SPONSORED: Carbon markets driving price discovery -CME

Published 16:11 on October 31, 2022  /  Last updated at 11:07 on December 19, 2023  /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, Contributed Content, EMEA, International, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, Other APAC, Other Content, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, US, Voluntary

As organizations make carbon neutral pledges, more are turning to carbon pricing instruments to hedge positions. That includes a suite of futures contracts.

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TENDER: Call for Submissions, Offset Project Development – Volkswagen ClimatePartner

Published 15:51 on October 31, 2022  /  Last updated at 11:07 on December 19, 2023  /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, Contributed Content, EMEA, International, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, New Zealand, Other APAC, Other Content, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, US, Voluntary

VCP is requesting submissions for opportunities to develop and acquire offsets generated from projects that lead to high-quality avoidance, reduction, or removal of CO2-e. We welcome multiple project submissions per respondent until December 31, 2022. Exclusive project ownership is preferred, but not required.

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Rescheduled Swiss aviation carbon auction sells out

Published 15:27 on October 31, 2022  /  Last updated at 15:27 on October 31, 2022  /  Aviation/CORSIA, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Switzerland

A rescheduled auction for Swiss aviation carbon permits has successfully cleared, albeit at a price well below the implied secondary market.

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FEATURE: UN climate summit to see “mainstreamed” push on pre-2021 carbon credits

Published 19:43 on October 25, 2022  /  Last updated at 01:07 on October 26, 2022  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, New Zealand, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, US, Voluntary

A group of countries are likely to push for formal recognition of pre-2021 efforts to conserve and enhance global forests, hoping to mainstream the topic beyond technical negotiations at this year’s UN climate talks after seeing little success in initial offerings to the voluntary carbon market. 

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Switzerland completes transfers to ensure a third of UN Kyoto emissions goal met with offsets

Published 22:28 on October 24, 2022  /  Last updated at 22:28 on October 24, 2022  / /  EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Paris Article 6, Switzerland

Switzerland has received more than 20 million UN-backed carbon credits that the government will use to cover its 2013-2020 emissions target under the UN Kyoto Protocol, the transferring body confirmed on Monday.

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Global standard for climate disclosure confirms inclusion of Scope 3 emissions

Published 15:45 on October 24, 2022  /  Last updated at 15:45 on October 24, 2022  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, EMEA, International, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, New Zealand, Other APAC, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, US

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) will include Scope 3 emissions in its forthcoming climate standard, recommending mandatory reporting of emissions associated with companies value chains, a controversial requirement that may not survive the US version.

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VER price rout continues amid economic woes and ICVCM uncertainty

Published 17:29 on October 20, 2022  /  Last updated at 17:34 on October 20, 2022  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA, Canada, China, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, New Zealand, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, US, Voluntary

Voluntary emissions reduction (VER) prices slid lower Thursday, extending a sell off this week, as a combination of the increasingly gloomy macro-economic picture combined with wider concerns over the integrity of the market.

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Carbon project developer beefs up digital analytics for forestry activities

Published 12:21 on October 20, 2022  /  Last updated at 12:21 on October 20, 2022  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, EMEA, International, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, New Zealand, South Korea, Switzerland, US, Voluntary

A leading carbon project developer has partnered with three technology specialists to provide analysis into its forestry projects at a time of increased scrutiny into the quality of REDD+ and ARR credits.

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True value of climate finance is a third of what rich countries say -report

Published 16:38 on October 19, 2022  /  Last updated at 16:38 on October 19, 2022  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Canada, China, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, New Zealand, Other APAC, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, US

Flawed or misleading reporting is masking the considerable gap in international climate finance flows, according to a report by a development charity published on Wednesday, pointing to inflated numbers behind claims that are already falling short of financial promises.

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Switzerland tees up first auction of 2022 ETS allowances

Published 15:51 on October 19, 2022  /  Last updated at 15:51 on October 19, 2022  /  EMEA, EU ETS, Switzerland

Switzerland has scheduled its first auction for carbon units from compliance year 2022 in its ETS.

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