Carbon credit rating agency BeZero secures $32 mln to push total funding past $100 mln

Published 00:01 on January 16, 2025  /  Last updated at 23:34 on January 15, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

BeZero Carbon has secured $32 million in fresh funding to help expand its rating coverage to Article 6 credits, the international aviation emission scheme CORSIA, and the voluntary sector.

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US forest project developer releases 400k carbon credits under ACR

Published 09:27 on January 15, 2025  /  Last updated at 09:27 on January 15, 2025  / /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

An Arkansas-based forest project developer has verified the release of over 400,000 carbon credits under the American Carbon Registry (ACR), it announced on Tuesday.

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US biofuels producer closes billion-dollar DOE loan for SAF expansion

Published 23:23 on January 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 23:23 on January 14, 2025  / /  Americas, Aviation/CORSIA, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

A US biofuels producer has closed a more than $1 billion loan with the federal government to expand its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production.

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New appeal challenges multi-state CCS pipeline project in US Midwest

Published 21:50 on January 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 21:50 on January 14, 2025  / /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

A group of North Dakota landowners are appealing approval of a multi-state CCS project in the US, adding to a long list of challenges the company has navigated. 

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Expert panel bullish for VCM, future of REDD amid flourishing offtake agreements

Published 17:49 on January 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 17:49 on January 14, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Talk of 2025 being a sink or swim year for the voluntary carbon market is unwarranted, and the fast reforming REDD forestry sector will play a dominant role in carbon mitigation over the next few years, a panel of experts said on Tuesday.

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Forest management group launches data platform ahead of first US carbon auction

Published 16:45 on January 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:45 on January 14, 2025  / /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

A US programme for improved forest management carbon projects has launched a platform through which carbon credit buyers can access data on carbon credits that will be offered during its first upcoming carbon auction.

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Developing nations lack public involvement in CDR growth, research finds

Published 15:03 on January 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:03 on January 14, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

There is insufficient public participation in processes around carbon removals (CDR) in developing countries, which is a crucial requirement in the advancement of such technologies, a recent study has found.

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World Bank seeks experts to develop REDD+ carbon programmes in Upper Guinean Forests

Published 13:07 on January 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:07 on January 14, 2025  / /  Africa, Biodiversity, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

The World Bank has issued a tender seeking consultants to develop roadmaps and carbon emissions reduction programmes under REDD+ to combat deforestation and degradation in the biodiversity-rich Upper Guinean Forests.

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INTERVIEW: Ocean-based CDR firm secures major aviation-backed carbon removal deal

Published 12:00 on January 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:02 on January 14, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Nature-based, Other APAC, US, Voluntary

An ocean-based carbon removal (CDR) provider will sequester 200,000 tonnes of CO2 over four years under a new agreement that, according to a company executive, represents the largest deal of its kind in the industry, backed by an aviation-focused sustainability investment firm.

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Russia adopts legislation paving way for forest carbon projects

Published 10:34 on January 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 10:34 on January 14, 2025  / /  EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

Russia adopted a law at the start of this year that will enable emissions reduction and removal projects to be developed in the country’s forests.

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