INTERVIEW: The hard part of biochar isn’t making it, but building the market, says climate tech firm
After more than a decade teaching smallholder farmers how to turn crop waste into biochar, the leaders of a climate tech firm said that beyond making the biochar itself, the real complexity lies in building the relationships and infrastructure needed to sell high‑durability carbon removal credits.
Read MoreSouth Korea, Malaysia ink biogas pact, eye Article 6 carbon projects
Malaysia and South Korea have agreed to cooperate on biogas development and carbon market initiatives, including potential Article 6 projects under the Paris Agreement, they announced this week.
Read MoreActivists challenge Ukraine carbon projects, despite no registry approval to date
Environmental activists are demanding answers about several agricultural carbon credit projects in Ukraine, arguing that insufficient transparency surrounding the initiatives raises concerns about the integrity of future carbon credits that could be generated under the voluntary carbon market.
Read MoreCongo Basin industrial logging emits 87.5 Mt of CO2 annually, satellite analysis finds
A new satellite-based assessment has found that industrial logging concessions across Africa’s Congo Basin emit around 87.5 million tonnes of CO2 annually, while widespread adoption of reduced-impact logging practices could cut those emissions by up to 58% and unlock hundreds of millions of dollars in carbon finance.
Read MoreNGO lays out roadmap to boost tech-based CDR in the US, flags $5 bln in unspent federal funds
Increasing research and development, building out infrastructure, creating durable markets, and strengthening standards and measurement, monitoring, reporting, and verification could help tech-based carbon removals to scale in the US, according to a report from an NGO.
Read MoreIndia seeks public input on draft rules for carbon offset scheme
India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), administrator of the country’s emerging carbon market, has launched a public consultation on draft rules governing Programmes of Activities (PoA) under the offset mechanism.
Read MoreCarbon credit markets need binding regulation to scale with integrity, report says
Project-based carbon credit markets are moving towards a more regulated, state-led model as voluntary standards remain unable to address weak oversight, fragmented rules, and uncertainty around credit use, a report published Wednesday said.
Read MoreCarbon market investor expands Asia presence with Singapore office
A California-headquartered carbon credit investment and project management firm has opened a regional office in Singapore amid its Asian expansion efforts.
Read MoreRegistry becomes world’s first to require ratings, risk assessment for projects
Projects registered with the International Carbon Registry (ICR) will be required to include both a rating and a risk assessment – the first carbon registry to make such a move.
Read MoreCarbon tech startup secures Austrian grant for CO2 mineralisation analytics lab
A Vienna-based climate tech startup has secured Austrian government support to establish what it describes as the world’s first integrated laboratory dedicated to assessing the CO2 storage potential of mineral materials.
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