Draft Mexican VCM regulation poses “nearly zero” risk to developers -lawyer

Published 02:19 on March 20, 2024  /  Last updated at 02:19 on March 20, 2024  / /  Americas, Mexico, Nature-based, Voluntary

The draft regulation for the national voluntary carbon market (VCM) in Mexico poses “nearly zero” risk to project developers in its current form due to deep structural issues, a conference heard from a legal expert Tuesday.

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VCM Report: Low price trade dominates voluntary carbon market as liquidity thins ahead of CCPs arrival

Published 16:39 on March 18, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:39 on March 18, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA, China, EMEA, International, Japan, Kyoto Mechanisms, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, New Zealand, South Korea, Switzerland, US, Voluntary

Over-the-counter trade seems to have slowed in the voluntary carbon market and retirement levels have fallen ahead of the much-anticipated announcement at the end of the month of the first methodologies that will qualify for the Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) stamp of high integrity.

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VCM Report: KSET liquidation sparks sell off in voluntary carbon spots and futures

Published 18:28 on March 11, 2024  /  Last updated at 18:28 on March 11, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA, Canada, China, EMEA, International, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, New Zealand, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, US, Voluntary

Standardised voluntary carbon spot contracts for old CORSIA and related futures tumbled this week from already low levels, in the wake of asset manager KraneShares announcing it will liquidate its KSET exchange-traded fund.

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Executives concerned by impending ESG regulations, investors remain undeterred -report

Published 20:41 on March 5, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:47 on March 25, 2024  / /  Americas, Canada, EMEA, Mexico, US

Executives are being pressed by an impending wave of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) regulations, while institutional investors remain resolute on the importance of ESG data in the face of recent controversy, with both embracing integrated reporting, according to a report published Tuesday.

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Mexican government circulates draft regulation for national voluntary carbon registry, price index with Article 6 provisions

Published 22:40 on March 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 22:40 on March 4, 2024  / /  Americas, Carbon Taxes, Climate Talks, International, Mexico, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

The Mexican government distributed a draft regulation for the national voluntary carbon market (VCM) at a stakeholder workshop last week that would create a centralised record of VCM data, a national price index, and authorisation procedures for international carbon trading under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement, according to a leaked draft seen by Carbon Pulse.

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VCM Report: Voluntary carbon buyers sitting on sidelines despite high levels of credit retirements

Published 17:24 on March 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:24 on March 4, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA, Canada, EMEA, International, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, New Zealand, Paris Article 6, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, US, Voluntary

Prices failed to budge, liquidity was thin last week, and there was a mix of opinion about the direction of the voluntary carbon market, with sources reporting a flood of new offers posted while others noted the cupboard was starting to run bare of good quality.

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Canadian carbon offset developer leverages MRV technology in vertical integration rebrand, dual listing effort

Published 16:57 on March 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:57 on March 4, 2024  /  Africa, Americas, Bavardage, Canada, EMEA, Mexico, Nature-based, Voluntary

A Canadian-headquartered voluntary offset project developer has partnered with an MRV technology firm run by one of its co-founders to pursue vertical integration amid a company rebrand and proposed dual share listing.

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ICVCM revises down number of voluntary carbon credit methodologies assessed for integrity stamp, but promises quick turnaround

Published 13:00 on February 29, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:12 on February 29, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA, Canada, China, EMEA, International, Japan, Kyoto Mechanisms, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, New Zealand, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, US, Voluntary

Nearly all the assessements of voluntary carbon market methodologies currently under review for the Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) stamp of high integrity, accounting for some 850 million credits, will be concluded by the end of September, the Integrity Council for Voluntary Carbon Markets (ICVCM) told Carbon Pulse on Thursday.

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Idle ships at anchor to earn voluntary carbon credits under new Gold Standard methodology

Published 00:01 on February 29, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:09 on February 28, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, China, EMEA, International, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, New Zealand, Shipping, South & Central, South Korea, Voluntary

Idle ships at anchor around the globe will be able to earn carbon credits under a new methodology approved by Gold Standard.

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VCM Report: Second oil major makes a splash in retirement of voluntary carbon credits

Published 16:55 on February 26, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:21 on February 26, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA, Canada, China, EMEA, International, Japan, Kyoto Mechanisms, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, New Zealand, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, US, Voluntary

A huge number of African REDD voluntary carbon credits were retired by an oil and gas major last week, but spot activity was thin and trading generally lacklustre as prices kept steady.

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