TotalEnergies spends $2 mln on carbon credits in Q1

Published 09:03 on April 30, 2025  /  Last updated at 09:03 on April 30, 2025  / /  EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

French energy company TotalEnergies spent $2 million on carbon credits in the first three months of the year, at least twice the total in 2024 over the same period, it reported in first-quarter results on Wednesday.

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UPDATE – Carbon market yet to ‘fulfil promise’, former UK PM Blair says

Published 07:59 on April 30, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:20 on April 30, 2025  / and /  Climate Talks, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

The global carbon market has yet to deliver on its full potential, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said in a foreword to a report on resetting climate action from his non-profit.

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Colombian peatlands carbon storage capacity up to 1.91 billion tonnes of CO2e -study

Published 00:36 on April 30, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:36 on April 30, 2025  / /  Americas, Biodiversity, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

Peatland ecosystems can store between four and 10 times more GHGs than other vegetation types, including rainforests, according to a study published in Environmental Research Letters.

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French asset manager enters new forest finance partnership

Published 00:01 on April 30, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:01 on April 30, 2025  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Nature-based, Other APAC, South & Central, Voluntary

A France-headquartered sustainable asset manager has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an English non-profit to boost forest finance.

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INTERVIEW: Ecuadorian president’s VCM law veto was a “pause”, not a no

Published 21:44 on April 29, 2025  /  Last updated at 21:44 on April 29, 2025  / /  Americas, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

President Daniel Noboa only pressed pause on voluntary carbon market (VCM) legislation when he vetoed it last year, according to an Ecuadorian consultant and former official speaking to Carbon Pulse on the sidelines of the Colombia Carbon Forum last week in Bogota.

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Calgary CDR developer locks in MRV partner

Published 18:50 on April 29, 2025  /  Last updated at 18:50 on April 29, 2025  / /  Americas, Canada, Nature-based, Voluntary

A Calgary-based carbon removal (CDR) project developer is tapping a Toronto-based digital monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) firm for its Saskatchewan bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) project.

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Brazilian project developer secures $30 mln in latest funding

Published 15:59 on April 29, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:59 on April 29, 2025  / /  Americas, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

A Sao Paulo-based reforestation carbon removal (CDR) project developer announced Tuesday it has secured $30 million in a Series A funding round.

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Egypt to launch carbon insurance product in Q3 -official

Published 15:53 on April 29, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:53 on April 29, 2025  / /  Africa, EMEA, Middle East, Nature-based, Voluntary

A public-private partnership spearheaded by Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) will launch carbon credit insurance in the coming months, an official told a webinar Tuesday.

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Ukrainian agri group to expand soil carbon coverage and renewables in 2025

Published 15:46 on April 29, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:46 on April 29, 2025  / /  EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A Ukrainian agricultural group plans to expand the land area enrolled in its carbon farming programmes this year and continue its investment in renewable energy, while also including bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) in its longer-term roadmap, according to its latest annual report.

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Gold Standard issues guidance on next steps for assurance platform transition

Published 15:01 on April 29, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:01 on April 29, 2025  / /  EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

Voluntary carbon registry Gold Standard has published additional information on the next steps for project developers and verification and validation bodies (VVBs) as part of a transition period for its assurance management processes.

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