WRI: What’s changing as countries turn INDCs into NDCs? Five early insights
Some countries aren’t waiting until 2020 to make changes to their national climate commitments. As countries ratify the Paris Agreement, some have decided to revise their INDCs and communicate the changes as part of their first NDCs. WRI provides a summary.
Read MoreBlockchain-based venture commits first funds to Ecosphere REDD credits
Blockchain-based carbon credit platform Poseidon has committed to spend its first tranche of cash buying Peruvian REDD credits from UK-based Ecosphere+, as part of an initiative offering a voluntary carbon credit platform for retailers.
Read MoreExxonMobil voids another big batch of Colombian CERs against country’s carbon tax, almost doubling total
US oil major ExxonMobil continued its brisk pace of Colombian CER cancellations this week, annulling another huge batch against the country’s carbon tax.
Read MoreColombian CER cancellations surge after new offset restrictions imposed
The number of Colombian CERs voluntarily cancelled by emitters against the country’s carbon tax has surged over the past three months, following the introduction of new offset usage restrictions in January.
Read MoreMexico might face a 3-year delay to ETS launch amid policy uncertainty, expert warns
Mexico might delay the implementation of its emission trading scheme by up to three years as a result of a short preparation period and uncertainty over the outcome of the upcoming election, an expert has warned.
Read MoreGreen Climate Fund board approves over $1b in fresh spending
The board of the Green Climate Fund this week approved spending of over $900 million across 19 projects, including a large energy efficiency programme in Brazil and a private renewables scheme in India.
Read MoreClimate finance vehicle picks 9 new initiatives to support in emerging nations
Public-private climate investment vehicle The Lab has selected nine initiatives from over 100 applications to support for this year, with funding expanding into land-use sectors.
Read MoreCarbon Pulse bolsters Americas coverage with three new reporters
Carbon Pulse has hired three new reporters to expand news coverage of carbon markets and taxes and climate change policy in North and South America.
Read MoreECOSYSTEM MARKETPLACE: US faces real trade isolation if Trump pulls out of Paris Agreement
I was in Marrakesh, Morocco, for global climate talks when Donald Trump won the US presidential election, and within hours a consensus emerged: the Paris Agreement was as good a deal for the United States as it was for the rest of the world, and only a fool would “cancel” it, as Donald Trump had promised to do while on the campaign trail.
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