Dozens of airlines scoop up CORSIA credits “in the low $20s” at special auction -sources

Published 18:34 on December 16, 2024  /  Last updated at 18:34 on December 16, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, Canada, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Dozens of airlines have purchased several hundred thousand CORSIA-eligible carbon credits in a special auction organised earlier this month by the Guyanese government, trading firm Mercuria, and exchange operator CBL Xpansiv, sources said.

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VCM Report: Retirement levels drop, market subdued amid ICVCM, CORSIA confusion

Published 16:45 on December 16, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:45 on December 16, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Retirement levels of voluntary carbon credits were relatively low last week to dash hopes of a year-end flurry, while drama around a recent REDD+ decision from the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) brought the Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) badge of quality into the spotlight.

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Japanese insurer invests $25 mln in forest carbon fund

Published 14:51 on December 16, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:51 on December 16, 2024  /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Nature-based, Voluntary

A major Japanese life insurer on Monday announced it will invest 3.8 billion yen ($25 million) into the Manulife Forest Carbon Fund (MFCF).

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PNG governor proposes rainforest nation summit ahead of COP30

Published 12:23 on December 16, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:23 on December 16, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, International, Nature-based, Other APAC

Rainforest nations should meet for a summit in Papua New Guinea ahead of next year’s COP30 in Brazil, set to be a crucial event for nature, according to a PNG governor.

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UK university collaborates with recycling firm to generate soil carbon credits

Published 10:54 on December 16, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:54 on December 16, 2024  / /  EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A waste management company has teamed up with a UK university to measure and verify carbon capture in soil, targeting what it said could be a £200 million opportunity in the carbon credit market.

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Australian state offers A$3.2 mln cash for forest, soil carbon projects

Published 07:53 on December 16, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:53 on December 16, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Nature-based, Voluntary

The West Australian Labor government has awarded its third round of funding for carbon farming and land restoration, with A$3.2 million ($2.03 mln) cash going to eight projects that will invest in fauna conservation, soil carbon, and reforestation.

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US SAF scale-up depends on tax credit extension, updated renewable fuel standard -report

Published 01:17 on December 14, 2024  /  Last updated at 01:17 on December 14, 2024  / /  Americas, Aviation/CORSIA, Nature-based, RINs & LCFS, US, Voluntary

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the US requires deliberate policy efforts to unlock broad-based adoption, including both reform of current programmes and introduction of new carbon pricing measures, a think tank wrote in a December report.

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Global efforts to boost blue carbon ecosystems may come with heightened mercury risks, scientists warn

Published 00:59 on December 14, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:59 on December 14, 2024  /  Americas, Asia Pacific, China, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

Expanding coastal ecosystems to fight climate change – so-called ‘blue carbon’ initiatives – could unintentionally increase global mercury pollution, posing a risk to human health and the environment, scientists warn.

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Economists urge caution on carbon taxation in Sub-Saharan Africa, citing ineffectiveness and poverty risks

Published 00:40 on December 14, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:40 on December 14, 2024  /  Africa, Carbon Taxes, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Introducing carbon taxes in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) could prove both ineffective in curbing emissions and detrimental to the region’s poor, economists warn in a new study

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HeavyFinance secures €14 mln in SME loans to support soil carbon farming

Published 23:42 on December 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 23:42 on December 13, 2024  /  EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

Lithuania-based HeavyFinance has announced a partnership with Multitude Bank, a subsidiary of the Nordic-born FinTech Multitude Group, to support sustainable farming practices across Europe.

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