DATA DIVE: Voluntary carbon projects have become better for biodiversity over time
Nature-based voluntary carbon projects are becoming increasingly beneficial for biodiversity, according to new data from AlliedOffsets that has been shared with and analysed by Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreCoca-Cola, Bayer plow $1 mln into LATAM climate fund
Coca-Cola and the Bayer Foundation are backing a new climate fund with a total $1 million investment that aims to invest in 350 projects across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Read MoreLATAM Roundup: Int’l development institutions spotlight carbon pricing
Carbon Pulse rounds up developments in Latin American and Caribbean carbon markets for the week ending Sep. 1, which saw several carbon pricing announcements propelled by support from development banks and intergovernmental alliances.
Read MoreMexican project to generate first biodiversity credits under BioCarbon standard
A nature conservation project in Mexico is set to generate the first batch of biodiversity credits under the BioCarbon standard, the certifier has told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreMexican Yucatan IFM project yields first batch of 380k carbon credits
Developers announced on Wednesday the first tranche of issuance from an improved forest management (IFM) project in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula region.
Read MoreLATAM Roundup: Government interventions increasingly shape national, regional markets
Carbon Pulse rounds up developments in Latin American and Caribbean carbon markets for the fortnight ending Aug. 18, which saw state actors make increasingly hands-on interventions in the domestic and regional voluntary carbon market (VCM).
Read MoreMexico one of least exposed LATAM countries to EU CBAM, says expert
Mexico stands to be less exposed than other Latin American economies to the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), Carbon Pulse heard this week at the Mexico Carbon Forum in Guanajuato, although the country could be caught in the crossfire of potential obstructive trade measures by the US.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Global South carbon markets need an explosion of Southern demand
Heightened demand from carbon credit buyers located in the Global South will be key to retaining climate finance in-country and pursuing sustainable development in emerging economies via the voluntary market (VCM), instead of relying on foreign investors from the North, according to speakers at the Mexico Carbon Forum in Guanajuato this week.
Read MoreRegional cooperation can facilitate Article 6 development in Latin America -panellists
Regional trade bloc agreements could help facilitate the development of Article 6 capacities and trading in Latin America, conference attendees heard Wednesday.
Read MoreMexico’s Hidalgo exploring options for future state carbon tax -official
The Mexican state of Hidalgo is considering implementing a state carbon tax, which is expected to allow the use of offsets for compliance purposes, according to an official from the state’s environmental ministry.
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