SB64: BRIEFING – Plans for COP30 presidency’s twin roadmaps spark divergent reactions
The Brazilian COP30 presidency’s deforestation roadmap, presented in an early form on Monday, has been well received by a coalition of the willing, while the endeavour to draft a fossil fuel transition plan has sparked some backlash, Carbon Pulse heard in Bonn.
Read MoreFinancial organisations join forces to scale carbon, nature investments
Two UK-based investment advisory and management firms have merged to accelerate investment in large-scale nature restoration projects across the Global South, they said on Tuesday.
Read MoreCarbon standard consults on new model-based framework for enhanced weathering carbon removal
A carbon removal registry and standards developer has launched a public consultation on a new framework designed to quantify CO2 removal from enhanced weathering projects using a combination of field measurements and predictive models.
Read MoreUK will need to subsidise carbon removal prices to bring them down to ETS levels -research
The UK government will need to subsidise a fixed price for carbon removal credits when it integrates them into the country’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), at a cost of around ÂŁ147 million per year, and more in the future, according to new research.
Read MoreForests and climate set to suffer under countries’ bioenergy reliance, warns coalition
Countries are relying too heavily on bioenergy to reduce carbon emissions in their national Paris Agreement pledges, which spells bad news for forests and climate as huge swathes of land are eaten up for growing biomass, according to environmental and social justice groups.
Read MoreLarge-scale carbon removal could save trillions in climate damages, but at cost of forgone health benefits -study
Large-scale deployment of CO2 removal technologies could substantially reduce the cost of reaching net zero emissions in the US and generate trillions of dollars in revenues for project developers, but may also lead to worse air quality outcomes than pathways that rely more heavily on direct emissions cuts, according to a new study.
Read MoreIndia needs to authorise agricultural projects under Article 6.2 to unlock carbon potential -study
India needs to add agriculture to its list of Article 6.2‑eligible activities, to tap into the country’s carbon credit potential and enter international compliance markets, a study found.
Read MoreIndonesian palm oil firm prepares to launch biochar pilot
An Indonesian palm oil company plans to present a biochar pilot this week that aims to convert palm biomass residues into carbon removals.
Read MoreSouth African rangeland carbon project seeks Verra-approved validator
A South African rangeland restoration programme is seeking a Verra-approved validation and verification body (VVB) to assess an initial project area covering more than 173,000 hectares, it announced last week.
Read MoreFiji exits World Bank carbon programme after failing to meet requirements
Fiji’s Ministry of Finance has ended the country’s participation in the World Bank‑backed Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) Carbon Fund Emission Reductions Program (ERP), after failing to meet key requirements, a World Bank report said.
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