INTERVIEW: Peru’s national carbon registry to add first VCM, Article 6 projects
Peru’s national carbon registry (RENAMI) is on the cusp of registering its first voluntary carbon market (VCM) project and first Article 6 project under a bilateral agreement, Carbon Pulse heard from a senior official on the sidelines of the Peru Carbon Forum in Lima on Wednesday.
Read MoreGhana approaches first ITMO issuance as it seeks to cut 8 mln tonnes of emissions
Ghana – the frontrunner in the African carbon market landscape – will move towards the issuance of its first Article 6 credits in the next couple of weeks, an official from the country’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) told a conference Wednesday.
Read MoreBezos Earth Fund awards $1.2 mln in first round of AI climate, biodiversity innovation grants
The Bezos Earth Fund on Tuesday unveiled the recipients of 24 inaugural Phase I grants under its AI Grand Challenge for Climate and Nature, awarding a total of $1.2 million to support the development of artificial intelligence solutions targeting some of the world’s most urgent environmental challenges.
Read MoreSwitzerland, Ghana confirm authorisation of Article 6 e-mobility project
An electric bicycles mitigation activity, forming part of a wider Article 6 carbon trade agreement, has been fully authorised by Switzerland and Ghana, confirming Carbon Pulse reporting from earlier in May.
Read MoreSwitzerland, poised to lead carbon removals growth, should create a buyers’ club -report
Switzerland offers fertile ground from which to scale up the carbon removal market, both as an investor and driver of innovation and technological development, thanks to its progressive policies, strong research institutions, and existing industry, according to a report published on Thursday.
Read MorePREVIEW: Analysts cautious ahead of UK-EU carbon market linking talks
Carbon market participants hold a cautious outlook ahead of a crunch summit on Monday between the UK and EU at which linking the two emissions trading schemes will be discussed, warning that any “undershoot” of the current high expectations for progress would likely see a sell-off in UK allowance prices.
Read MoreDAC firm to cut jobs amid policy shift, uncertainty
A direct air capture startup said this week it will reduce its workforce and delay a facility under development in the US amid macroeconomic uncertainty and changing policy priorities.
Read MoreGhana advances e-mobility project under Article 6 agreement with Switzerland
A Ghana-based e-mobility project taking place under the country’s bilateral Article 6.2 accord with Switzerland has achieved authorisation, Carbon Pulse heard on the sidelines of the East Africa Carbon Markets Forum in Kampala on Thursday.
Read MoreSwitzerland signs bilateral Article 6 agreement with Kenya
Switzerland has signed a bilateral carbon trade agreement with Kenya, it was announced Friday.
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