Ecuador inks $30 mln J-REDD deal with international carbon buyers’ club
Ecuador’s environment ministry on Wednesday signed a deal with a public and private sector carbon credit buyers’ club to obtain at least $30 million in results-based payments from jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD) emissions reductions.
Read MoreBrazilian pulp supplier partners with AI firm for carbon monitoring
A Brazil-based pulp producer on Monday announced it has partnered with an AI-driven geospatial intelligence provider to improve carbon measurement, forest certification, and supply chain oversight.
Read MoreBrazilian Amazon deforestation drops 7% in 2024, degradation jumps -report
The Brazilian Amazon witnessed a 7% annual drop in the amount of deforested land in 2024, even as the area affected by degradation increased multiple times over, according to a report published Friday by a scientific research nonprofit.
Read MoreBrazilian airline, car rental firm face ‘greenwashing’ challenge
A consumer defense group based in Brazil is taking a low-cost airline and a car rental firm to court over alleged greenwashing, a move it calls a first for the country.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Small ‘obligated parties’ in Brazil’s compliance market disproportionately burdened, gear up to fight
Brazil’s biofuels-based RenovaBio compliance carbon market is once again at the centre of controversy with the introduction of stricter penalties for fuel distributors that violate its ‘CBio’ credit purchase targets – which already placed smaller fuel distributors at a competitive disadvantage, according to a Brazilian RenovaBio researcher, sparking litigation.
Read MoreIDB, Brazilian development bank partner on $1 mln Amazon restoration initiative
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Brazil’s national development bank have signed a $1 million cooperation agreement to fund partnership projects aimed at restoring and sustainably managing public forests in the Amazon.
Read MoreLATAM Roundup: Latin America adds regional flair to Article 6, voluntary carbon markets
Latin America and the Caribbean are advancing Article 6 and voluntary carbon initiatives, seeing increased regional efforts to adapt and participate in these markets, according to various speakers and bulletins last week.
Read MoreFrench research institute launches deforestation mapping tool for carbon credits in Global South
A France-based agronomic research agency has introduced a free software tool to help countries in the Global South map deforestation risks and meet REDD+ carbon credit certification requirements.
Read MoreBrazilian state announces reforestation partnership with commodity trader
A forest-rich Brazilian state has joined forces with a multinational commodity trader on a reforestation initiative, a top official announced in Switzerland on Thursday.
Read More“There is still hope” for a renewables revolution, despite Trump -experts
The goal of tripling global renewable energy capacity by the end of this decade is still within reach, despite the US likely backtracking on its energy transition in the next four years, renewable energy leaders and governments said on Thursday.
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