UK levy on airlines, big oil could fund land-based carbon trading, say government advisors
The UK should consider imposing a levy on airlines and fossil fuel companies to help spur a woodland carbon trading scheme, the country’s official climate advisors said on Wednesday.
Read MoreWorld Bank REDD programme adopts changes to align with CORSIA
The World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) has made revisions to its deforestation reduction programme methodology in response to comments from an UN aviation expert panel, with an aim of becoming eligible for the international flight offset programme CORSIA.
Read MoreWashington state can implement Clean Air Rule on stationary sources, court rules
The Washington Department of Ecology (ECY) can enforce its market-based carbon rule on stationary emitters after the state Supreme Court partially overturned a lower court’s decision on Thursday, but the ruling still bars the agency from implementing GHG limits on fuel suppliers and natural gas distributors.
Read MoreNew US soil offset protocol seeks simplified approach to additionality
A US offset registry and agricultural technology company began the process of developing a soil carbon methodology for the voluntary offset market on Wednesday, with a focus on streamlining the process of proving additionality.
Read MoreCalifornia hands out 1.3 mln offsets to start 2020
California regulator ARB divvied out nearly 1.3 million new California Carbon Offsets (CCOs) in its first issuance of 2020 as the all-time supply rose to nearly 170 mln, according to data published Wednesday.
Read MoreChile introduces offset provision in updated draft climate change law
Chilean emitters may use offset credits to comply with potential GHG limits under part of the country’s updated draft climate change law, as the beleaguered national government resumes work to hit more ambitious emission reduction targets.
Read MoreIreland announces domestic €26/t offset scheme for government air travel
Ireland on Sunday unveiled a new programme to offset the emissions from government air travel, with public sector departments required to pay €26 for every tonne of CO2 towards domestic mitigation efforts.
Read MoreUS airline JetBlue to offset all domestic flight emissions
Low-cost US airline JetBlue announced Monday that it will purchase carbon credits to offset emissions from all its domestic flights beginning in July, while also expanding its sustainable aviation fuel usage.
Read MoreCentral European voluntary offset vendor accused of selling retired carbon credits
A Central European voluntary carbon offset vendor has been accused of reselling previously retired credits and of listing some units on its online registry without authorisation.
Read MoreCalifornia distributes 856k offsets to close out the year, as 2019 total halves
California regulator ARB doled out some 855,700 offsets in mid-December on a flurry of credits from ozone-depleting substance (ODS) projects, with the total number of California Carbon Offsets (CCOs) issued in 2019 falling by more than half compared to the previous year, according to state data published Dec. 24.
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