CARBON FORWARD 2019 – EU renewable credit prices stumble ahead of France auction debut
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Read MoreLufthansa adds clean fuel option in new offset platform
German airline Lufthansa has begun to offer passengers the option of offsetting any flight emissions with sustainable aviation fuel, despite it costing around 30 times more than traditional carbon-cutting projects.
Read MoreSwitzerland delays next carbon allowance auctions
Switzerland has delayed what might be its final allowance auctions before it links with the EU ETS.
Read MoreCARBON FORWARD 2019 – Stick or twist: investors came to the EU ETS, but will they go?
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Read MoreFourteen offset programmes apply for ICAO’s CORSIA aviation mechanism
UN aviation body ICAO’s expert panel will consider 14 emissions unit programme applications for the global offsetting mechanism CORSIA, with the submissions ranging from Kyoto era offset programmes and REDD initiatives to jurisdictional schemes in China, the Middle East, and Poland.
Read MoreSwiss energy-related CO2 emissions fall in 2018 despite stubborn transport output
Switzerland’s energy-related CO2 emissions continued falling in 2018, the government announced this week, though the decline was again mostly seen in the consumption of thermal fuels as transportation’s output was unchanged.
Read MoreSwitzerland selects first ITMO activities for emission trade deals
Switzerland’s carbon credit procurement agency has selected three GHG-reducing activities for its initial call for proposals, aiming to tie up its first emission trade deals under the Paris Agreement’s market-based Article 6.
Read MoreBY THE NUMBERS: Data sheds light on unused CER supply, Kyoto unit trading
There remains more than 860 million unused CERs – a massive supply of offsets that could potentially be tapped by airlines to comply with ICAO’s CORSIA scheme or which could find its way into the Paris Agreement era.
Read MoreCarbon pricing schemes grow in numbers, but still too few and too cheap to meet Paris goals -report
The number of planned or implemented carbon pricing mechanisms worldwide has grown to 57, but without expanded coverage and higher prices they won’t be sufficient to help meet the temperature goals in the Paris Agreement, a World Bank report said Friday.
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