EV coalition launches voluntary offset methodology to fund infrastructure
A joint project between US electric vehicle (EV) stakeholders, an advisory firm, and an offset registry has yielded a new offset methodology to produce voluntary carbon credits from EV charging and help foster the growth of the sector.
Read MoreCARBON FORWARD 2018: Will international carbon trade thrive under the Paris Agreement?
The world’s biggest carbon offset market is set to sunset in 2020, with governments at odds over how the UN CDM’s thousands of projects and billions of carbon credits should be subsequently treated under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
Read MoreFour British carbon investment fraudsters sentenced to 32 years in prison
Four British men have been jailed for a combined 32.5 years after being found to have operated a £2.4 million fraud that involved mis-selling carbon credits to 130 victims.
Read MoreCalifornia court prepares to discontinue merits hearing, issue stay in lawsuit against San Diego offset plan
A California Superior Court is planning to end a merit hearing and issue a stay to environmental groups who have opposed a San Diego county proposal that would allow out-of-state and international offsets to compensate for new housing developments.
Read MoreFOREST TRENDS: Illegal mining forces suspension of ground-breaking voluntary forest carbon project in Brazil
As the first indigenous-led conservation effort to be financed through the sale of carbon offsets, the Suruí Forest Carbon Project (PCFS in Portuguese) dramatically slowed deforestation and incubated sustainable livelihood programs in Brazil’s Sete de Setembro Indigenous Territory (TISS), but a dramatic surge in illegal mining activities throughout the region in which TISS is located has forced the Paiter-Suruí indigenous people and their partners to suspend the program indefinitely.
Read MoreNations seek stripped-down Paris rulebook as work piles up
Governments are planning to agree only core elements of global guidance for international emissions trade this year, stripping down Article 6 text to the bare essentials as work mounts up on the wider Paris Agreement rulebook.
Read MoreCDM board celebrates centennial meeting, makes scheme tweaks ahead of key summit
The CDM’s Executive Board held its 100th meeting last week in Bangkok, ahead of intersessional UN climate talks this week in the Thai capital, agreeing a handful of scheme modifications in advance of this year’s crucial COP24 summit.
Read MoreCarbon Pulse hires top carbon expert to lead Americas coverage
**FREE READ** – Carbon Pulse has hired one of North America’s top carbon market experts to lead its news coverage and expand its offerings on the continent.
Read MoreUNFCCC pulls offsetting promotion after being accused of mocking low-carbon lifestyle changes
The UN’s climate division hastily pulled a social media campaign and accompanying video relaunching its voluntary offsetting platform on Wednesday, just hours after the ad was panned by campaigners and other viewers for mocking people’s efforts to lead a low-carbon lifestyle.
Read MoreMethane offsets are getting more lucrative, but still may not spark an investor rush
North American methane-cutting projects are becoming more lucrative as regulators and standards update their offset crediting calculations, but developers are still seeking alignment with other policies and considering whether more profitable incentives lie elsewhere.
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