INTERVIEW: War pushes carbon insurers to pause cover in parts of Middle East
Armed conflict and policy uncertainty are making parts of the international carbon market harder to insure just as the EU looks to lean more on overseas credits, according to Bilal Hussain, co-founder and CEO of carbon credit insurer Artio.
Read MoreDigital MRV firm partners with Danish biogas operator on BECCS project
A digital monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) provider has partnered with a Danish biogas operator to provide data infrastructure for a five-site bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) project in Denmark, the firms said last week.
Read MoreVerra issues corrections and clarifications for VM0042 carbon methodology
Verra has issued a number of corrections and clarification for version 2.2 of its VM0042 methodology for Improved Land Management that was released in October.
Read MoreIndonesia’s Southwest Papua preparing carbon regulations
The provincial government of Southwest Papua is working on a jurisdiction-based carbon programme in preparation for future directions from Jakarta, local media reported Friday.
Read MoreEU ETS could need carbon removals “safety valve” to avoid price surge if CCS, hydrogen rollout falters -report
The EU may need to integrate CO2 removals into its emissions trading system as a “safety valve” to prevent allowance prices from spiralling if deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) and green hydrogen infrastructure continues to lag expectations, according to a new report.
Read MoreBritish farmland study suggests soil carbon stocks may be significantly underestimated
UK farm soil carbon stocks may be significantly underestimated by current accounting methodologies, with early findings from a major British environmental baselining project indicating that at least 30% of soil organic carbon lies below the depth commonly measured in carbon assessments.
Read MoreSao Paulo launches Brazil’s first sugarcane ethanol BECCS pilot
Sao Paulo state has launched a five-year, R$30 million ($5.9 mln) programme to develop Brazil’s first bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) pilot project for sugarcane ethanol.
Read MoreAbsolute Climate launches consultation on updated carbon accounting standard
Carbon accounting firm Absolute Climate has opened a month-long public consultation on an updated version of its Absolute Carbon Standard (ACS), introducing revisions to its framework for certifying removal activities and low-carbon products amid growing scrutiny of market integrity.
Read MoreEU must ensure international carbon credit rules enable scale as well as integrity, say experts
Brussels must strike a balance between scale and integrity when it designs its international carbon credit purchasing framework, market stakeholders said this week, as the Commission digests the results of its recent consultation on the matter.
Read MoreBrussels should move ahead with adding carbon removals to EU ETS, says former UK official
The European Commission needs to confirm it will bring carbon removals (CDR) into the EU ETS when it proposes market reforms next month – providing a much-needed policy push to a global public good, a former UK government official has said.
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