ART programme publishes Brazilian state’s REDD+ concept
The Secretariat of the ART carbon credit standard on Tuesday announced it has approved a listing for a Brazilian state under its TREES jurisdictional certification programme.
Read MoreCWNYC24: BRIEFING – LATAM governments diverge on key negotiating topics as COP29 looms
Latin American and Caribbean governments differed on UN climate conference flashpoints on Sunday in New York, less than two months from COP29 in Baku this November.
Read MoreLATAM Roundup: Ecuador, Bolivia open to carbon markets as business grows in Brazil
Ecuador voted overwhelmingly to legalise carbon markets, Bolivia’s president prepared to accept – and centralise – carbon trading, and Brazil welcomed a slew of high-profile investments in the week ending Sep. 22.
Read MoreCWNYC24: Colombia to launch ETS in ‘enrolment’ phase in 2025 -minister
Colombia’s ETS is set to launch in 2025, building upon recent momentum in the country’s years-long process, a top official told Carbon Pulse on the sidelines of Climate Week NYC on Sunday.
Read MoreElevated ozone levels threaten tropical forests’ role in climate mitigation, researchers warn
Rising ground-level ozone levels are significantly reducing the productivity of tropical forests, undermining their ability to act as a crucial carbon sink, researchers warn.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Biodiversity credit rebranding into ‘nature asset’ could unlock corporate demand
A Brazil-based biodiversity and carbon developer is considering transitioning from a ‘credit’ to a ‘nature asset’ approach in a bid to attract corporate funding, the company told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreBolivia moves to centralise newly legal voluntary carbon market -media
Bolivia is preparing a presidential decree that would require domestic carbon projects to transfer their credit issuances to the central government, national media reported this week.
Read MoreGoogle buys first nature-based carbon removal credits from Brazilian project
US tech giant Google will buy 50,000 nature-based removal credits through 2030 from a Brazilian startup, marking the first purchase of its kind from the technology giant, the company announced Thursday.
Read MoreVoluntary carbon investor to buy millions of forestry credits from Mexican project
A voluntary carbon investor has signed a deal for the offtake of 300,000 credits per year from a forest restoration initiative in Mexico.
Read MoreProgress in global climate governance threatened by major inequality among nations, new research warns
A new study has unveiled stark inequalities in global climate governance, highlighting that the most influential countries in climate negotiations bear far fewer consequences from climate-related disasters than those with less influence.
Read More
