Canadian nature-based VER developer aims to generate nearly 30 mln credits
A Vancouver-headquartered carbon credit developer on Wednesday announced it plans on generating almost 30 million VERs from four rewilding and mangrove forest preservation projects.
Read MoreVCM Report: Damning reports on REDD+ crush prices as buyers retreat
REDD+ avoided deforestation credit prices continued to sink over the past week in the wake of damning reports published in national newspapers about widespread over-crediting in the sector.
Read MoreGerman certification giant acquires North American GHG auditor
The US arm of a German certification giant has acquired a North American greenhouse gas auditing firm.
Read MoreMexico’s updated Paris target backslides on already-meagre GHG reduction commitment -watchdog
A more ambitious climate target in Mexico’s updated Paris Agreement commitment is actually worse than its previous insufficient target due to higher baseline emissions and selective accounting, a watchdog group said Monday.
Read MoreVCM Report: Value of trades falls sharply amid bargain-hunting
Prompt carbon credit prices edged lower over the past week, but the slight moves masked a much heavier bearish step identified by data aggregator AlliedOffsets, which flagged a slide in transactional value that likely reflects bargain hunting at the expense of fresher and more expensive vintages.
Read MoreOffset quality checking tool aims to cover most of VCM market by Q3 2023
An open-access service rating the quality of projects in the voluntary carbon market expects to cover four-fifths of issued carbon credits by Q3 2023 amid plans to add five more project types.
Read MorePost-COP27 pressure set to mount on who foots bill for climate change
Climate-related finance demands are very likely to grow in the coming weeks and months, as nations meet in high-stakes nature negotiations in Montreal, and discussions escalate elsewhere on broader global-financial-system reform pursuant to the climate crisis.
Read MoreVCM Report: Slight uptick in N-GEO activity a bright spot in moribund market
The rise in open interest in the N-GEO future and a slight uptick in the spot N-GEO proved the bright spots for a voluntary carbon market that remained stuck in the doldrums last week amid a lack of year-end mitigation demand.
Read MoreCOP27: Reactions to the Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan and a snapshot of key announcements
Here are selected expert reactions to the Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan, which was concluded at the UN COP27 summit early on Sunday, along with a snapshot of key announcements made at the two-week event.
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