Net zero scaffolding is in place to drive corporate decarbonisation, research finds
Companies are setting increasingly unified voluntary climate standards that can drive meaningful progress to net zero emissions, despite the political headwinds and lack of clarity around the use of carbon credits, according to an academic review.
Read MoreCarbon registry taps new lead to build nature crediting programme
A blockchain-based removal and reduction registry has appointed a new advisor to head design and build a new framework for nature-based projects, it announced on Monday.
Read MoreAngola landowners turn to digital platform to prepare forest carbon projects
More than two dozen Angolan landowners have registered to use the NatureOS platform to scan their areas for project potential and monitor risks such as fire, encroachment, deforestation, and climate exposure, according to the platform’s developer.Â
Read MorePreserving additionality is key to carbon market integrity, scientists say
Ensuring that carbon projects demonstrate additionality is critical to preserving market integrity and climate goals, said scientists in response to a recent academic paper that suggested rethinking such requirements.
Read MoreLATAM Roundup: Brazil picks up Article 6 pace
Brazil is moving forward with Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) approvals and progressing toward an Article 6 regulation, breaking free from its prior policy stagnancy on Paris carbon markets, Carbon Pulse reported last week.
Read MoreChile sees 61% dip in retirements for 2025 CO2 tax cycle
The third round of Chile’s offsetting provision (SCE) within its national ‘green tax on carbon’ has seen carbon credits retired under the levy fall after a meteoric rise in the 2024 tax cycle, even as the country’s first nationally-accredited project joins the pool.
Read MoreCOMMENT: Look Beyond Binaries for Climate Progress
Echoing A Tale of Two Cities, today’s climate transition is marked by both unprecedented progress and mounting headwinds, and overcoming false binaries will be critical to unlocking the capital and action needed at scale.
Read MoreNew Zealand launches assurance framework to scale voluntary carbon, nature markets
The New Zealand government on Monday unveiled its strategy to scale the country’s voluntary carbon and nature markets, focusing on unlocking private funding for restoration projects.
Read MoreICVCM approves Qatar-based standard body for CCP label
A fresh wave of quality-marked credits could soon flood the market after the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) awarded Core Carbon Principle (CCP) status to another standard body, approved a new methodology for the badge, and said two other methodologies could meet its high integrity status with tweaks, while failing two more.
Read MoreGhana signs climate cooperation agreements to support carbon market development -media
Ghana has signed 10 non-binding cooperation agreements with international institutions to support carbon market development, climate finance, renewable energy, and climate-resilient agriculture, a government official said Wednesday.
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