Offset quality checking tool aims to cover most of VCM market by Q3 2023

Published 18:19 on November 25, 2022  /  Last updated at 13:11 on December 2, 2022  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, EMEA, International, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, New Zealand, South Korea, Switzerland, US, Voluntary

An open-access service rating the quality of projects in the voluntary carbon market expects to cover four-fifths of issued carbon credits by Q3 2023 amid plans to add five more project types.

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Norway and Switzerland explore closer ties on CCS and CDR

Published 17:08 on November 25, 2022  /  Last updated at 09:42 on December 1, 2022  / /  EMEA, EU ETS, Switzerland

Norway and Switzerland met on Friday to strengthen ties on carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR), with the Alpine nation eyeing Norway’s vast carbon capture potential to help it reach net zero emissions by mid-century.

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Post-COP27 pressure set to mount on who foots bill for climate change

Published 19:44 on November 21, 2022  /  Last updated at 22:12 on November 23, 2022  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, New Zealand, Other APAC, Shipping, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, US, Voluntary

Climate-related finance demands are very likely to grow in the coming weeks and months, as nations meet in high-stakes nature negotiations in Montreal, and discussions escalate elsewhere on broader global-financial-system reform pursuant to the climate crisis.

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VCM Report: Slight uptick in N-GEO activity a bright spot in moribund market

Published 18:32 on November 21, 2022  /  Last updated at 18:32 on November 21, 2022  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA, Canada, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, New Zealand, South Korea, Switzerland, US, Voluntary

The rise in open interest in the N-GEO future and a slight uptick in the spot N-GEO proved the bright spots for a voluntary carbon market that remained stuck in the doldrums last week amid a lack of year-end mitigation demand.

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CP Daily: COP27 Special

Published 01:28 on November 21, 2022  /  Last updated at 01:28 on November 21, 2022  /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA, Canada, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, China, Climate Talks, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Japan, Kyoto Mechanisms, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, New Zealand, Newsletters, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, Shipping, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, US, Voluntary

That’s a wrap. The final gavel came down in Sharm el-Sheikh shortly after 0700 local time on Sunday morning, making COP27 the second-longest running round of UN climate talks. Here’s a recast of the *103 articles* published by Carbon Pulse relating to both weeks of the summit.

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ANALYSIS – COP27: UN lays down marker for the future of the voluntary carbon market

Published 01:26 on November 21, 2022  /  Last updated at 11:56 on November 26, 2022  / /  Africa, Aviation/CORSIA, International, Nature-based, Paris Article 6, Switzerland, Voluntary

Negotiations on a new UN carbon crediting mechanism took only limited steps at COP27 climate talks in Sharm el-Sheikh this month, but some believe the process is providing a clear signal to the shape of the current voluntary carbon market (VCM) that will be hard to ignore.

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COP27: Reactions to the Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan and a snapshot of key announcements

Published 14:25 on November 20, 2022  /  Last updated at 21:57 on November 20, 2022  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA, Bavardage, Canada, China, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Japan, Kyoto Mechanisms, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, Shipping, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, UK ETS, US, Voluntary

Here are selected expert reactions to the Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan, which was concluded at the UN COP27 summit early on Sunday, along with a snapshot of key announcements made at the two-week event.

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COP27: Roundup for Day 13-14 – Nov. 19-20

Published 09:45 on November 19, 2022  /  Last updated at 22:03 on November 20, 2022  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, Climate Talks, International, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, New Zealand, Paris Article 6, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, US, Voluntary

It’s Saturday – overtime – of week two at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, and Carbon Pulse rounds up some of today’s developments and announcements from the summit. Timestamps in local time (EEST, GMT+2).

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COP27: Parties remain at loggerheads on UN carbon market rules, opening 2023 up for Article 6 fireworks

Published 01:02 on November 19, 2022  /  Last updated at 01:17 on November 19, 2022  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA, Canada, China, EMEA, International, Japan, Kyoto Mechanisms, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, New Zealand, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, US, Voluntary

Country negotiators striving to find consensus on key documents relating to carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement are divided by the near-final texts as the end of COP27 approaches, multiple sources said, with moves to postpone work until 2023 looking increasingly likely.

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COP27: Roundup for Day 12 – Nov. 18

Published 23:12 on November 18, 2022  /  Last updated at 01:14 on November 19, 2022  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, Climate Talks, International, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, New Zealand, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, US, Voluntary

It’s Friday – the final day (?) – of week two at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, and Carbon Pulse rounds up some of today’s developments and announcements from the summit. Timestamps in local time (EEST, GMT+2).

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