Global seagrass sediment stores 650 mln tCO2, according to satellite map
An American research team has found that roughly 650 million tonnes of carbon were stored in the top layers of seagrass sediment between 2019-20 as part of the construction of a global blue carbon map.
Read MoreResearchers say nature-based insurance could unlock billions
Greater use of nature-based insurance could help reduce climate risks, mobilise private adaptation finance, support biodiversity conservation, and help curb rising insurance costs, researchers said in a paper published this week.
Read MoreEU ministers back grids and permitting push to fast‑track electrification
EU27 energy ministers on Friday approved a grids and permitting package aimed at accelerating the expansion of infrastructure seen as essential for electrification and the bloc’s decarbonisation goals.
Read MoreJurisdictional REDD+ standard updates, offers lifeline for World Bank forest programme participants
The Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) has released version 3.0 of its jurisdictional REDD+ standard, adding a pathway for World Bank forest carbon programme participants to transition into the standard, it announced Thursday.
Read MoreEU rallies behind Cyprus as Turkiye excludes it from COP31 preparations
EU member states and the European Commission have condemned this year’s host of the international climate talks, Turkiye, for inviting only 26 of the 27 countries of the bloc to the COP31 conference and excluding Cyprus from preparatory climate talks.
Read MorePlatts to scrap annual vintage roll for some voluntary carbon credit assessments
Platts will remove the annual vintage roll for its Renewable Energy, Nature-Based Avoidance, South America, and Household Devices carbon credit assessments on July 1, the price assessor said Thursday.
Read MoreVoluntary agricultural standards can support nature positive outcomes -report
Voluntary agricultural standards can support nature positive outcomes, though they differ in how comprehensively they address biodiversity conservation, according to a new International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) assessment.
Read MoreSBTN reveals corporations preparing to set updated freshwater targets
Science Based Targets for Nature (SBTN) revealed on Thursday the names of eight corporations around the world that are piloting the second version of its freshwater targets.
Read MoreUS, Qatar urge EU to “stop the clock” on methane reporting rules
The United States, Qatar, Nigeria, and Algeria have warned that the EU’s methane regulation risks disrupting Europe’s oil and gas supplies unless Brussels swiftly freezes the law and amends it to prevent widespread non-compliance.
Read MoreWealthiest consumers’ environmental damage costs up to $5.7 trillion a year -study
The annual damages to climate and biodiversity caused by consumption of the wealthiest 10% of consumers worldwide is between $1.7 and $5.7 trillion, a study has estimated.
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