INTERVIEW: India’s biochar boom risks oversupply within four years, developer warns
India’s fast-growing biochar industry could become overcrowded within three to four years as a multitude of developers, some of which are producing low-quality biochar, deploy projects across the country, with consolidation already beginning among smaller operators, a developer told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreGerman service group backs DAC demonstration project
A German multi-service group has entered a technology partnership to support a Munich-based direct air capture (DAC) company’s first larger demonstration plant in Germany, with the cooperation due to begin in 2027.
Read MoreMozambique mangrove project secures Verra validation under blue carbon methodology
A Mozambique mangrove restoration project covering 155,000 hectares across 750 km of coastline has been validated under Verra’s VM0033 blue carbon methodology, becoming the largest such project in Africa to meet the standard, its developer said Monday.
Read MoreCOMMENT: If a Month of Football Is Worth a Tax Break, the Climate Is Worth More
If governments are willing to suspend tax rules to host a football tournament, they should consider doing the same for verified carbon and recycling credits to unlock the private capital needed for climate action.
Read MoreFrontier clears ERW methodology for supplier use
Buyer group Frontier has approved an enhanced rock weathering (ERW) methodology developed by a Helsinki-based carbon crediting platform for suppliers selling carbon removal credits.
Read MoreShort seller attack puts Singapore exchange under scrutiny
A public battle between a Singapore-based exchange that also trades in carbon credits and an activist short seller has escalated into a dispute over market integrity and governance, drawing scrutiny to Asia’s leading commodity and carbon trading hubs.
Read MoreIsometric raises $40 mln to expand AI certification platform
Carbon credit registry and certification body Isometric closed a $40 million Series A to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) certification platform across the $350 billion industrial certification market, according to a company statement.
Read MoreAmazon NbS fund concludes deployment of R$250 mln into carbon pipeline
A R$250-million ($48.7 mln) nature finance vehicle has completed its investment period after fully deploying capital across its portfolio of 11 nature-based solutions (NbS) in the Brazilian Amazon, according to a report published this week.
Read MoreCosta Rica to receive LEAF Coalition’s first-ever funding disbursement
Costa Rica will soon receive funds from the LEAF Coalition public-private buyers’ club, becoming the first country in the world to receive results-based forest carbon finance through this programme.
Read MoreMysterious US ocean carbon capture startup set for development in Saudi Arabia
An ocean carbon removal startup that has yet to reveal its pioneering technology has struck a partnership with a state-backed Saudi development company to further bolster the country’s carbon credit exchange.
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