German govt launches tender to buy 431k CERs
The German government has launched a tender to buy 431,300 CERs to offset the emissions from a series of activities including those associated with its EU Council presidency.
Read MoreGlobal energy emissions growth sees dip in 2019 as coal’s role fades -BP
Global CO2 emissions from energy use grew by 0.5% in 2019, only partially unwinding the unusually strong 2.1% rise in 2018, oil major BP said in its annual energy review published on Wednesday.
Read MoreIsrael mulls carbon tax on power, transport, and cooking gas
Israel has started working on a carbon pricing strategy, with the central bank recommending the government to set up an emissions tax for power, road transport, and cooking gas, according to local reports on Wednesday.
Read MoreEight offset programmes apply for CORSIA aviation mechanism during second intake
UN aviation body ICAO’s expert panel will consider eight additional emissions unit programmes for the global offsetting mechanism CORSIA, with the submissions ranging from Kyoto-era crediting methodologies to jurisdictional-scale forest and land-use activities to an unauthorised application to incorporate the Northeast US RGGI carbon market.
Read MoreCarbon consultancy offering ‘Corona Credits’ to offset emissions reduced by global virus lockdown
*FREE READ* – A new carbon consultancy is calculating the global greenhouse gas emissions being saved by people working from home due to the coronavirus outbreak, and it is packaging and selling the reductions as voluntary carbon offsets.
Read MoreICAO may approve next round of CORSIA aviation offset applications after Art. 6 decision
UN aviation body ICAO will look to endorse a second round of programme applications for its global offset system CORSIA by the end of the year, with that decision potentially occurring after countries attempt to forge the rulebook of international emissions trading under the Paris Agreement at COP26, according to an updated timeline.
Read MoreCORSIA offset recommendations run counter to feedback on CDM and China’s CCERs, comments show
ICAO should not have unconditionally accepted the CDM or China’s GHG Voluntary Emission Reduction Program to supply the pilot phase of its global aviation offset system CORSIA due to environmental integrity concerns and a lack of transparency in their applications, according to public comments released Monday.
Read MoreVerra seeks clarifications, changes on aviation offset restrictions under CORSIA
Offset standard developer and manager Verra is planning a series of alterations to its Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) project types that the ICAO Council declined to approve for use under the international aviation offset system CORSIA.
Read MoreMajor climate conference nixed over coronavirus
A major annual climate change conference scheduled for late May has been cancelled over the coronavirus crisis.
Read MoreAirlines’ CORSIA offset requirements could skew lower with flexibility provision -analysis
A flexibility mechanism built into the global aviation offset programme CORSIA could reduce carbon credit obligations during the scheme’s pilot phase to address coronavirus-related impacts on the emission baseline, eliminating the need for any changes to the underlying ICAO resolution, according to a green group’s analysis.
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