Commodity trader to generate 75 mln voluntary carbon credits by 2030 from portfolio
A multinational energy and commodity trading company has financed a voluntary carbon project pipeline worth 75 million issuances by 2030, it confirmed in a sustainability report.
Read MoreDouble claiming risk at centre of CORSIA approval block on voluntary carbon standards
ICAO has requested that voluntary carbon standards account for the supply risk in the event of the double claiming of credits under CORSIA, as a condition for approving programmes in the current 2024-26 phase of the international aviation offsetting scheme, after no new issuing bodies were given the green light at a key meeting last week.
Read MoreFEATURE: EU ‘pretty open’ to carbon removal incentives, including from ETS
The European Commission is looking at regulatory and financial incentives to support carbon removal technologies, a senior EU official has confirmed, insisting though that removals should be used as “a complement, not a substitute” to emission reductions.
Read MoreCDR companies team up to advance removal projects in North America’s pulp and paper sector
Two carbon capture tech companies have signed an agreement to collaborate on developing carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects for the US and Canadian pulp and paper industries, they announced Monday.
Read MoreCharity, carbon developer partner on nature-based solution to benefit children
An international charity organisation is partnering with an Australian project developer and advisory to develop nature-based carbon projects in the Asia Pacific, with a focus on benefitting children, it announced.
Read MoreGerman DAC deployment to come with high costs, extensive resource requirements, researchers warn
Deploying direct air capture technology in Germany and capturing a modest amount of CO2 emissions from the atmosphere would consume a significant amount of power, land, and water resources, according to a new study.
Read MoreTwo voluntary carbon market titans to retire this year
Two titans of the voluntary carbon market are retiring this year, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreEU carbon pricing policies could transform, bifurcate global LNG trade -consultancy
The global LNG market is at risk of major transformation and possible bifurcation if the EU extends its carbon pricing policies to include imports of the fuel, according to a major global consultancy.
Read MoreWater overlooked in voluntary sector but market potential tops 1.6 bln carbon credits a year, finds report
The total global potential for voluntary carbon credits generated from water-related projects could top 1.6 billion tonnes of CO2 a year, but the sector has been overlooked by project developers and investors, partly because of a lack of methodologies, finds a new report.
Read MoreIndigenous advocacy group urges US climate envoy to resist Article 6 development
A US-based Indigenous advocacy group sent a letter this week to US special climate envoy John Podesta urging him to oppose the development of Paris Agreement carbon markets, as communities worldwide debate their merits.
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