BRIEFING: Experts confident of strong CORSIA supply and demand, including from US
Carbon market participants are confident that there will be both strong supply and demand for CORSIA credits, including from US airlines, despite political developments this year that have cast uncertainty over international climate initiatives.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Hybrid DAC developer eyes scale-up with ‘water-positive’ approach
Hybrid direct air capture (HDAC) technology could help drive down the cost of carbon removals (CDR) by capturing both CO2 and water in a single process, the founder and CEO of a California-based firm told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreIowa Republican lawmakers pitch policy package restricting CO2 pipelines
A group of Iowa House Republicans introduced several bills on Thursday that aim to put new regulations on CO2 pipeline development.
Read MoreUK lawmakers highlight ‘major risk’ in govt push for carbon capture
A UK parliamentary committee has published a report highlighting significant risks and uncertainties in the government’s carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) programme.
Read MoreRoadshow for Chile’s first-ever auction of tax-eligible offsets slated for next week
A Latin American carbon markets platform will host a show-and-tell for the first auction of carbon credits eligible toward payment of Chile’s CO2 tax next week, it announced Thursday.
Read MoreUS rescinds $4 bln in pledged funding for Green Climate Fund, removes climate stress testing from banks
The administration of US President Donald Trump has rescinded previously pledged funding to the UN’s Green Climate Fund (GCF) amounting to some $4 billion, alongside a pullback of voluntary climate risk determinations from major US banks.
Read MoreUS DOE to advance Trump’s inauguration plans
The US Secretary of Energy appears to be making good on President Donald Trump’s promise to “unleash” fossil fuels with a new order moving forward plans announced in the president’s inaugural speech.
Read MoreAnalysts expect record voluntary carbon credit retirements in 2025, excluding CORSIA demand boost
A carbon analytics firm has said it expects nearly 200 million tonnes CO2 in voluntary carbon market (VCM) retirements in 2025, with the possibility of substantially more if demand from the UN’s CORSIA international aviation offsetting scheme materialises.
Read MoreBrazil’s Pantanal has more than strong potential for carbon projects -report
Brazil’s Pantanal biome – which represents the world’s largest wetlands area – has the potential to host carbon credit projects on 1.2 million hectares, according to a report by a Brazilian think tank.
Read MoreClean Cooking Alliance seeks feedback on code of conduct ahead of ICVCM decision
The Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) is seeking feedback on a new code of conduct to ensure responsible financing in the sector, as it waits to discover if any carbon crediting methodologies pass the Integrity Council of the Voluntary Carbon Market’s (ICVCM) quality test in the coming months.
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