PREVIEW: Article 6 methodological work underway as focus switches to implementation
The Supervisory Body for the Article 6.4 mechanism (SBM) will meet for the first time this week since the historic carbon markets agreement at COP29 in Baku, with implementation on the agenda as the UN body seeks to push forward with key methodological work for Paris Agreement carbon crediting.
Read MoreMangrove restoration offers up to 15:1 benefit-cost ratio, researchers estimate
Restoring mangrove forests could generate billions of dollars in economic and climate benefits, with a global benefit-cost ratio (BCR) as high as 15 to 1, according to a new study.
Read MoreCanada faces higher carbon removal burden under equity-driven policy approach -researchers
Canada will need to scale up its CO2 removal (CDR) efforts significantly beyond its current net-zero commitments if it is to meet global climate fairness standards, according to a new analysis.
Read MoreFlorida biochar company files for bankruptcy protection
A Florida-based company specialising in converting green waste into biochar-rich products has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to court documents.
Read MoreBrazil issues decree for Indigenous, traditional access to public forests
An interministerial decree in Brazil released this week seeks to regularise access to undesignated federal public forests in the Legal Amazon for Indigenous and traditional communities.
Read MoreBrazilian state signs carbon credits MoU with environmental services firm
A small Brazilian state signed an MoU on Friday with a Sao Paulo-based environmental services firm that entails a carbon project the pair said could be worth more than R$300 million ($51.7 mln).
Read MoreMajor US nature study cancelled via executive order to bolster the energy industry
A major US-wide nature study has been cancelled amidst the deletion of multiple environmental government sites through a recent executive order (EO) by President Donald Trump aimed at boosting energy production.
Read MoreBECCS, DAC small factor in net-zero Canada -report
New projections by a federal regulator suggest carbon capture technologies like bioenergy power generation with carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (BECSS), and direct air capture (DAC) aren’t yet ready to play a major role in Canada’s net-zero future.
Read MoreERW could cut CO2 by up to 300 mln tonnes annually in US by 2050 -report
Deploying basalt-based enhanced rock weathering (ERW) in US agriculture could remove between 160-300 million tonnes of CO2 annually by 2050, and 250-490 mln tonnes by 2070, according to a new study published this week.
Read MoreUK consultancy, online platform team up to scale nature markets
A UK-based consultancy has joined forces with a digital environmental marketplace to scale nature markets across the UK, seeking to reward farmers and landowners who implement biodiversity restoration projects.
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