CCS capacity ramping up, NDCs may drive further growth, says report

Published 10:30 on October 15, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:30 on October 15, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6

There are now 50 carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities operating across the world and another 628 in various stages of development, according to a report released Tuesday, with the inclusion of the technology in national UN climate strategies likely to drive further expansion.

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ANALYSIS: Absence of policy, meagre funds keep India from realising CDR potential

Published 07:59 on October 15, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:59 on October 15, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, International, Nature-based, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

An absence of knowledge and policy on durable carbon removals (CDR) at the government level, along with a lack of investor interest in funding such projects, is keeping India from realising its vast CDR potential, according to experts.

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LATAM Roundup: A big week for the Paris Agreement’s Article 6

Published 23:54 on October 14, 2024  /  Last updated at 23:54 on October 14, 2024  / /  Americas, Carbon Taxes, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Paris Article 6, South & Central, Switzerland, Voluntary

The week ending Oct. 13, which saw the UN Supervisory Body (SBM) for Article 6.4 circumvent negotiators to help operationalise Paris carbon markets, also welcomed key Article 6 statements out of Chile, ranging from new projects to potential use cases for Paris Agreement credits.

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New Zealand urged to take cooperative approach to addressing 2030 NDC challenge

Published 08:30 on October 14, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:30 on October 14, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, International, New Zealand, Paris Article 6

Fresh analysis has highlighted the policy paralysis plaguing New Zealand in achieving its 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement, urging it to adopt a more internationally cooperative approach.

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BRIEFING: Carbon price levers, private sector mix in Chile’s all-in recipe for climate action

Published 14:38 on October 11, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:38 on October 11, 2024  / /  Americas, Carbon Taxes, International, Paris Article 6, South & Central, Voluntary

A range of carbon pricing measures and the private sector will come together in Chile’s market-led model of climate action, ministers said at the Chile Carbon Forum this week in Santiago.

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Japan picks single project for JCM after advanced decarbonisation tech tender

Published 14:24 on October 11, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:24 on October 11, 2024  /  Asia Pacific, Japan, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

Japan has decided to subsidise a single project to develop under the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) after issuing a tender earlier in the year calling for hydrogen or other advanced decarbonisation technologies not yet included in the scheme.

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UN body skips over Paris negotiators in a bid to secure consensus on Article 6.4

Published 14:17 on October 10, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:06 on October 11, 2024  / and /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

The UN body mandated to determine rules governing the Paris Agreement’s Article 6 opted early Thursday to bypass negotiators and bring its standards for carbon methodologies and removals into force – in a “risky” and “bold” move that was widely welcomed for its potential to drive agreement at next month’s COP29, despite concerns about its long-term implications.

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Qatari organisation selects first Article 6 project for ITMO auction

Published 13:55 on October 10, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:55 on October 10, 2024  / /  Africa, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

A Qatar-based organisation has selected a first Article 6 project for inclusion in an Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) auction on a blockchain platform, it announced Thursday.

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Chile, World Bank launch carbon pricing programme, will support ETS

Published 23:14 on October 9, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:25 on October 14, 2024  / /  Americas, Carbon Taxes, International, Paris Article 6, South & Central, Voluntary

Chile and the World Bank have launched a multi-year programme to support the development and harmonisation of carbon pricing initiatives in the South American country, representatives of both entities announced at the Chile Carbon Forum in Santiago on Wednesday.

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BRIEFING: Chile welcomes nearly a dozen projects into Article 6 pipeline

Published 23:06 on October 8, 2024  /  Last updated at 18:22 on October 10, 2024  / /  Americas, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6, South & Central, Switzerland

Chile has nearly a dozen Article 6.2 projects in various stages of development and is working to develop an official taxonomy of priority project types, Carbon Pulse heard at the Chile Carbon Forum in Santiago on Tuesday.

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