in flights due to the coronavirus, changes that would likely greatly reduce offset demand.
Read MoreCoronavirus plagues South Africa carbon tax collections
The coronavirus crisis is introducing a number of problems for South Africa and its new carbon tax, including preventing emitters from registering to pay it, experts say.
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