London-based investment firm targets Brazil for its nature-based solutions strategy
A London-based investment firm, fresh from raising $1.5 billion, is targeting Brazil as it launches its new nature-based strategy featuring carbon projects as well as commodity production, it announced Tuesday in a move designed to complement an earlier focus on decarbonising heavy industry.
Read MoreANALYSIS: Observers sceptical on readiness of Article 6 REDD+ buyers as nations prepare ground
Experts on the UNFCCC process have expressed scepticism that buyers are immediately lining up to buy Article 6-ready REDD+ results, which are expected to be offered to the market in the near future by at least three rainforest nations, though they suggested that there may significant future demand for such jurisdictional units if their use is fully established for transfer under the Paris Agreement.
Read MoreUK saltmarsh code is gaining pace, with aim for first launch end of 2024 -conference
Development of the UK Saltmarsh Carbon Code is being accelerated, with a first pilot version expected in late-2024, as experts come together to reach consensus around how to measure and validate the carbon sequestration rate of different saltmarsh ecosystems, a conference heard on Tuesday.
Read MoreTech platform aims for corporate science-based targets with upgraded software
Food and beverage companies will be able to track progress against their science-based emissions targets down to ingredient level, with an improved software platform released on Tuesday by a sustainability intelligence company.
Read MoreCambodian REDD+ developer denies claims of burning homes, forced evictions
An international NGO has denied local media allegations that it forcibly removed residents and burned homes as part of conservation efforts near a REDD+ project in Cambodia.
Read MoreQualitative study finds agricultural soil carbon offsets lack additionality
US farmers are implementing sustainable agricultural practices irrespective of monetary incentives, and are also voicing concerns about the burdens of participating in the voluntary carbon market (VCM), according to an academic study published Monday that pointed to a resulting absence of additionality from such soil carbon projects.
Read MoreCanadian carbon credit investor enters second streaming agreement with reforestation developer
A Toronto-based carbon financier and a US reforestation company announced Monday a second streaming agreement that will generate credits from a post-wildfire forest restoration project in California.
Read MoreVCM Report: Bounce in V18 standardised REDD contracts masks moribund market
A slight price recovery in nearby futures for REDD avoided deforestation credits over the past week provided one of the few bullish signs for the voluntary carbon market (VCM), which remains in limbo while the first badges of integrity are readied by the cross-stakeholder body ICVCM and faces increasing competition from the rise of Paris Agreement-approved units.
Read MoreMRV startup discloses product price in a call for wider voluntary carbon transparency
A software startup has published pricing details of its platform as it targets future changes and technology needs in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) and EU deforestation regulation.
Read MoreCanadian project developer and UK tech firm partner for direct air capture plant
A Montreal-headquartered CO2 removal (CDR) project developer and a London-based direct air capture (DAC) company on Monday announced plans to demonstrate the technology at a facility in Quebec.
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