UK climate advisors urge 81% emissions cut by 2035, no use of international credits to meet NDC

Published 14:39 on October 26, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:21 on October 26, 2024  /  EMEA, International, Paris Article 6

The UK should commit to cutting its greenhouse gas emissions by 81% from 1990 levels by 2035, the country’s Climate Change Committee (CCC) has recommended, as part of the country’s updated contribution to the Paris Agreement ahead of the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan next month.

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First Ghana Article 6 deal timeline shifts to early 2025

Published 13:00 on October 26, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:00 on October 26, 2024  /  Africa, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

Ghana is on track to transact its first batch of Article 6 carbon credits before the end of Q1 2025, according to government officials.

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Canadian financier receives over 1 mln Article 6 credits from Rwandan cookstove project

Published 16:55 on October 25, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:55 on October 25, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Canada, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

A Toronto-headquartered carbon project financier announced Friday that it has received a second tranche of more than 1 million Article 6 authorised credits from its Rwandan cookstove project.

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Article 6 trades could begin flowing next year if COP29 can finalise rules -panel

Published 22:12 on October 24, 2024  /  Last updated at 22:12 on October 24, 2024  / /  Climate Talks, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

Stakeholders said Thursday that, if COP29 negotiations can iron out the remaining wrinkles around Article 6, carbon trading under the Paris Agreement may begin to pick up starting in 2025 or 2026.

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BRIEFING: Article 6 hoped to resolve issues slowing down Indonesia’s, Vietnam’s energy transition

Published 11:00 on October 24, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:00 on October 24, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, International, Other APAC, Paris Article 6

Funding brought about via Article 6 of the Paris Agreement is hoped to overcome the complex policy and engineering challenges faced by Indonesia and Vietnam in decarbonising their electricity grids, experts on a panel said Thursday.

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World Bank forest carbon programme makes record $111 mln in payments in 2024

Published 03:11 on October 24, 2024  /  Last updated at 03:11 on October 24, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

The World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) in FY24 disbursed a record $111 million from the Carbon Fund and made multiple arrangements to integrate its jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD) programmes into international markets as the fund’s closure looms in 2028.

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International organisations including WTO, IMF unveil framework to standardise approach to carbon pricing

Published 00:41 on October 24, 2024  /  Last updated at 00:41 on October 24, 2024  /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6, US

A coalition of leading international organisations, including the World Trade Organization (WTO), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World Bank, has introduced a new framework to standardise carbon pricing metrics, aiming to improve transparency and enhance global climate action.

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Investors increasingly speculating on Article 6 credits, says ratings agency

Published 16:48 on October 23, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:48 on October 23, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, International, Paris Article 6

Demand-side signals for Article 6 credits are positive, with investors increasingly speculating on the units expected to be approved for trade, a rating agency representative told a conference Wednesday.

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India open to add more carbon removals technologies to offset mechanism -official

Published 07:17 on October 23, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:17 on October 23, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, International, Nature-based, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

The Indian government is open to bringing more carbon removal technologies under its offset mechanism, an official told Carbon Pulse on the sidelines of a conference Tuesday.

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BRIEFING: EU will push for more climate finance contributors and better transparency at COP29

Published 15:53 on October 22, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:53 on October 22, 2024  / /  Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6

The EU will go to Baku next month stressing the need to widen the base of contributors to a bigger global climate finance goal – including big emerging, and polluting, economies and greater private sector investment, according to agreements reached by ministers and parliamentarians ahead of the COP29 summit.

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