Governments near a UN deal on pricing shipping emissions -observers
Prospects for a global carbon pricing regime for shipping have improved markedly following a week of closed-door talks at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), an advisory group said on Friday.
Read MoreShipping carbon levy revenue must build hydrogen hub, finds report
Lobbying is mounting in shipping markets to dedicate revenues from a proposed global carbon levy into decarbonising the maritime sector.
Read MoreCarbon Pulse hires its way to record reporter headcount, doubles article output
(FREE READ) – Carbon Pulse has further boosted its coverage of regional and global carbon markets after completing a hiring drive that allowed it to welcome another four talented journalists, giving the unrivalled news provider a record staff size and doubled story count.
Read MoreBritish Columbia LCFS legislation incorporates aviation and marine fuels, direct air capture
The Canadian province of British Columbia will broaden the scope of its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) to include aviation and marine fuels, as well as allow direct air capture projects to earn credits, the government announced Monday.
Read MoreShipping firm signs up to carbon credit scheme for vessel retrofits
A second shipping company has joined a unique scheme in the marine industry that allows participants to claim carbon credits for investment in retrofitting of vessels designed to reduce emissions.
Read MoreEuropean firms complete world’s first carbon-neutral juice shipment using biofuels, offsets
A large European agricultural goods firm and shipping company have completed a biofuel trial that involved transporting a full cargo of orange juice from Brazil to Belgium as part of a voyage bundled with carbon credits that is claimed as the world’s first carbon-neutral shipment of its kind.
Read MorePREVIEW: Nations push paper, not ambition, in efforts to curb shipping emissions
Governments are not short of ideas for a revised strategy to reduce GHGs from international shipping, but a proposal for a carbon pricing mechanism by a powerful group of nations led by China appears to fall short on ambition, according to documents reviewed by Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreUAE firm launches collaboration to set up online carbon exchange in Africa using blockchain
A Dubai-based firm has launched an initiative to establish a blockchain-based online carbon credit exchange in Africa, in partnership with a Singapore technology group and a non-profit organisation focused on African climate projects, it announced on Monday.
Read MoreSweden becomes first nation to adopt consumption-based emissions goal
Sweden has become the first country in the world to adopt a target to reduce consumption-based emissions generated abroad, the government said on Thursday after a deal struck across political parties to include the goal along with international aviation and shipping.
Read MoreMining giants join shippers to develop Australia-Asia green shipping corridor
A consortium including BHP, Rio Tinto and two shipping firms has agreed to assess the development of an iron ore green shipping corridor between Australia and East Asia, it was announced on Wednesday.
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