California consumers say court prematurely resolved disputed offsets in carbon neutral vape marketing case
A proposed class action challenging carbon neutral marketing for vaping products should be revived because the lower court misdefined the term and prematurely resolved disputed factual questions, three consumers have told a US appeals court.
Read MoreApple Watch buyers challenge dismissal of carbon neutral marketing lawsuit
Apple Watch buyers have asked a US appeals court to revive claims that the tech giant falsely marketed certain devices and its corporate operations as carbon neutral, arguing that a lower court improperly required scientific validation before allowing the case to proceed.
Read MoreScaled-up crediting needs stronger safeguards as CORSIA, Article 6 demand rises, OECD says
Scaled-up carbon crediting, which covers emissions reductions measured across entire jurisdictions or sectors, or linked to specific government policies, needs stronger safeguards as demand from aviation and Article 6 buyers grows, the OECD said in a report released Monday.
Read MoreUS forestry policy needs bipartisan collaboration, management redesign -NGO report
A US NGO is arguing for bipartisan cooperation in forest management policy in the face of increasing climate-related risks and market pressures threatening forest health.
Read MoreEU consults on applying its ‘do no significant harm’ environmental principle under next budget
The European Commission has opened a consultation seeking input on how it might apply the ‘do no significant harm’ (DNSH) to the environment principle under the bloc’s next long-term budget.
Read MoreUAE sets out host country rules for Article 6.4 carbon credit projects
The United Arab Emirates has published its host party requirements for the Paris Agreement’s Article 6.4 crediting mechanism, listing types of carbon projects the Gulf state is prepared to approve.
Read MoreHow 10 Gt/year became climate policy’s default carbon removal target – and why one researcher says it’s wrong
A widely cited benchmark calling for around 10 billion tonnes of durable CO2 removal (CDR) annually by 2050 has become detached from the scientific evidence on which it is purportedly based, according to a new study that argues climate policy should place greater emphasis on emissions reductions and present CDR requirements alongside the mitigation pathways that generate them.
Read MoreEnd of Amazon Soy Moratorium to cause 1.4 mln ha of deforestation over next decade -study
The end of the Amazon Soy Moratorium is expected to cause at least 1.4 million hectares of additional deforestation in Brazil over the next decade, according to new research.
Read MoreCampaigners call for rejection of EU carbon farming certification rules
Environmental groups have called on policymakers to reject the European Commission’s proposed methodologies to certify removals from carbon farming activities, saying they will consider legal action if the rules go through unchanged.
Read MoreART TREES publishes concept for Central African Republic, paves way for J-REDD+ issuance
The Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) has published the TREES Concept for the Central African Republic’s jurisdictional REDD+ programme on its registry, marking the first formal step towards potential issuance of jurisdictional forest carbon credits.
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