LDC expands carbon project portfolio in decarbonisation push
Commodity merchant Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has broadened its carbon project portfolio as part of a growing push to decarbonise its operations and supply chains, according to its 2024 Integrated Report.
Read MoreBrazilian ministries, development bank launch $26 mln call for reforestation proposals
Brazil’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA) and Ministry of Development and Family Farming (MDA), as well as its national development bank (BNDES), on Friday launched three public calls for proposals to restore a critical deforestation area.
Read MoreBrazilian bank issues R$1.4-bln bond linked to biodiversity, social initiatives
A large Brazilian bank announced on Thursday it has raised R$1.4 billion ($250 million) with a bond aimed at funding biodiversity conservation and social programmes across the country.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Brazilian forests need mainstream finance, not just carbon markets
Brazil must engage non-carbon market instruments and more traditional finance flows to conserve and restore its forests, the chair of a Brazilian private social investment foundation has said.
Read MoreBolivia seeks to sell $1.2 bln carbon securities from protection of forests
Bolivia plans to issue $1.2 billion of sovereign carbon securities on or before April 15, a company working on the sale told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreBrazilian firms merge to expand NbS carbon offerings
An investment manager specialising in Brazilian farmland restoration and a Sao Paulo-based agroforestry consultancy have merged to expand their nature-based solutions (NbS) carbon offerings, local media reported this week.
Read MoreBrazilian insurers launch legal battle against govt’s carbon credit investment mandate
The National Confederation of Insurance Companies (CNseg) has challenged Brazil’s new carbon credit investment mandate in the Federal Supreme Court (STF).
Read MoreDominican Republic receives $85 mln for energy transition, envisions crediting
A multilateral investment fund unveiled recently a $85 million investment plan aimed at transforming the energy infrastructure of the Dominican Republican and generating transition carbon credits.
Read MoreGlobal forum announces over $900 mln for clean energy transition initiatives
Governments and organisations at a global forum in Barbados last week committed more than $900 million to expand energy access and support the clean energy transition across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Read MoreDigital asset fund secures $100 mln to advance Amazon protection
An infrastructure investment fund has pledged $100 million to a digital asset security investment platform to scale financing towards conservation in the Amazon.
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