Strategic enrolment, anticipatory behaviour in JREDD risk undermining fight against mass deforestation, study warns
A new study has raised concerns about the effectiveness of jurisdictional REDD+ (JREDD) programmes, revealing how strategic enrolment decisions and anticipatory behaviour risk undermining efforts to curb deforestation and reduce carbon emissions.
Read MoreProfessional services multinational teams up with developer to build large-scale ocean carbon removal facility
A multinational professional services firm has joined forces with an ocean-based carbon removal developer to help build a large-scale facility.
Read MoreQatar organisation announces Article 6 carbon credit auctions for early 2025
A Qatar-based organisation has announced it will hold two auctions early next year for international carbon credits eligible for Article 6 trade.
Read MoreInvestor to offset full-scope emissions via Canadian voluntary carbon project developer
A German investment firm will offset its Scopes 1-3 emissions through a partnership with Canadian voluntary carbon project developer, it announced Monday.
Read MoreJapanese exchange to list J-Blue credits
A Tokyo-based firm will soon list J-Blue credits on its carbon credit exchange in a bid to provide high quality credits to the market, it announced Tuesday.
Read MoreID Market: Indonesian oil company signs agreement to sell geothermal carbon credits
Indonesia’s state-owned oil and gas company has signed a deal to sell a third tranche of carbon credits on the nation’s domestic carbon exchange, it announced Tuesday.
Read MoreVerra refutes experts’ critiques on its REDD+ method being granted CCP status
Carbon credit standards body Verra has hit back against criticism aimed at its REDD methodology being approved under the Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) framework, describing the scrutiny as “flawed and inaccurate”.
Read MoreCarbon credit financier looks to cash in by converting CORSIA-eligible inventory
A Toronto-based carbon credit financier has tentative plans to transition its carbon credit inventories to one of the voluntary carbon standard methodologies recently approved for Phase 1 of CORSIA (2024-26) by the UN aviation body ICAO, although it is still awaiting formal guidance from Verra.
Read MoreZimbabwe awards Sri Lankan firm licence to build its national carbon registry
Zimbabwe has awarded a Sri Lankan firm the contract to develop its national carbon registry, as part of efforts to advance its climate policies and align with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
Read MoreRepurposing offshore infrastructure to farm seaweed could yield massive emissions cuts -study
Repurposing offshore wind farms and decommissioned oil and gas platforms for seaweed farming could sequester millions of tonnes of CO2 per year, while using the vegetation to produce low-carbon alternatives for industries like food and materials could displace tens of millions more, according to a new study.
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