CARBON FORWARD 2019 – EU renewable credit prices stumble ahead of France auction debut
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Read MoreVoluntary climate initiative sees 46 firms commit to set tougher goals
Forty-six companies worth $2.2 trillion have signed up to set tougher climate goals under the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) ahead of an October ratcheting up of ambition.
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 MoreCalifornia senator urges ARB to oppose Tropical Forest Standard
California regulator ARB should not endorse its Tropical Forest Standard (TFS) next month because sector-based REDD offsets lack environmental and social integrity and fail to address the root causes of deforestation, a state senator said, potentially opening a bicameral rift over the already divisive issue.
Read MoreCalifornia grants 3.1 mln offsets as CCO-0 supply swells
California regulator ARB dished out over 3.1 million California Carbon Offsets (CCOs) this week in the second largest issuance of 2019, as the number of credits without invalidation periods climbed by over 10%.
Read MoreCARBON FORWARD 2019 – Stick or twist: investors came to the EU ETS, but will they go?
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Read MoreWorld Bank extends carbon credit eligibility ahead of N2O auction
The World Bank’s Nitric Acid Climate Auction Program (NACAP) has extended the emission reduction generation period that eligible CER and VER carbon credits can be delivered into the programme.
Read MoreUN panel flags potential role for land-use carbon incentives, warns on BECCS
Paying landowners to protect their land could play a vital role in tackling climate change, though large-scale bioenergy use and storage could worsen the effects without careful management, according to UN-backed scientific panel IPCC in a landmark report.
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 MoreBRIEFING: World Bank REDD Deals
Three African nations have now signed deforestation reduction agreements under the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) that could form the base of possible international emissions trade, with more deals expected to come later this year.
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