COP29: BRIEFING – Philippines to finalise national registry basics by year-end, ready carbon market blueprint by Q2 2025

Published 15:12 on November 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:12 on November 13, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, International, Nature-based, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

The Philippines government will finalise the basic work on its national registry by the end of this year and will have a final blueprint for its carbon market framework ready by the end of the second quarter of 2025, the head of the country’s delegation to COP29 in Baku told Carbon Pulse.

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South Pole appoints new chief risk officer coming from global bank

Published 12:56 on November 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:56 on November 13, 2024  / /  Bavardage, Nature-based, Voluntary

South Pole has announced the appointment of a new chief risk officer, hailing from a global bank, who will join the company in the new year.

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COP29: Verra, Amazonas state sign agreement to collaborate on carbon markets

Published 12:34 on November 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:34 on November 13, 2024  / /  Americas, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

Verra and the government of Amazonas have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) Wednesday on the sidelines of COP29 to collaborate on strengthening the Brazilian state’s engagement with carbon markets.

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Blue carbon credits to help bolster Australian coastal ecosystem restoration project

Published 09:40 on November 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:40 on November 13, 2024  /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Biodiversity, Nature-based, Voluntary

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has registered the nation’s second blue carbon project, which restores and enhances blue carbon ecosystems at a site that is part of a vast network of crucial habitats for migratory birds across East Asia and the Pacific.

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COP29: Companies willing to pay “significant” premium for Article 6 carbon credits, finds survey

Published 07:53 on November 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:53 on November 13, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

A survey of over 100 companies has underscored the willingness of investors in carbon markets to pay strong premiums for Article 6-aligned credits.

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Losses mount for carbon credit financier after it writes off two more projects

Published 02:58 on November 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 02:58 on November 13, 2024  /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Canada, EMEA, Mexico, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

A Toronto-based carbon credit financier has seen its financial losses mount after it was forced to write off two more projects.

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White House rolls out marine CO2 removal research strategy

Published 01:09 on November 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 01:09 on November 13, 2024  / /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

The Biden administration and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a federal strategy for accelerating marine CO2 removal (mCDR) research on Tuesday.

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Carbon removal marketplace launches category for pre-vetted ARR credits with community benefits

Published 00:01 on November 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:38 on November 8, 2024  / /  EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A London-based carbon removal (CDR) marketplace has launched a category specifically for afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR), it announced Wednesday.

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Peru launches registry rules for Article 6, voluntary carbon market

Published 21:40 on November 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 21:40 on November 12, 2024  / /  Americas, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, South & Central, Voluntary

The Peruvian government on Tuesday published regulations to launch and operationalise its long-awaited national carbon registry.

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German agtech firm raises $22 mln in Series A funding

Published 20:36 on November 12, 2024  /  Last updated at 20:36 on November 12, 2024  / /  EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A Berlin-based regenerative agriculture firm has closed a $22 million Series A financing, marking the largest such funding round for an agtech start-up in Germany this year, the company said Tuesday.

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