Panama imposes moratorium on forest carbon projects

Published 13:11 on November 3, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:11 on November 3, 2024  / /  Americas, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

Panama on Friday established a temporary moratorium on forest carbon projects and decided to apply state assessment procedures.

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Argentine congress debuts carbon markets bill -media

Published 22:00 on November 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 22:00 on November 1, 2024  / /  Americas, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

Argentina’s carbon industry organisation has partnered with members of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate to present a carbon markets bill in both houses of the national legislature, according to local media.

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INTERVIEW: German startup aims to take enhanced rock weathering from local to global

Published 12:29 on November 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:29 on November 1, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS, Voluntary

A German startup working with small farmers to remove carbon through enhanced rock weathering is planning to go global and launch its first projects outside Europe as soon as next year, its CEO told Carbon Pulse.

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FII24: INTERVIEW – Global North compliance schemes should be open to Global South credits, says Kenyan DAC CEO

Published 10:18 on November 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:18 on November 1, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS, Middle East, UK ETS, Voluntary

Compliance carbon markets in the Global North should be open to accepting high-quality carbon removal credits from Africa, with any argument to the contrary illogical, the CEO of a Kenyan direct air capture (DAC) project developer told Carbon Pulse.

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Oregon signs state forest agreement with voluntary carbon credit project developer

Published 01:22 on November 1, 2024  /  Last updated at 01:22 on November 1, 2024  / /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

Oregon’s Department of State Lands (DSL) signed a development agreement Thursday for an 83,000-acre (33,600 ha) state forest to generate carbon credits for sale in the voluntary carbon market (VCM).

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EU market regulator pushes for clearer carbon allowance accounting in financial statements

Published 23:11 on October 31, 2024  /  Last updated at 02:11 on November 1, 2024  /  EMEA, EU ETS, International, UK ETS, Voluntary

The EU’s market regulator has called for listed companies to improve transparency and consistency in the accounting of carbon allowances, urging firms to follow best practices and disclose more information about their financial exposure to emissions-reduction commitments.

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US policymakers should act now for chance at $135 bln global CDR market opportunity -report

Published 22:43 on October 31, 2024  /  Last updated at 22:43 on October 31, 2024  / /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

CO2 removals (CDR) can doubly support states to meet climate targets and tap into an emergent market estimated to reach up to $135 billion by 2040, with opportunity for policymakers to facilitate scale-up, said a US think tank in a report Wednesday.

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Incomplete data, low-quality credits mire first disclosures under California’s voluntary carbon offset law -report

Published 21:31 on October 31, 2024  /  Last updated at 21:31 on October 31, 2024  / /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

Just over two dozen companies have published their voluntary carbon offset purchases in compliance with a recent California law, but many disclosures were incomplete and included low-quality credits, a research group said Thursday.

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US DAC developer establishes sorbent manufacturing plant in Missouri

Published 19:51 on October 31, 2024  /  Last updated at 19:51 on October 31, 2024  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

A US-based direct air capture (DAC) developer announced Thursday that it will begin manufacturing a novel sorbent material that will be able to passively remove CO2 from the atmosphere.

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Ghana biochar producer receives finance to launch carbon removal project

Published 17:01 on October 31, 2024  /  Last updated at 17:08 on October 31, 2024  / /  Africa, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A Ghana-based producer of biochar from coconut husks has received investment from a development finance institution to expand its business and to launch a carbon removal project in West Africa.

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