Fossil fuel presence at COPs has grown sharply, reaching 3% of delegates at COP28 -report

Published 16:35 on March 4, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:35 on March 4, 2025  / /  Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Middle East

Fossil fuel interests accounted for 2,347 delegates, or 3% of all participants at COP28, gaining entry largely through business NGOs and developing country governments, according to a study released Monday.

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New suite of news and intelligence products to celebrate 10 years of Carbon Pulse

Published 03:00 on March 4, 2025  /  Last updated at 10:44 on March 4, 2025  /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA, Bavardage, Biodiversity, Canada, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, China, Climate Talks, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Japan, Kyoto Mechanisms, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, New Zealand, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, RINs & LCFS, Shipping, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, UK ETS, US, Voluntary

To celebrate 10 years of Carbon Pulse, we are announcing the launch of two new subscription products – Net Zero Pulse and Nature & Biodiversity Pulse – to enhance our suite of specialist news and intelligence offerings.

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Carbon Pulse continues to strengthen reporting teams with new hires, promotions

Published 22:42 on February 28, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:55 on February 28, 2025  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA, Bavardage, Biodiversity, Canada, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, China, Climate Talks, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Japan, Kyoto Mechanisms, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, New Zealand, Other APAC, Other Content, Paris Article 6, RINs & LCFS, Shipping, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, UK ETS, US, Voluntary

Carbon Pulse has further strengthened its team of carbon market, climate policy, nature, and biodiversity reporters with a series of new hires and internal promotions.

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Bloomberg, General Index expand voluntary carbon market partnership, over 200 credit price assessments added to Terminal

Published 14:28 on February 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:28 on February 27, 2025  /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, China, EMEA, International, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, Other APAC, South & Central, US, Voluntary

Bloomberg and benchmark provider General Index (GX) have expanded their strategic collaboration to enhance access to voluntary carbon market (VCM) price data on the Bloomberg Terminal, the companies announced on Thursday.

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Researchers develop AI model to boost accuracy of CO2 emissions forecasts

Published 13:03 on February 20, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:03 on February 20, 2025  /  EMEA, Middle East

Scientists have developed a machine learning-based model that significantly improves the accuracy of CO2 emission predictions.

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BRIEFING: Collaboration between cities vital to accelerate CDR deployment -experts

Published 02:21 on February 19, 2025  /  Last updated at 02:21 on February 19, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Middle East, US, Voluntary

Shared knowledge and strategies between cities can serve as a crucial tool for advancing CO2 removal (CDR) efforts to deliver a gigatonne-scale impact, experts said at a webinar Tuesday.

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BRIEFING: Global carbon market traded volume surges in 2024, valuation remains flat -analysts

Published 23:29 on February 11, 2025  /  Last updated at 23:29 on February 11, 2025  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA, Canada, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, China, Climate Talks, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, New Zealand, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, Shipping, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, UK ETS, US, Voluntary

Global carbon markets saw their value marginally rise to above €800 billion in 2024, according to annual research published by analysts, while traded volume jumped by almost 25% year-on-year amid buoyant activity across nearly all systems.

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Global wind and solar capacity expands in 2024, but project delays persist, G7 falls behind -report

Published 00:01 on February 11, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:39 on February 11, 2025  /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Japan, Middle East, Other APAC, South & Central, US

The global pipeline of utility-scale solar and wind projects grew by more than 20% in 2024, yet sluggish implementation – notably from the world’s richest countries – continues to hinder progress towards renewable energy targets, according to a new report.

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Analysts expect record voluntary carbon credit retirements in 2025, excluding CORSIA demand boost

Published 17:39 on February 6, 2025  /  Last updated at 17:39 on February 6, 2025  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Middle East, South & Central, Voluntary

A carbon analytics firm has said it expects nearly 200 million tonnes CO2 in voluntary carbon market (VCM) retirements in 2025, with the possibility of substantially more if demand from the UN’s CORSIA international aviation offsetting scheme materialises.

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Oman-based CDR startup raises additional $5 mln in Series A funding

Published 09:55 on February 6, 2025  /  Last updated at 09:55 on February 6, 2025  / /  EMEA, Middle East, Voluntary

A carbon mineralisation company has secured an additional $5 million in a Series A investment from a sovereign climate investor and a MENA-focused venture capital firm, bringing its total Series A funding to $42 mln.

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