UK govt urged to set up carbon reporting office, streamline data
The UK government needs to create a dedicated carbon reporting office in order to streamline an increasingly fragmented landscape of regulations and approaches to emissions accounting, according to a report published on Thursday.
Read MoreBRIEFING: NZ govt proposal to limit climate torts another breach of trade agreements, say experts
The New Zealand government’s legislative efforts to restrict climate-related tort claims is a breach of trade agreements with the UK and EU, experts told Carbon Pulse.Â
Read MoreCorporate net zero targets need clearer split between controllable cuts and external barriers -report
Companies should split net zero targets between emissions cuts they can deliver themselves and reductions that depend on wider system change, as part of a more honest approach to corporate climate commitments, according to a report published Thursday.
Read MoreLACS26: Chile authorises landfill Article 6 project, nears Japan and Singapore bilateral agreements
Chile has issued a Letter of Authorisation (LoA) for a biogas landfill mitigation project, with the government also looking to operationalise two other bilateral agreements and preparing to assess a new batch of projects next month, a senior government official said this week at the Latin American Climate Summit (LACS).
Read MoreMining drives 34 times more offsite forest loss than direct clearing in sub-Saharan Africa -study
Mining activities across sub-Saharan Africa have triggered far more deforestation beyond mine boundaries than within them, with every hectare of forest directly cleared for mining associated with nearly 34 additional hectares of offsite forest loss, according to a new study.
Read MoreCanada announces C$130 mln for forest sector transformation projects
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has awarded C$130 million ($93.6 mln) in federal funding to 56 forestry innovation projects, ranging from new low-carbon wood technologies, to supporting Indigenous participation and forest-sector businesses.
Read MoreUtilities, tech firm launch AI alliance to decarbonise EU data centres
Europe’s power sector and major technology companies have launched a new cooperation framework aimed at ensuring that the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and data centres supports, rather than undermines, the continent’s clean energy transition, as policymakers prepare to unveil a wider strategy on digitalisation and AI in the energy sector.
Read MoreOntario close to carbon management framework, tools to scale CDR
Ontario could soon launch a carbon management framework for public consultation, alongside two deployment tools aimed at carbon removal (CDR) and storage rollout.
Read MoreUS Northeast states sue Trump administration over $795 mln offshore wind lease cancellation
A coalition of seven states in the US Northeast sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over a deal to cancel an offshore wind lease in the New York Bight, arguing the agreement unlawfully redirects a major power project into fossil fuel investment and undermines state energy planning.
Read MoreCanadian financial regulators lag on use of climate risk tools beyond disclosure -report
Canada’s financial regulators remain concentrated on disclosure and climate-risk research while leaving stronger tools largely unused, even as physical damages and transition risks grow across the financial system, according to a new report.
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