Brazilian 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.
Read MoreLATAM Roundup: How to indigenise Brazilian carbon markets
In a globalised voluntary carbon market with standards, developers, and validation and verification bodies often based in the Global North, Brazilian entities moved last week to ‘indigenise’ carbon markets – bringing them under the control of local peoples and the federal government.
Read MoreUp to 2.6 MtCO2 emitted due to gold mining in Peruvian peatlands -study
An academic study published this week has found that gold mining in the southern Peruvian Amazon has compromised not only forests, but peatlands – releasing an additional 2.6 million tonnes CO2 into the atmosphere, with the potential to emit much more.
Read MoreDrop in Brazilian sugarcane harvest to tighten market for biofuels carbon credits
Anticipated sugarcane crop failures for the 2025-26 harvest are expected to tighten the supply of ‘CBIO’ carbon credits within Brazil’s RenovaBio biofuels scheme.
Read MoreMultinational developer tours Brazilian state to identify promising carbon projects
A Brazil-based multinational that offers integrated solutions for sustainability and circular economy initiatives is touring a Brazilian state this week to scope out potential carbon projects.
Read MoreIreland makes €15 mln donation to Brazilian REDD+ fund
Ireland on Wednesday announced a commitment to donate €15 million to the world’s largest initiative to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.
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